Studies conducted to search for solar energy in space
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In order to obtain more efficient renewable energies, we are increasingly interested in solar energy, which we will seek to obtain from space. Journalist Nicolas Chateauneuf, present on the 20 Hours programme, Thursday 28 September, discusses this amazing initiative.
In search of energies Always renewable Because we are more efficient at eliminating hydrocarbons, we are increasingly interested in the solar energy we will seek to obtain from space. “It is true that it is surprising, but the European Space Agency is working on it, NASA “And also just like China and the United Kingdom.”“, points out journalist Nicholas Chateauneufpresent in the 20-hour group, Thursday, September 28.
“On Earth, solar energy has limits.”
“Why ? Because solar energy has limits on Earth. First, the atmosphere filters out half the energy that comes to us from the sun, so solar panels are intermittent.“, continues the journalist. “The idea is to assemble a seven-kilometre-long solar power plant in high orbit“, specifies Nicola Chateauneuf. The solar energy is then converted into a beam of microwaves directed toward the Earth. “On Earth, you would have a six-kilometre-diameter receiver consisting of antennas that efficiently recover the wave beam 85%And from He goes Converting it into electricity“, he explains.
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