This commentary by Arthur R. Woods and Marco C. Bernasconi is a slightly updated version which first appeared in Space News – Oct. 2- 8, 1995 There is no need to list the many challenges facing humanity as it enters the next century. Be they environmental, political, economic or social, the problems are both obvious [...]
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 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 and [...]
Apollo On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy shared his vision of the Apollo programme with these words: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space project in [...]
Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) is currently being researched and developed in Europe, United States, China, Australia, Russia, South Korea and Japan. These ongoing SBSP efforts are testimony to the growing worldwide recognition of the potential contribution of SBSP to solving the world’s worsening climate and energy problems. If these efforts continue, they will lead to [...]
Due to the climate and energy crises, much discussion has focused on the anticipated ‘transition’ from fossil fuels for energy production to cleaner alternative sources of energy. Consequently, terrestrial energy sources such as solar and wind are being deployed at an increasing pace, yet these represent only a small percentage of the current global [...]
A Public-Private Partnership to Enable Development of Space-Based Solar Power Astrostrom is proposing the creation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to enable development of Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP). The public entity - the Greater Earth Energy Organisation (GEEO) - represents a multi-national treaty organisation consisting of nation-stakeholders, independent of any other governmental organisation or [...]
"To build a bridge is much more than connecting points A and B. It's laying the foundations of a whole new economy" The development and growth of the Greater Earth Lunar Power Station (GE⊕-LPS) system will build upon several “flywheel effects”, which accelerate each other, build greater momentum, and maintain growth over a long time. [...]
In this discussion at the Dubai Futures Forum that took place during COP 28 in 2023, the space experts allude to the eventual use of lunar resources for the manufacture of Space Solar Power components to supply Earth with sustainable clean energy. Astrostrom GmbH has been investigating the feasibility of a “Greater Earth Lunar Power [...]
At the invitation of China's FutureSpace corporation, I was pleased to present the Greater Earth Lunar Power Station (GE⊕-LPS) at the MYLAKE Aerospace Information Industry International Ecosystem Event in Chongqing, China on November 21, 2023. The theme of the event was 'One Starry Sky, One Shared Future'. This event attracted over 1,000 participants, including representatives [...]
