Beam it down

Immense orbiting satellites could turn the Sun's energy into microwaves and beam them back to Earth for use as electric power. Such solar power satellites (SPSs) are attracting new interest.

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Veröffentlicht in:MIT's technology review 1997-10, Vol.100 (7), p.30-34
Hauptverfasser: Hoffert, Martin I, Potter, Seth D
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