News tagged with solar power satellite
Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth (Update 2)
The largest solar storm in five years was due to arrive on Earth early Thursday, promising to shake the globe's magnetic field while expanding the Northern Lights.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Satellites and Sun connect isolated communities to the world
A mobile phone unit connecting isolated communities to the rest of the world using satellites and solar power has caught the attention of ESA and the World Economic Forum.
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Scientists bring mysterious magnetic process down to earth
With the click of a computer mouse, a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) sends 10,000 volts of electricity into a chamber filled with hydrogen gas. The ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Getting ready for the next big solar storm
(PhysOrg.com) -- In Sept. 1859, on the eve of a below-average1 solar cycle, the sun unleashed one of the most powerful storms in centuries. The underlying flare was so unusual, researchers still aren't sure ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Sneak Attacks from the Sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Sun can be a menace when it sends out powerful solar blasts of radiation towards the Earth. Astronomers keenly watch the Sun to learn more about what powers these solar eruptions, in hopes ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Engineers Help Power Solar Use by 'Mapping' the Sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the use of solar power grows in California it will become more important to know exactly how much radiation and energy are generated in regions throughout the state. That’s the basis behind ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2010 |
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European space company wants solar power plant in space
(PhysOrg.com) -- EADS Astrium, Europe's biggest space company, plans to put a solar power satellite in orbit to demonstrate the collection of solar power in space and its transmission via infrared laser to ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 21, 2010 |
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More efficient solar power with space technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new system from an Italian company uses weather satellite data to estimate the potential of solar cell power plants and monitor their performance. The approach helps to give a faster return ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Solar Mystery Solved
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar flares are amongst the most dangerous cosmic phenomena man has ever known. Though they pose no harm to humans, their effect on technology is vast. When they occur, they possess the capability ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Space-Based Solar Power Coming to California in 2016
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the near future, a solar power satellite may be supplying electricity to 250,000 homes around Fresno County, California. Unlike ground-based solar arrays, satellites would be unaffected ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 15, 2009 |
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