As the European Space Agency and other governments fund space solar power initiatives, the US government may be showing renewed interest. (credit: ESA) With a tweet, America has joined the race to develop astroelectricity—hopefully! Space solar power will be needed to supply most of the U.S.’s and the world’s dispatchable electrical power generation capacity while hydrogen produced with off-peak space solar power electricity and algae biodiesel will be needed to fill the fuels shortfall. Continued research advancing solar photovoltaic power generation will benefit both the space- and ground solar-components of the integrated space/ground solar power solution discussed above. Conclusion For reasons not now known, DOE may have entered the United States into the forthcoming global space race to pursue the world’s new oil—astroelectricity.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2023 19:57 UTC