Original article (French) published in La Liberté, by Sophie Gremaud, on March 22, 2025 https://www.laliberte.ch/articles/suisse/pour-repondre-a-la-transition-energetique-lidee-fait-son-chemin-1000624 English translation: Deploying solar panels in space? The idea is gaining ground as a response to the energy transition. Space solar power, in which solar panels are deployed in space to provide clean energy for the Earth, is gaining momentum. [...]
As a participant in Soleil·s – the 2nd Solar Biennale – taking place at the mudac (Musée cantonal de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains) in Lausanne from 21 March to 21 September 2025, Astrostrom will present - Greater Earth Energy Synergies - its vision of harnessing solar energy from space. mudac exhibition website: https://mudac.ch/en/exhibitions/solar-biennale/ [...]
Press article in Estonian Postimees Teadus on February 20, 2025 https://teadus.postimees.ee/8196384/eesti-teadlased-sillutavad-teed-kuul-paikeseenergia-tootmiseks English translation: TalTech senior researcher Taavi Raadik is working on a future where people will be permanently present on the Moon and solar panels will have to be made from local materials. Transporting them from Earth would be too expensive. Photo:TalTech In space, solar [...]
On May 28, 2024, I was pleased at the invitation from EPFL to speak about my background, Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP), our ESA funded study 'Greater Earth Lunar Power Station' and a SBSP Case Study for Switzerland. To address the energy and climate crises, renewed interest in Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) is being [...]
Astrostrom was represented by Dr. Patrick Collins at the International Conference on Energy From Space which took place in London, 17-19 April 2024. Patrick delivered two presentations and participated in a round table discussion on Policy and Collaboration on Tuesday April 18. The first presentation was: Advantages of Equatorial Orbits for SPS Demonstrator Satellites Developing [...]
Astrostrom had a very busy week at the 2024 Luxembourg Space Resources week as an event partner, presenter and visioneering its approach to Space-Based Solar Power. On the first day of the event, Katriin Kristmann from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) presented their work on Monograin Layer (MGL) photovoltaics made from lunar regolith. Astrostrom [...]
Swiss company Astrostrom GMBH, headed by astronautical artist and researcher Arthur R. Woods, has presented an ambitious and extensive plan to provide power from space. The company’s report, running a lengthy 269 pages, details its vision of a grand, decades-long project to create a constellation of satellites that would beam free renewable power to Earth, [...]
With the Artemis Moon exploration program (almost) in full swing, companies, organizations, and individuals with an interest in space exploration are scrambling to find the best ways and tools to kickstart a lunar civilization. Because, unlike Apollo, Artemis is taking us to the Moon to make a second home of the place. Published on autoevolution: [...]
The concept of gathering some of the unlimited sunlight available in space, then transmitting it down to users, was first developed to serve the clean energy needs of planet Earth. But Space-Based Solar Power can also work for the Moon. As part of ESA’s Open Space Innovation Platform Campaign on ‘Clean Energy – New Ideas [...]
English translation: This artist wants to build a solar space station in lunar orbit - ESA supports him. GE⊕-LPS - Greater Earth Lunar Power Station assembly in lunar orbit. A new race to the Moon has started. But this time, different nations want to go to the moon and then stay there. Research [...]
