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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.
A space solar power station, though seemingly belonging in the realm of science fiction, refers to the technology to generate electricity from solar energy and then transmit it wirelessly to another target in space or users on the Earth's surface.
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.
According to Li, the future space power station will likely have a scale of more than 10,000 tons, and to reach that goal, China needs to grasp the capability of wireless power transmission technology, which is a must and the greatest challenge in the process.
“This is an incredible project to look forward to.” Space-based solar power (SBSP) stations work by using a system of mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto panels, which then generate electricity. The electricity is then converted to microwave radiation and beamed to a fixed antenna on Earth.
In the future, we are looking at building a space solar power station, which according to the current plan, will possess power capability of 1 billion watts - or the gigawatt level, and the mega project will be operational for commercial use," Li Ming, director of the commission, revealed at a professional forum on Sunday.
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