Because the sun always shines in space an orbital solar power.
China solar panels from space.
The market is really big she says.
The state owned china aerospace science and technology corporation hopes to be operating a commercially viable solar space station by 2050 according to a recent report in the country s official.
The renewable energy concept has been around for decades and as the space race with.
China is planning to send a ground breaking solar energy plant into space that could provide enough power for every person on earth with minimal environmental impact according to experts.
Space based solar farms like the one china is planning could harness the sun s energy continuously offering an alternative to terrestrial wind and solar power.
China thinks a solar power project in space to beam energy from the sun back for use on earth is a viable idea.
China s academy of space technology is working on an orbital power plant that would capture solar energy in space and beam it back to earth.
China is the world s largest manufacturer of solar panel technology points out yvonne liu at bloomberg new energy finance a market research firm.