Overview of Space Based Solar Power

Abstract

The rapid increase in the world population is leading to the environmental pollution, global warming and other global crisis. Supply of electric power has become a huge concern due to this population burst and global industrialization. To overcome this issue, solar power has become one of the pivotal energy sources. In current scenario, numbers of photovoltaic and other solar powered installations are increasing around the world and in space to achieve energy independence. In space, electricity produced by photovoltaic conversion of solar energy and it is environment friendly energy source. Terrestrial solar power installations do not produce much electric power, because the sunshine in earth is unpredictable whereas celestial power generation is unlimited as in space, the sun will always be shining.