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PG&E to Build Space-Based Solar Power Plant by 2016

Mike Sandru — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:55:00 +0000

A space-based solar electricity program could soon power the Californians' homes. The project belongs to the state's biggest energy company, PG&E, and it aims to generate 200 megawatts in the next 15 years.

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Satellite Solar Power Demonstrated Between Hawaii Islands

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:41:16 +0000

If you remember, not a long time ago we had an article talking about NASA's plans to send a satellite to space which could capture pure Sun energy and resend it to Earth in the form of microwaves.

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Solar Power Satellite: Green Energy or Ultimate Mass Destruction Weapon?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:41:08 +0000

Based in the 1960s, the idea of sending a solar powered satellite into outer space to provide electricity to ground stations has been brought up over the years several times by the Department of Energy (DOE) and The Department of Defense (DOD) of the United States.

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