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Aug 19, 2021

China to harvest sun’s energy in space and beam it to Earth for power by 2030

Posted by in categories: military, solar power, space, sustainability

Over the last few decades, various forms of solar power stations have been proposed from around the world but they remained theoretical because of major technical challenges.

At Bishan, Chinese researchers would first need to prove that wireless power transfer worked over a long distance.


Civilian and military researchers will look at applications for the technology amid concerns about radiation and the potential for beams misfired from space.

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