The U.S. will become the world's first space solar power generation with the national

It is reported that in 2016, the United States, California Part of the energy used may be from the Earth's orbit around the solar panels. Currently, California's largest power companies - Pacific Gas & Power Company (hereinafter referred to as PG & E) has announced that it plans to build the world For the first orbit of the solar power plant Solaren Corp. Corporation (hereinafter referred to Solaren) the purchase of electricity.

Solaren is a start-up companies, I hope in the commercial development of space solar aspects of the first attempt ever. According to the plan, Solaren will use the Earth's orbit around the solar panels generate electricity, while electricity will be converted into radio frequency wave transmission, the receiving station is located in Fresno is responsible for receiving radio frequency waves. Here, the radio waves will be converted into electricity and enter the power grid.

Solaren CEO Gary Spirnak said, solar power technology has to meet the arrival of the golden era ready. "Although this has not tried before such a system, as well as the size of such a sophisticated structure, but the basic technology is already very mature, they are built on the basis of satellite technology."

It is, PG & E has requested regulatory approval in California, once Solaren completed the construction of the satellite system, made its purchase of 200 megawatts of electricity, the electricity sufficient to meet approximately 150,000 of the electricity needs of the family. In the 10th to the California Public Utilities Commission filings, PG & E admitted: "space solar power plant of similar emerging technologies such as face considerable challenges." However, they also pointed out that: "PG & E believe that this technology has the potential of their own, with a untested new technology compared to the challenges facing our valued consumers to more successfully in the space solar power plant was the tremendous gains. "

Source: windosi.com Apr. 20, 2009