space solar Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:56:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 John Mankins’ Space-Based Solar Power Array Closer to Reality https://www.greenoptimistic.com/john-mankins-space-solar-power-20120410/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/john-mankins-space-solar-power-20120410/#respond Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:56:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=23919 A project involving satellites, solar panels and microwave power transmitters is in works in Santa Maria, CA, where John Mankins, from Artemis Innovation Management Solutions is studying how on earth we could capture solar power in space and transmit it to the ground safely and efficiently. The project has been codenamed SPS-ALPHA (Solar Power Satellite via […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/john-mankins-space-solar-power-20120410/feed/ 0 23919 Space-Based Solar Power Project Not so Cool https://www.greenoptimistic.com/space-based-solar-power-project-not-so-cool-20090518/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/space-based-solar-power-project-not-so-cool-20090518/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 20:42:32 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3541 In our thirst for energy we gladly accept anything not done before, or old methods improved to work with new technologies. Still, we have to take into account all the possibilities these new ways of generating energy open for us, or close for other species or for our entire planet's ecosystem.

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