Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Japan Plans Giant Solar Power Station In Space

Jaxa's vision of a space solar power system (SSPS) Photo: AFP

From The Telegraph:

Japan’s space agency is planning to construct a solar power station in space and use it to beam energy down to Earth using lasers.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) hopes that the ambitious plans will help ease the country’s energy problems as well as providing a solution for global warming.

A select group of companies and researchers have been given the task of designing and building the Space Solar Power System (SSPS).

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