Space Research is a key to exploiting its potential. One area of importance is ‘space solar energy’. It is to understand if we can tap this energy through ‘solar cell systems’, beam it on earth, collect it, and put in the energy distribution system.
The idea needs examination. Peter Garretson in his Article in the IDSA ‘Space as the Source of Our Future Energy’ says:
“The idea is to launch giant orbiting solar collectors into space, where there is no night, and beam the power to receivers on the ground, where it is fed as electricity to the grid. Long championed by former President Dr. Abdul Kalam, and the Aerospace Society of India (AeSI), the idea is seen as a long-term solution for energy security and climate change, and the most environmentally benign and scalable renewable energy option, which deserves its own focused development programme”.
“Existing communications satellites use a similar process, using the power of the Sun on their solar arrays to power a radio transmitter for sending radio and television signals. But the small antenna on communications satellites prevents them from being able to focus a beam for power-beaming”.
With advances in technologies especially metallurgy and nano-technologies, it may be possible to tap the solar energy from the space in scientific & commercial terms, and use it to meet the increased energy needs of the future.
Click http://www.idsa.in/publications/stratcomments/PeterGarretson220509.htm
Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.svipja.com/
The idea needs examination. Peter Garretson in his Article in the IDSA ‘Space as the Source of Our Future Energy’ says:
“The idea is to launch giant orbiting solar collectors into space, where there is no night, and beam the power to receivers on the ground, where it is fed as electricity to the grid. Long championed by former President Dr. Abdul Kalam, and the Aerospace Society of India (AeSI), the idea is seen as a long-term solution for energy security and climate change, and the most environmentally benign and scalable renewable energy option, which deserves its own focused development programme”.
“Existing communications satellites use a similar process, using the power of the Sun on their solar arrays to power a radio transmitter for sending radio and television signals. But the small antenna on communications satellites prevents them from being able to focus a beam for power-beaming”.
With advances in technologies especially metallurgy and nano-technologies, it may be possible to tap the solar energy from the space in scientific & commercial terms, and use it to meet the increased energy needs of the future.
Click http://www.idsa.in/publications/stratcomments/PeterGarretson220509.htm
Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.svipja.com/
(A Global Solution for Offsets)
Credit: The IDSA, http://www.idsa.in/ , A Think Tank of India on Matters Defence, An Article by Peter Garretson, Airpower & Spacepower Strategist, and Grand Strategist, is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.
Credit: The IDSA, http://www.idsa.in/ , A Think Tank of India on Matters Defence, An Article by Peter Garretson, Airpower & Spacepower Strategist, and Grand Strategist, is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.
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