The new space race between China and the United States
The idea of capturing solar energy in space has long been put forward by experts, and now the world's two superpowers, China and the United States, are taking the lead.
The idea for getting solar energy from space is to use solar satellites (huge spacecraft with solar panels). Solar energy is converted into microwaves or lasers, which are then transmitted wirelessly via high-frequency radio waves to a receiving point on Earth. Once on the ground, ground-based antennas convert electromagnetic energy into electricity and send it to the grid for use by energy consumers.
The main benefit of this technology is that it can collect more energy and, regardless of weather or time of day, it could provide clean, reliable and more efficient energy to satellites, people living in remote communities and disaster-stricken areas around the world.
In recent years, due to environmental climate change and energy crisis, this technology has attracted more and more attention. It can indeed benefit human beings, protect the environment and save energy.
In the race for this technology, there are China, the US, Japan, India, Russia, the UK and the EU, but the only two countries leading the race are China and the US.
It has been observed for decades that China is increasingly interested in this technology and is currently a leader in the field. In 2008, it was listed as a key research project. China plans to use the space between the Earth and the moon for solar power generation and other industrial development, and it is strategically important for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
According to records, NASA began working on the technology after the 1963-1972 Apollo mission, but the huge cost never stuck. But there's a lot of interest in the US, including NASA, the US Space Force, and the US Department of Defense is working on it for military purposes.
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