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SPACE SOLAR AND THALES ALENIA SPACE WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER
Space Solar has announced an innovation partnership with Thales Alenia Space to continue their collaboration on the first commercial space-based solar power (SBSP) system.
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The agreement reflects the strategic alignment of the two companies toward SBSP and recognition of the opportunities it presents for space sector organisations around developing new, large infrastructure in space to support the needs of the planet. Both companies are committed to bringing this technology to life to create a completely new baseload energy technology for the benefit of humankind.
Thales Alenia Space in the UK and Space Solar have been working together for over 6 months on the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s ‘Net Zero Innovation Programme’ (NZIP), developing the concept and assessing mission architectures for Space Solar’s CASSIOPeiA system.
CASSIOPeiA designed Solar Power Satellite
CASSIOPeiA - Constant Aperture Solid-State Integrated Orbital Phased Array is a new format microwave antenna suitable, amongst other applications, for wireless power transfer in a space environment. In particular, when integrated with high-efficiency photovoltaics (PV), CASSIOPeiA provides the basis of a utility-scale Solar Power Satellite (SPS) having unprecedented specific power, helping contribute towards the world's growing need for sources of clean, sustainable and reliable energy.
In addition to the collaboration with Space Solar in the UK, Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead a feasibility study for the SOLARIS initiative which will determine the viability of a project to provide clean energy from spaceborne solar power plants to meet the requirements down on Earth. The SOLARIS studies aim to support Europe to make an informed decision by 2025 on whether or not to embark on a development program for the commercialization of space-based solar energy, with the initial objective of designing a small-scale in-orbit demonstrator.
The agreement reflects the strategic alignment of the two companies toward SBSP and recognition of the opportunities it presents for space sector organisations around developing new, large infrastructure in space to support the needs of the planet. Both companies are committed to bringing this technology to life to create a completely new baseload energy technology for the benefit of humankind.
Thales Alenia Space in the UK and Space Solar have been working together for over 6 months on the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s ‘Net Zero Innovation Programme’ (NZIP), developing the concept and assessing mission architectures for Space Solar’s CASSIOPeiA system.
CASSIOPeiA designed Solar Power Satellite
CASSIOPeiA - Constant Aperture Solid-State Integrated Orbital Phased Array is a new format microwave antenna suitable, amongst other applications, for wireless power transfer in a space environment. In particular, when integrated with high-efficiency photovoltaics (PV), CASSIOPeiA provides the basis of a utility-scale Solar Power Satellite (SPS) having unprecedented specific power, helping contribute towards the world's growing need for sources of clean, sustainable and reliable energy.
In addition to the collaboration with Space Solar in the UK, Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead a feasibility study for the SOLARIS initiative which will determine the viability of a project to provide clean energy from spaceborne solar power plants to meet the requirements down on Earth. The SOLARIS studies aim to support Europe to make an informed decision by 2025 on whether or not to embark on a development program for the commercialization of space-based solar energy, with the initial objective of designing a small-scale in-orbit demonstrator.
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