Submitted by PhyneasPhysicsPhrog t3_zt4amj in space
ChefExellence t1_j1f66mb wrote
Reply to comment by oalfonso in Northrop Grumman clears key hurdle for space-based solar power by PhyneasPhysicsPhrog
> Collect energy in the sunny side, send it to the dark side and from there to the earth.
This part isn't necessary, the satellite simply has to be placed in a higher orbit so that it spends very little time in the shade. Of course, now you need to transmit the energy over a greater distance, but you probably want to keep your power satellites in a geostationary orbit anyway so you don't need to keep switching between multiple power satellites
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