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Solar Panels in Space 'Could Provide 80% of Europe's Renewable Energy By 2050'


Solar panels in space could cut Europe's terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a study has found. The Guardian: Using a detailed computer model of the continent's future power grid, the researchers found that a system of space-based panels designed by Nasa could reduce the cost of the w...

Solar panels in space could cut Europe's terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a study has found. The study, led by researchers at King's College London, is the first to assess the possible impact of space solar energy on Europe. The space-based solar power (SBSP) panels that yielded the positive results uses a heliostat design.

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