Space-based solar power, a solution with potential

Climate change is one of greatest challenges facing humanity and energy resources are one of the most important factors to bear in mind for the creation of a sustainable world. One potential solution could be space-based solar energy.

Of all the sources of energy for our planet, the Sun is one of the most powerful, at Solar Mems we know this, and a large part of our technology is centred on our star.

The Sun is a source of renewable and inexhaustible power, with limitless potential to resolve our environmental problems and even the socio-economic issues derived from our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels.

However, it is not used as much as it could because of the problems entailed in exploiting it, such as the fact that it is not always available (in bad weather or at night) and the installation of solar or thermal panels requires a lot of space.

A solution: Solar panels in space. This would solve most of the problems, because, being outside the atmosphere, they would not be affected by the weather, and they can receive sunlight nearly all the time thanks to solar sensors such as those developed by Solar Mems and, of course, there would be no limit to the space they occupy.

An additional advantage would be that the light captured by the panels in space would not be filtered by the atmosphere, making it brighter.