Could 24/7 solar power from orbit be the answer to the world’s future energy challenges? 🌍🛰
It is with this question that the International Conference on Power from Space 2024, held at the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), is presented. A high-level conference with the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, the RAeS, the UK Space Agency and European Space Agency – ESA.
This event brought together international experts in the field to explore the latest thinking, research and challenges developed in the field. Representatives from government, industry and academia shared their passion and optimism about space-based solar power (SBSP), revealing innovative new concepts and considering the challenges that must be overcome to make it a reality.
Pablo Sanmartín Andújar travelled there to keep up to date of these developments, as well as to showcase research carried out within Advances in Photovoltaic Technology (AdPVTech) that can be introduced in this field, such as optical photovoltaic converters (OPCs) based on innovative wide-bandgap materials to achieve unprecedented efficiency in high-power laser transmission (LPT).
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/here-comes-the-sun-space-based-solar-power-in-the-spotlight/
