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How to harvest solar power? Beam it down from space!

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The satellites would electromagnetically beam gigawatts of solar energy back to ground-based receivers, where it would then be converted to electricity and transferred to power grids. The floating power plants could provide round-the-clock clean, renewable electricity.

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  1. How to harvest solar power? Beam it down from space! | Solar Powered Cars Says:
    June 2nd, 2008 at 7:00 pm

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