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3 days ago

Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms | TechCrunch

Geosynchronous solar arrays will harvest sunlight and use infrared lasers to beam power to ground solar farms, enabling near-continuous electricity delivery.
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3 months ago

Solar panels in space could provide 80% of Europe's renewable energy by 2050'

Space-based solar panels could replace up to 80% of Europe's land-based renewables by 2050, lowering system costs and substantially reducing battery storage needs.
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