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Environment and energy

Why NASA thinks you should forget about space-based solar power

05 Aug 2024 James McKenzie

Space-based solar power sounds a cool idea but with a new NASA report suggesting it will never make economic sense, James McKenzie thinks we should just crack on building solar plants here on Earth

Extraterrestrial solar cells
Dream on NASA has cast doubt on the economics of using sunlight captured by solar cells in space to power the electrical grid. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/naratrip)
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James McKenzie is the writer of the Transactions column for Physics World about physics in industry. He is writing here in a personal capacity
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