One of the big downsides of solar power is how dependent it is on local weather conditions. If it’s rainy or overcast, you can’t harvest much energy during the day. During winter, the shortened hours of daylight mean solar panels won’t be soaking up much sunlight. In an effort to address these kinds of seasonal and weather variations, Japan is developing an innovative new system for collecting solar energy from space. Read the rest of Japan Plans to Harvest Solar Power from Space by 2030 Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “solar energy” , emerging solar technologies , energy transmission lasers , energy transmission microwaves , JAXA , solar energy harvesting , Solar Power , solar power satellite , space exploration , space solar power , space solar power plant , Space Solar Power System
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Japan Plans to Harvest Solar Power from Space by 2030
