The commercialization of space solar power

GE Chang-Chun: The Ultimate Energy as a lasting solution to the energy crisis of human, people recognized only two: First, to create a nuclear fusion power plant is in the ground; Second, to build solar power stations in space. Especially when the case of the establishment of nuclear fusion power plant whether in 50 years to achieve nuclear fusion power commercialization of surviving in a debate, space solar power is technically possible in 20-30 years to achieve commercialization forecast it huge attractive.

Back in the 1990s, Academician Liu Zhenxing, Xu Jianzhong, academician, Professor Li Guoxin has proposed to carry out the study of space solar power recommendations I put forward recommendations to the development of space solar power and key materials in the beginning of this century. China's space solar power and its key materials research began as early as before the approval of the project, but so far has not been listed as a major national project, the state has invested much slow progress, and space solar panel power research gap between the developed countries are widening.

Mark Hopkins: successful space solar power program must be able to at an affordable price to provide most of the electricity needed by the Earth. First or was among the first to achieve this target countries, the opportunity to almost all the energy in the solar system for its national economic services. Solar system, most of the energy and raw materials in space, rather than on Earth. Countries in the long run to be able to control these resources will control the vast majority of human economic activities, economic and military will rule the earth. A successful space solar power program has long-term significance for the balance of national power. GE Chang-Chun: space solar power system basically consists of three parts: solar power (or collection) device, the space microwave or laser conversion launchers and ground receiving conversion device. The solar power generating device to convert solar energy into electrical energy; space converting means is converting electric energy into microwaves or laser energy beam is transmitted to the ground using the antenna; ground receiving switching system via the antenna receiving space sent to the energy beam, converts it into electric energy or chemical energy . The entire process is a solar energy, electrical energy, microwave or laser energy (chemical energy) of the energy transformation process. Bearer related materials for energy conversion in this process is essential.

China already has the basis of solar cell technology, the technical basis of the solar cells with the capacity for space applications.

In space technology base, a new leap forward in three launching of satellites, manned spaceflight and deep hole detection technology, especially in the Chang-e One of the successful launch of the Shenzhou manned spacecraft and flag deep hole detection capability. China has space powers, there are a variety of models of the Long March series of carrier rockets, the transport payload also more and more, have been able to bear the international satellite launch business. Therefore, in geosynchronous orbit to establish a space solar satellite power stations have been planned and implemented.