The US and China are racing to build space-based solar power infrastructure that would beam electricity down to Earth 24/7.

Energy companies are exploring alternative ways to access less conventional clean energy sources in a bid to support a global green transition and accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. One of ...

Space-based solar power advances with microwave and laser transmission, orbital assembly, and cost reductions, aiming for ...

In a development straight out of an iconic science fiction novel, laser beams from the Sun sent directly to Earth may be the ...

This test flight, conducted by the Ashburn, Virginia-based startup Overview Energy, marks a major victory in the quest for ...

Helio’s mission expands to deliver innovative solutions addressing critical global energy needs while creating long-term shareholder ...

China is racing to turn a long imagined science fiction concept into hardware: a gigawatt scale solar power plant in orbit ...

A U.S. startup called Overview Energy successfully carried out a wireless power-beaming test using a moving aircraft in ...

Beijing team finds that potential electrical discharges, though brief, could induce abnormal currents in spacecraft systems.

As global energy demands grow space-based solar power (SBSP) may offer a compelling long-term solution. A comprehensive international assessment completed under the International Academy of ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Jovana Radulovic, Head of School of Mechanical and ...

A King’s College London study found that space-based solar power could cut Europe’s land-based renewable needs by 80% by 2050. Japan and the U.S. are testing early prototypes that beam solar energy ...