The United States will become the world's first solar power in space

Recently, according to the United States, "exploration" magazine reported that in 2016, when the United States, California, part of the energy used by the housing may be derived from the orbiting solar panels. At present, California's largest power company - Pacific Gas & Electric Company (hereinafter referred to as PG&E) has announced plans to build the world's first track to solar power plant SolarenCorp. company (hereinafter referred to as Solaren) to buy electricity. Solaren is a start-up company, hoping for the first time in the history of commercial development of space solar energy. According to the plan, Solaren will use the orbiting solar panels to generate electricity, and then converted into the frequency of radio waves to be transmitted, the reception station in Fresno is responsible for receiving radio frequency. Here, the radio waves are converted into electricity and fed into the grid. Solar power plant will be the first to convert solar energy into electricity, and then transported to the earth in the form of microwave. These microwaves will eventually turn into the power grid. The antenna array of the ground station will receive the transmitted microwave. The idea of developing and utilizing space solar energy has been discussed for decades. The idea of the use of solar energy was first born in the 1941 science fiction, and after that, NASA and The Pentagon took a serious look at it. Throughout the process, the use of space solar energy is sometimes seen as a "Daydream"". Due to the day in and day out to produce energy without considering the weather conditions, the construction of solar power plants has incomparable advantages, this advantage to make researchers very excited, then through continuous research and efforts to put the idea into reality. Solaren CEO Gary (GarySpirnak) said spirnak, ready to meet the solar power technology has been the golden age. "Although there has been no attempt to build such a system on such a scale as well as such a sophisticated structure, the underlying technology is very mature. "It is reported that PG&E has requested the approval of the California authorities, once the Solaren satellite system is completed, it will purchase 200 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to meet the electricity needs of about 150 thousand families. In a document submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission in 10, PG&E acknowledged that "emerging technologies such as space solar power plants face considerable challenges. "But they also pointed out:" PG&E believe that this technology has its own potential, and a new face verification without technical challenges compared, we pay more attention to the consumer can obtain huge gains from the space solar power plant in successful. Solaren said the space solar power plant will be put into commercial operation in 2016. Spirnak admitted that, in order to achieve this goal of aspiring Solaren need to raise billions of dollars. Although the task is arduous, but he believes that Solaren can be successfully completed. According to spirnak revealed that satellite engineer group Solaren -- the vast majority of people who served in the air force or the Boeing space Department will begin to design solar panels and satellite, and will work closely with the aerospace industry contractor. He pointed out that before entering the sample trial stage, the team will carry out related tests to verify their design. It is reported that Solaren proposed system requires the use of 4 rockets in order to send its components into space, these components will be assembled in space, without the aid of the astronauts hand. For the potential of a microwave beam from space and the potential danger of burning down the inhabitants of the earth, PG&E cited a NASA scientist's report to dispel doubts. The report notes that similar space microwave beams carry less energy than the sun, about 3% of an ordinary microwave oven, so that no one can face the threat of being burned.