Energy companies are exploring alternative ways to access less conventional clean energy sources in a bid to support a global green transition and accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. One of ...

California-based startup Aetherflux is working on a satellite constellation that would send solar power back to Earth. Solar power would be collected in space and then beamed down through lasers ...

Humans and a robot (QT-1) are working to collect solar energy aboard a space station beyond Earth’s darkened horizon. They convert sunlight into electricity and transmit it to Earth. One day, QT-1 ...

A future where your lights, phone, and even entire cities are powered by sunlight collected in orbit may not be far-fetched. A new study published in Joule00255-7) suggests that Europe could one day ...

Overview Energy emerged from stealth today with a plan to use the world’s solar panels as nighttime collectors of power beamed down from space. The startup plans to use large solar arrays in ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Jovana Radulovic, Head of School of Mechanical and ...

Space-based solar power, a long-envisioned technology, is gaining momentum as a crucial solution to meet growing energy demands and achieve decarbonization targets. This technology offers significant ...

Overview Energy plans to develop satellites collecting solar power in geosynchronous orbit and beaming it to Earth using near-infrared wide-beam lasers. Credit: Overview Energy WASHINGTON — A space ...

What if the boundless energy of the sun could be harnessed not just from Earth, but from the vast expanse of space itself? Imagine a future where colossal satellites orbit the planet, capturing ...

Alex Knapp is a Forbes senior editor covering healthcare and science. Over the past decade, solar power has become the cheapest way to produce electricity. But its biggest challenge is that sometimes ...

United States-based space solar startup Overview Energy has announced its emergence from stealth mode to work on the next phase of commercialization. Based in Ashburn, Virginia, the company was ...

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