{"id":4587,"date":"2015-05-12T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T11:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagnumgroup.net\/Blog\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2020-04-06T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T06:11:50","slug":"utility-power-beamed-from-space-new-experiment-succeeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagnumgroup.net\/Blog\/utility-power-beamed-from-space-new-experiment-succeeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Utility Power Beamed from Space: New Experiment Succeeds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/h3>\n

For several years engineers and scientists have been developing the means to beam utility electric power from space to earth. The method is to have massive arrays of solar panels floating in space 36,000 miles above the earth, converting the sun\u2019s rays into power and beaming it to earth as microwaves. The receiving station on earth converts the microwaves back to power and supplies it to nearby areas. This diagram sums it up:<\/p>\n

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Scientists say that by the year 2030 these orbiting power plants will be a reality. Utilities would have mothballed fossil-fuel and nuclear power plants and built \u201cspacepower\u201d orbiting plants as well as receiving stations.<\/p>\n

Today<\/h3>\n

So where are we on the development map in 2015, one may ask. A few days ago, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced\u00a0 that it had transmitted 10 kilowatts of power through the air to a receiver 500 meters away using microwaves. This is more than any wireless power transmission done earlier and is definitely progress. It\u2019s the state of the art.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow<\/h3>\n

Power beamed from space will make the following exciting scenarios possible:<\/p>\n