Space based Solar Power Plant By: Sushobhan Mahanty The space-based solar power plant is soon going to be a reality and will play an important role in the transition to green energy. Solar power plants on the ground indeed are playing a good role but, the efficiency falls during cloudy days plus they are inactive during night time, Also, there are still issues of energy storage in #markets. This is the point where a space-based solar power plant (SBSPP) comes to the scene. 💡 In SBSPP, huge mirror-like solar reflectors will be used to concentrate the solar energy onto solar panels. The concentrated #energy will be converted to electromagnetic waves and will be transmitted to the power plant on Earth, where it will be converted back to electricity and will be put into the grid. SBSP #technology will eliminate downtime due to bad weather and nighttime. Also, if we consider Europe during winter times, only 3 percent of sunlight reaches them but in space, there would be no such things. Also, there would be no tension about energy storage as energy will be available to all whenever needed. 🤔 But there are a few drawbacks of SBSPP and that is the astronomical cost which would be very high. SBSPP will also need protection from asteroid attacks, and will also need regular maintenance like cooling the system. Hopefully, with time and #innovation, the costs and the environmental impact of launching will reduce... #future. 🤓 China has shown its interest by bringing forward there plans to build SBSPP and will be starting with its first step in 2028. Firstly, it will be only to generate 10KW and if everything goes well then, they have plans to generate 10MW from SBSPP by 2035. This will need a series of launches. China is aiming to generate about 2GW from SBSPP by 2050. 🌞 The USA, Japan, #India, and Russia are also exploring the idea of SBSPP as it could be the solution to ensure the green energy needs (long term). Remember, we all have a role to play in the progress towards #sustainability and innovation is the key to pacing up the progress... innovative times ahead. Can this be a game-changer...❓