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Is Space-Based Solar Power a Viable Alternative?

0 by Timothy Hurst on December 21, 2008

A recent proposal at the Biden-Obama transition team's online portal, change.gov, suggests the incoming administration take a further look at space-based solar power (SBSP) as a potentially viable electricity source. The movement is being spearheaded by the National Space Society, who argues we have the ability to scale up SBSP with current technology, but that the research and funding for such projects has 'fallen through the cracks" for years. Learn a little more about SBSP and some of the challenges it faces by watching this short video:

Renewable energy and climate change questions and answers

Category: Renewable energy | Tags: barack obama, change.gov, Renewable energy, solar power, space-based solar power

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Timothy Hurst is the editor at Ecopolitology and Earth & Industry as well as the executive editor of the LiveOAK Media Network. He writes mostly about energy and environmental politics, clean tech, infrastructure and green business. When not reading, writing, or talking about environmental politics to anyone who will listen, Tim likes to ski, hike with his aging lab and get dirty in his Colorado veggie garden. Find Tim on Google+.