CNN exclusive: A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to anywhere on Earth

L'idée est sympa (c'est un projet hein !), avoir des panneaux solaires dans l'espace pour farmer de l'énergie et l'envoyer par faisceau quelque par sur Terre, au besoin.
Mais bon, faisceau, viser, terre,... ça peut faire un peu peur =)

Le béta test est dans l'espace:

The panel -- known as a Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module (PRAM) -- was first launched in May 2020, attached to the Pentagon's X-37B unmanned drone, to harness light from the sun to convert to electricity. The drone is looping Earth every 90 minutes.

Le rendement a l'air pas mal:

The latest experiments show that the 12x12-inch (30x30 cm) panel is capable of producing about 10 watts of energy for transmission, Jaffe told CNN. That's about enough to power a tablet computer.

CNN exclusive: A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to anywhere on Earth

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