Solar power from satellites

Glaser, Peter E.

doi:10.1063/1.3037410

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“…Space solar power (SSP) exploits the unique attributes of space to power Earth (Glaser 1968;Glaser et al 1997). Solar flux is w8 times higher in space than the long-term surface average on spinning, cloudy Earth.…”

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Geoengineering: could we or should we make it work?

Schneider

2008

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

102

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Schemes to modify large-scale environment systems or control climate have been proposed for over 50 years to (i) increase temperatures in high latitudes, (ii) increase precipitation, (iii) decrease sea ice, (iv) create irrigation opportunities, or (v) offset potential global warming by injecting iron in the oceans or sea-salt aerosol in the marine boundary layer or spreading dust in the stratosphere to reflect away an amount of solar energy equivalent to the amount of heat trapped by increased greenhouse gases from human activities. These and other proposed geoengineering schemes are briefly reviewed. Recent schemes to intentionally modify climate have been proposed as either cheaper methods to counteract inadvertent climatic modifications than conventional mitigation techniques such as carbon taxes or pollutant emissions regulations or as a counter to rising emissions as governments delay policy action. Whereas proponents argue costeffectiveness or the need to be prepared if mitigation and adaptation policies are not strong enough or enacted quickly enough to avoid the worst widespread impacts, critics point to the uncertainty that (i) any geoengineering scheme would work as planned or (ii) that the many centuries of international political stability and cooperation needed for the continuous maintenance of such schemes to offset century-long inadvertent effects is socially feasible. Moreover, the potential exists for transboundary conflicts should negative climatic events occur during geoengineering activities.

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Geoengineering: could we or should we make it work?

Schneider

2008

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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“…An historical look at the development FOOTNOTES 2. See respectively Hubbert (1978), Glaser (1978), and Ford et ale (1975) for examples of these.…”

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Sociological Work on Energy: The Opportunity and Some Prescriptions

Lacy¹

1982

Social Thought and Research

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The opportunity for sociological work on energy is demonstrated by a critical review of several bodies ofnon-sociological work on energy. Included in this review is the crisis genre, the energy primer, the political economy of energy, the work of "renegade" scientists, and research by traditional economists. By criticizing these bodies of work, the potential contribution of sociology to the intellectual debate over energy is shown. Besides these critical comments, there are also several positive prescrip tions suggesting that sociological work on energy be critical, historical, and theoretical.Societal extinction threatens the United States in particular and the world in general unless abundant sources of environmentally safe energy are developed. While apocalypse has always been on the horizon of human existence, the new twist is that it is imaginable, possible, even probable within timespanse that can be immediately grasped 1 • The problem has now become thematic and personal. Thinking sociologically about energy offers the possibility of thinking our way out of a radical crisis. A social theory, capable of accurate prediction and pointing to appropriate social technologies, would not necessarily rescue us. . Neither, however, are the problems of energy purely technical, solvable by physical science or by a social science such, as econometrics. Some sociological understanding of energy use and production is necessary. Physical scientific information and factual economic data are essential, but an adequate sociological framework can go beyond to contribute something new, namely, an understanding of how technical "imperatives" interact with those of social and political life.The deluge of energy-related publications continues to accumulate at an increasing rate. This literature cannot be neatly divided along the usual disciplinary boundaries, so that one

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“…Unfortunately, most of the renewable energy sources being utilized for power supply are experiencing irregular power production, and they require additional storage units [8]. Recently, most of the industry and institutional work is focused on the adoption of terrestrial solar energy.…”

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“…Recently, most of the industry and institutional work is focused on the adoption of terrestrial solar energy. The research is concentrated on the potential effects of distributed power generation or grid integration for both solar photovoltaic and solar thermal power stations [8]. However, there are challenges in adoption of terrestrial solar energy.…”

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Satellite solar wireless power transfer for baseload ground supply: clean energy for the future

Chaudhary

Kumar

2018

Eur J Futures Res

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Many factors are influencing the acceptability of energy technology. The transformation of the energy sector is looking for clean energy technology that is also suitable for baseload power generation. Terrestrial solar energy has many obstructions, so solar power from space without any hindrance has higher priority for adoption, and it is suitable for future energy continuous demand supply. As technology is advancing, the possibility of satellite solarbased power station is more than a science fiction now and is possible in the coming future. Microwave transmission with high beam efficiency is the key issue to be improved for the feasibility of satellite solar power station. Besides others, research should focus on the reduction of space segment's components dimension and space vehicle dispatch cost. Concerning space segments, applying an optimized value of fractional power unit modules and assembling it for constant baseload power supply have economic advantages, as well as that the antenna size is also reduced. This work deals with system components size estimation and optimization for a selected 10-GW baseload power supply. Four case studies have been conducted considering the different unit sizes, and the system model is analyzed for suitable power unit selection.

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Solar power from satellites

Cited by 55 publications

References 2 publications

Geoengineering: could we or should we make it work?

Geoengineering: could we or should we make it work?

Sociological Work on Energy: The Opportunity and Some Prescriptions

Satellite solar wireless power transfer for baseload ground supply: clean energy for the future

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