Space-Based Solar Power, which can provide 24/7 carbon-free electricity and is projected to be cost-competitive by 2040, is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Energy companies are exploring alternative ways to access less conventional clean energy sources in a bid to support a global ...

Investment and support could make small-scale space-based solar power (SBSP) viable, with potential for electricity generated in orbit to participate in UK contracts for difference (CfD) scheme ...

A century-old vision of space-based solar power is being revived by tech billionaires, raising profound questions about the ...

Japan’s OHISAMA demonstration satellite is scheduled to be launched in fiscal 2026 on a mission that could revolutionize ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Jovana Radulovic, Head of School of Mechanical and ...

Solar farms could be deployed in space to help Britain hit net zero targets, according to a new report published by the Energy Department.

As global energy demands grow space-based solar power (SBSP) may offer a compelling long-term solution. A comprehensive international assessment completed under the International Academy of ...

Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets — and once again he's taking on long odds. The world's richest man said he wants to put as many as a million ...

A King’s College London study found that space-based solar power could cut Europe’s land-based renewable needs by 80% by 2050. Japan and the U.S. are testing early prototypes that beam solar energy ...

Elon Musk is bringing the same revolutionary thinking that helped him upend the car industry to the data center business with promises this week to put up to a million new satellites in the sky.