Saturday, 14 March 2015

Japan comes closer to beaming solar power from SPACE: Mitsubishi makes breakthrough in sending energy wirelessly






Japanese scientists say they have successfully transmitted energy wirelessly in a breakthrough for future solar space power systems. While the distance was relatively small, the technology could someday pave the way for mankind to tap the vast amount of solar energy available in space and use it here on Earth
Japanese scientists say they have

successfully transmitted energy wirelessly in a breakthrough for future

solar space power systems. While the distance was relatively small, the

technology could someday pave the way for mankind to tap the vast amount

of solar energy available in space and use it here on Earth
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  • Excerpt from dailymail.co.uk

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    Ellie Zolfagharifard


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  •  Microwaves delivered 1.8 kw of power – enough to run an electric kettle

  • Power was sent through the air with to a receiver 170ft (55 metres) away

  • Technology may someday help tap vast solar energy available in space

  • Jaxa’s plan is to eventually have sunlight-gathering panels and antennae set up about 22,300 miles (36,000km) from the Earth







The test, which took place at Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works in Nagoya, Japan, will help Jaxa devise its long-awaited space solar power system. Mitsubishi used microwaves to deliver 1.8 kilowatts of power - enough to run an electric kettle - through the air with pinpoint accuracy to a receiver (right) 170ft (55 metres) away






The test, which took place at Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works in Nagoya, Japan, will help Jaxa devise its long-awaited space solar power system. Mitsubishi used microwaves to deliver 1.8 kilowatts of power - enough to run an electric kettle - through the air with pinpoint accuracy to a receiver (right) 170ft (55 metres) away








In a separate project, a Japanese firm last year revealed plans to cover the moon in a huge swathe of solar panels and use them to power homes here on Earth






COULD A SOLAR FARM IN SPACE POWER OUR FUTURE?






Space-based solar power – once the stuff of science-fiction – could be available sooner than expected if Japan has its way








Shimizu Corporation's Luna Ring project would stretch almost 6,790 miles (11,000km) around the moon's equator and a field of solar panels would form a belt





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