Japanese scientists plan to produce solar energy in earth orbit Bashny.Net

After the accident at the Fukushima Japanese scientists are looking for new, safer energy sources. One possibility experts consider the production of solar energy from outer space. As reported by the Japanese space Agency, on the geostationary orbit will be built a special platform, which will collect the Sun's energy and transfer it to the Ground.





It is planned that the platform will be located at an altitude of 36 000 kilometres from the surface of our planet. In addition to the star platform will need to create a special station on Earth that will be able to take solar energy from space.

Although the exact amount of project not known yet, Japanese engineers are hard at work on drawing up related maps. It is planned that the project could start in 2030.

As reported by experts from JAXA, the power of a network built orbital stations will be equal to 1 GW, which, if successful, will allow to refuse from nuclear power plants as their power will be comparable. On the Ground the energy will go by using radio waves with high frequencies.

Explaining the choice of design, Japanese scientists have noted that the geostationary orbit will allow the solar farm to constantly hover over a specific area of the planet. This will ensure a continuous transfer of energy in given point.

Engineers have announced that the station receiving solar energy will be located on the artificial island, which will create specifically for this purpose. It will be enough for small formations with a diameter of 3 km. Ground receiving station will receive from space radio waves via antennas 5 billion and convert it into electricity.

Despite the fact that project costs are assumed to be enormous, in return the country will receive an inexhaustible source of clean energy. Therefore, the project focused attention of scientists from different countries. If successful, this project will become a trend in the industry of the future, which will put an end to the war for energy resources.

According to the publication IEEE Spectrum, as a "probe" Japan will launch in 2020, the space farm with a small capacity of 100 kilowatts, which plans to test and develop new technologies. When all components of the system will work as it should, the engineers will begin construction of more powerful photovoltaic platform.

 

Source: zeleneet.com