China Plans Space-Based Solar Plant that Could 'Solve Energy Crisis'

China plans space-based solar plant that could 'solve energy crisis'

For years, scientists and engineers have highlighted the potential of space-based solar power for addressing terrestrial energy shortages. Now, researchers at Xidian University, China, are developing new technologies to harvest solar energy in space and transmit it wirelessly to Earth. The project, known as Zhuri or “chasing the sun,” focuses on building systems capable of beaming power from geostationary orbit, more than 36,000 kilometres away.…

The Chinese scientists hoping to use a space solar plant to power the world

The team at Xidian University can zap power 100 metres through the air. But their dream is to send their hardware into orbit.