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Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source

SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-11-09
TOPICS: Energy Conversion • Alternative Energy • Laser • Photonics • Microwave • Solar Power • Space-based Solar Power • Environment • Technology_internet

[141 diggs @ Space] It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. read more »

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