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In a major breakthrough, Caltech scientists have successfully collected solar energy in orbit and wirelessly transmitted it to a receiver on Earth for the first time.
Overview Space has successfully tested a laser-based system for beaming solar power from the sky, a crucial step toward providing continuous clean energy from space.
As AI's energy demands strain Earth's resources, tech giants like Google are exploring a radical solution: placing data centers in orbit to harness constant solar power.
Researchers at UC Davis have repurposed a 200-year-old engine design to generate electricity from the temperature difference between Earth and the cold of space.
Decades after it was first proposed, space-based solar power remains a distant goal, caught between its promise of unlimited clean energy and immense cost.
China has launched the world's first commercial underwater data center, using the ocean to cool servers and reduce the massive energy demands of AI.
A new study reveals that the biggest hurdles for space-based solar power are not in orbit but on Earth, citing land availability for receiving stations as the main constraint.
A plan by U.S. startup Reflect Orbital to beam sunlight from space using mirrors has alarmed scientists, who warn of severe light pollution and disruption to astronomy.
Space-based solar power is moving closer to reality, with projects in Japan and the U.S. testing technology that could one day meet global energy needs.
NV Energy has paused work on its 470-mile Greenlink West power line in Nevada after the U.S. Air Force cited interference with military operations.
Space-based solar power, a technology that beams energy from orbit to Earth, is moving from concept to reality thanks to lower launch costs and new innovations.
A new documentary, “Bright Harvest,” showcases Caltech's groundbreaking Space Solar Power Project, which successfully beamed solar energy from orbit to Earth.
