Energy from Space for Earth Economies -- Solar Power Satellites


Good background material from permanent.com:

The Solar PowerSat (SPS) Concept
PowerSats Compared to Other Energy Sources
Environmental Effects on Biota - Non-Beam
Environmental Effects on Biota - Beam
Beam Effects on Communications
Technical Issues
Political History of the PowerSat
The Electric Economy on Earth Concepts
Bootstrapping to PowerSats
Links to other Solar PowerSat (SPS) web sites

More links:

Bright Future for Solar Power Satellites

SpaceRef - Future Technology - Solar Power Satellites

Space Studies Institute

Solar Power Satellites: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Japan Plans To Launch Solar Power Station In Space By 2040

NASA Site

PowerSatCorp

Ralph Nansen of Solar Space Industries:

Testimony of Ralph Nansen before House Science Committee Hearings on Solar Power Satellites

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Ralph Nansen has published a book on Solar Energy Satellites called Sun Power: The Global Solution For The Coming Energy Crisis.