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<\/a> Caltech scientists confirm solar energy can be harvested from space:<\/strong> Six months after the launch<\/a> of the Space Solar Power Demonstrator, scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) confirmed that a prototype solar power satellite can collect the sun's energy and transmit it to Earth, according to Caltech\u2019s website<\/a>. Wireless power transfer was displayed by MAPLE, one of three key technologies being tested by the demonstrator. \u201cWe received confirmation that MAPLE can transmit power successfully to receivers in space,\u201d project leader Ali Hajimiri said, adding \u201cwe have also been able to program the array to direct its energy toward Earth, which we detected here at Caltech.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why go all the way to space?<\/strong> Sunlight is about 10 times more intense at the top of Earth's atmosphere than at the surface, according to the European Space Agency<\/a>. Additionally, the transmitters would be able to transfer energy to stations across the planet whenever needed meaning energy \u201ccan be sent to remote regions and areas devastated by war or natural disaster,\u201d Hajimiri said, adding that the wireless energy transfer could democratize energy, similar to how the \u201cinternet democratized access to information.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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