The experiment of beaming solar energy from a satellite to Earth was successfully completed a year later.
The Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) project was launched on January 3 last year with the aim of collecting the sun’s energy and sending it wirelessly back to Earth on a commercial scale.
In this mission conducted under the guidance of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the three basic experiments necessary to test the technology were successfully completed.
These experiments include novel solar panel structures, different cell designs and microwave transmitters.
According to Caltech, the success of this mission will help the future of space solar energy. However, he cautioned that more research is needed before the project can be given the color of reality.
Caltech President and Professor of Physics Thomas Rosenbaum said that sending solar energy from space for commercial use around the world is still a story of the future. But this important mission has proven that this goal should be nurtured.
The idea of transmitting large amounts of clean and renewable energy from space to Earth via microwaves was first proposed more than half a century ago. Regarding which the scientists said that there will be no decrease in the efficiency of such a system due to clouds or the cycle of the sun.
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2024-05-07 21:29:23