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How Will Sunsat Power Be Captured on Earth?

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Solar Power Satellites

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This chapter addresses both potential opportunities and expressed concerns relating to wireless transmission of space solar energy to Earth in baseload and related electrical power applications. Safety protections associated with the design, location and redistribution of energy on the ground are also discussed.

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    In this section on early social concerns, the author trusts readers will see the value of an approach in which more questions are raised than solutions given when first introducing new and untested technologies. Current day research and expert opinion on most of these topics are addressed in Chap. 9.

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  1. Scripps College of Communication, Ohio Center of Excellence Ohio University, Athens, USA, OH 45701

    Ph.D. Don M. Flournoy (Professor of Telecommunications)

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Flournoy, D. (2012). How Will Sunsat Power Be Captured on Earth?. In: Solar Power Satellites. SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2000-2_5

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