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The European Space Agency (ESA) is inviting researchers for ideas on collecting solar power in space and wirelessly transmitting it to Earth.

ESA is proceeding with the SOLARIS initiative to further investigate and mature the feasibility of Space-based Solar Power, a concept that has the potential to deliver clean energy from space to Earth in support of Europe’s and the world’s efforts to mitigate the climate crisis.

Along with a host of engineering problems, there are many open questions around wirelessly transmitting large amounts of energy through the atmosphere.

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Innovation platform

In a new call for ideas on ESA’s Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP), the Preparation element of ESA’s Basic Activities is soliciting ideas for research activities to address challenges linked to space-based solar power.

Go to: Request for Information – Research Activities in support of Space-Based Solar Power for terrestrial needs at:

https://ideas.esa.int/apps/IMT/UploadedFiles/00/f_2673a537ff81d4d3817c469dbe56539b/Request_for_Information_-_Research_Activities_for_Space-Base.pdf?v=1686648213

For more information, go to:

https://ideas.esa.int/servlet/hype/IMT?documentTableId=45087160510006963&userAction=Browse&templateName=&documentId=07ab8ee1283f322118a955afbfc3c2bc