China plans on putting a commercial scale solar power station in orbit by 2050 an accomplishment that would give it bragging rights as the first nation to harnessthe sun s energy in space and beam.
China solar panels from space.
China is a world leader in the production of solar panels and now it s reportedly taking the tech to space.
The state owned china aerospace science and technology corporation hopes to be operating a commercially viable solar space station by 2050 according to a recent report in the country s official newspaper science and technology daily.
Only last week we reported that china was planning to build the world s first solar power station to be positioned in earth s orbit.
According to the sydney morning herald scientists in chongqing china have plans to send a solar power station to orbit the earth at 36 000 kilometers 22 369 miles.
Pang zhihao from the china academy of space technology said that a space solar power system orbiting the earth at an altitude of 36 000 kilometers could tap the energy of the sun s rays without.
As the australian newspaper the sydney morning herald reported via a front page article in china s science and technology daily china based researchers are allegedly working on a solar power station they will send to outer space.
The solar power station plans being contemplated by china include the launch of small to medium sized solar power projects in the stratosphere to generate electricity between 2021 and 2025.
Because the sun always shines in space an orbital solar power.
China is a world leader in solar technology but it is now seeking to build harness the sun s rays in space.
Beijing cnn china says it is working to develop a solar energy plant in space that.
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