View source for space-based solar power

==Overview==
[[space-based solar power|Space-based solar power]] is electrical power which is generated by collecting [[solar energy]] from an installation somewhere in [[Earth orbit]] where [[sunlight]] is both more continuous (minimal "nighttime") and unobstructed by [[atmosphere]].

From that location, the electrical energy must somehow be transmitted to the [[Earth]]'s surface, either via [[wireless power transmission]] or via cable (which would require the construction of a [[space elevator]]). The former is currently the most feasible option, at least for the near term.

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An orbiting facilities where space-based solar power is collected is a [[solar power satellite]].
==Links==
===Reference===
* {{wikipedia|Space solar power}}
* [http://www.nss.org/settlement/ssp/ National Space Society]
** ''see also [[National Space Society]]''
===News===
* '''2009-04-14''' [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/13/MN7S171PSL.DTL California's new power source a solar farm]: "Sometime before 2016, [[Solaren Corp.]] plans to launch the world's first orbiting solar farm."
* '''2009-02-18''' [http://www.universetoday.com/2009/02/18/new-company-looks-to-produce-space-based-solar-power-within-a-decade/ New Company Looks to Produce Space Based Solar Power Within a Decade]: [[Space Energy, Inc.]]