Nikkei reports a Japanese public-private partnership will attempt to beam solar energy from space as early as 2025. The project, led by Naoki Shinohara, a Kyoto University professor who has been working on space-based solar energy since 2009, will
attempt to deploy a series of small satellites in orbit.1

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On Mon, 29 May 2023 17:12:52 -0700 (PDT), RichA <[email protected]>
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Nikkei reports a Japanese public-private partnership will attempt to beam solar energy from space as early as 2025. The project, led by Naoki Shinohara, a Kyoto University professor who has been working on space-based solar energy since 2009, will

attempt to deploy a series of small satellites in orbit.1

Another promising use of satellite technology.

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On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 7:30:15 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:

Another promising use of satellite technology.

Presumably the small satellites are just for test purposes. It would take large satellites to actually be useful.

John Savard

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On Tue, 30 May 2023 10:15:14 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
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On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 7:30:15?AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:

Another promising use of satellite technology.

Presumably the small satellites are just for test purposes. It would take large satellites to actually be useful.

John Savard

Yes, thousands of square meters of collection area, I'd think.

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