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a Solar spacea technology company based in oxfordshireIn the United kingdomShe announced that by 2035, it will be operational Solar space farm Designed for orbit above Land.
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According to the portal euronewsThe company says the project could contribute to Britain’s energy supply in the future.
The two-kilometre-long solar panel farm will send power to receivers on the ground such as cell phone signals.
The company claims that space-based solar technology will produce more renewable energy than its terrestrial counterparts.
What is a solar space farm?
The space solar farm consists of giant solar panels orbiting the Earth. Inventors considered the sky to be the next frontier for clean energy because of the intensity of sunlight that can be captured in space.
In space, sunlight is about ten times stronger than on Earth, and can be captured 24 hours a day, rather than just during the day.
Last October, the European Space Agency (ESA) revealed its plan to create a solar park floating 36,000 kilometers above Earth.
“[Tal projecto] “It will ensure that Europe becomes a major player – and perhaps a leader – in the international race towards scalable clean energy solutions to mitigate climate change,” the European Space Agency said in a statement.
The space solar farm could be operational by 2035
Technology company Space Solar claims that innovations in reusable space launches have now made its floating solar farm “economically viable”.
“Space solar has long been considered the best source of clean energy,” said Sam Alden of Space Solar. BBC. “We will be able to truly make a material impact towards achieving net zero carbon and a bright future for the planet.”
The company said that this technology will produce more renewable energy than is possible from its counterparts on Earth and will be active all the time. Antenna fields use half the land area of terrestrial solar farms and one-tenth the area of offshore wind farms — and they produce 13 times more energy than traditional renewables, Alden said.
The company’s goal is to “provide 20% of Earth’s energy supply using 600 satellites.”
The UK government has allocated £6 million to space solar research projects in Britain and another £5 million to an international project called CASSIOPeiA studying space solar energy. CASSIOPeiA, also based in Harwell, is one of the organizations overseeing the project.
