Think of solar greenhouse heaters as a way to supplement existing heating systems. They're out there, but some assembly may be required.

Is space-based solar power a costly, risky pipe dream? Or is it a viable way to combat climate change? Although beaming solar power from space to Earth could ultimately involve transmitting gigawatts, ...

Space-based computing offers easy access to solar power, but presents its own environmental challenges To hear Silicon Valley ...

Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...

Space-based solar power, a long-envisioned technology, is gaining momentum as a crucial solution to meet growing energy demands and achieve decarbonization targets. This technology offers significant ...

A King’s College London study found that space-based solar power could cut Europe’s land-based renewable needs by 80% by 2050. Japan and the U.S. are testing early prototypes that beam solar energy ...

Like nuclear fusion, the idea of space-based solar power has always seemed like a futuristic technology with an actual deployment into communities ever remaining a couple of decades away. The concept ...

Beaming solar energy from space is not new; telecommunications satellites have been sending microwave signals generated by solar power back to Earth since the 1960s. But sending useful amounts of ...