Mar 112014
 

I *believe* this may be Boeing, but I’m not sure. In any event, it depicts the roughly Manhattan-sized structure that was considered in the NASA SPS studies of the late 1970’s. The vast rectangle is covered with PV arrays; hanging off either end is a microwave energy transmitter.

solar power satellite 1

The energy beam would be intercepted and turned into useful electricity at a vast terrestrial receiver station.

 

solar power satellite 2 2013-10-10

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