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Chinese scientists have announced a plan to build an enormous, 0. 6 mile (1 kilometer) wide solar power station in space that will beam continuous energy back to Earth via microwaves.
China intends to build a 1-kilometer-wide solar power station in space, sending energy to Earth via microwaves. A massive solar array that China intends to install in space has the potential to generate more energy in a year than all the oil on Earth.
In June 2021, China initiated the construction of its first experimental space solar power station in Bishan. In November 2023, researchers from the Xian University of Electronic Science and Technology published test results for the "Chasing Sun Project," the world's first complete ground verification system for space solar power.
Space-based solar power stations are the next big thing. China is trying something bolder and bigger. China has reportedly announced an ambitious plan to build large-scale solar power stations in space with the help of super-heavy rockets.
China plans to build a 1-kilometre-wide solar station in geostationary orbit that will capture sunlight ten times more intensely than on Earth and transmit continuous energy back via microwaves. How will the solar power plant be launched?
China plans to build a 1km-wide solar array in the geostationary orbit about 36,000km above Earth. At this distance from atmospheric interferences such as day-night cycles and changing weather, the array will constantly gather solar energy, anticipated to surpass terrestrial photovoltaic systems by more than tenfold in efficiency.
China is not the only nation making plans for solar satellite arrays. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are exploring the idea in the US, while the European Space Agency and Japan's JAXA space agency have also been investigating the technology.
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