Today, the Innovation Frontier Project, a project of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), released a new report from Daniel Oberhaus, titled “Space Solar Power: An Extraterrestrial Energy Resource for the U.S.”
“As Daniel Oberhaus lays out in this fascinating report, space-based solar power is becoming an increasingly viable option for providing energy on Earth, in orbit, and for deep space exploration. The falling costs of solar power and vehicle launches allow for the creation of satellites that can collect energy from the Sun all day long throughout the year,” said Jack Karsten, Managing Director of the Innovation Frontier Project at PPI.
In his report, Oberhaus argues that space-based solar power (SSP) projects offer a solution to advancing both clean energy production and space exploration. Space-based solar power is renewable, cost-efficient, and could meet a substantial portion of the Earth’s energy needs, even in geographically distant locations. This could also provide a renewable energy source for moon bases and deep space missions.
Oberhaus’s report concludes that the U.S. must allocate substantially more human and financial capital to SSP as part of its national security, domestic energy, and space exploration strategies.
Read the report here:
Based in Washington, D.C., and housed in the Progressive Policy Institute, the Innovation Frontier Project explores the role of public policy in science, technology and innovation. The project is managed by Jack Karsten. Learn more by visiting innovationfrontier.org.
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) is a catalyst for policy innovation and political reform based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to create radically pragmatic ideas for moving America beyond ideological and partisan deadlock. Learn more about PPI by visiting progressivepolicy.org.
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