Space-Based Solar Power Plant: UK Plans to Beam Energy From Space to Reach Goal of Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2035

Photo caption: In this handout provided by NASA, International Space Station solar array wings intersect the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere photographed by an STS-134 crew member while space shuttle Endeavour remained docked with the station May 20, 2011 in space. Photo: NASA via Getty Images. Article by Margaret Davis. The Science Times – May 12, 2022.

The United Kingdom is the latest country to announce its plan to build a space-based solar power plant after the United States and China. The country is serious about beaming solar energy from space that could be in orbit by 2035. More than British technology organizations have joined the UK Space Energy Initiative launched in 2021 to explore options for developing space-based solar power plants. […]

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