4 FAQs about Super Solar Power Station

Can a solar power station be built in space?

Space-based solar stations can collect energy without being affected by seasons or day-night cycles. Also, the energy density is much higher in space – about 10 times the average on the Earth's surface. Chinese rocket scientist reveals blueprint for 'incredible project' to build solar power station in space using super heavy rockets.

Could a solar power station beam energy back to Earth?

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. According to the LiveScience article, the solar array could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth.

Will China build a solar power station in space?

It's coming to a cosmos near you in 25 years! China is currently planning to build a gigantic solar power station in space. To get parts of the array out of our atmosphere, scientists are working on a reusable heavy lift rocket called the Long March-9. The solar array project is just one small part of China's larger space mission.

Could Super Heavy rockets build solar power stations in space?

A senior Chinese scientist has revealed an ambitious plan to use super heavy rockets to build solar power stations in space, calling it “another Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth”. Space-based solar power stations collect energy from the sun in Earth's orbit and transmit it to the ground, providing continuous power.

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