Britain And Saudi Arabia Build Solar Power Capture Projects From Space

Illustration of solar panels (photo: Unsplash)

JAKARTA - A project by UK-based Space Solar Ltd to capture solar power from space to Earth has the financial support of the Saudi Arabian government.

The project places solar panels into Earth's orbit, assembled by robots, which will convert electricity into high-frequency radio waves transmitted to the surface.

All satellites plus panels will have a width of about one mile and a weight of 2,000 tons. Later, this net-like antenna will be hung between poles, and then turn the wave back into electricity.

According to him, placing solar panels on satellites can overcome the problems facing solar panels on land, because there the solar panels will still capture sunlight even at night and in all weather conditions.

Although the idea of collecting electricity on solar panels in space is over a century old and several countries such as China, the US and Japan are working on similar projects, this idea is still not a reality.

Space Solar Ltd has announced it will cooperate with Neom, a new city in Saudi that will cost around 408 billion to build it in the desert.

Neom's interest in this project is to supply carbon-free electricity to his new city. According to a report from the Times via DailyMail, Neom, together with the British government have jointly put 3.5 million pounds for project development, according to the Times.

"The KINGship of Saudi Arabia is on an ambitious journey to modernize its economy and society, which opens up a number of opportunities to develop UK businesses, exporting UK expertise that can change global access to renewable energy, including solar-based space," said Business Secretary Grant Shapps.

On the other hand, Sam Adlen as co-CEO Space Solar told the Times that this real partnership must be developed and must have a major impact on the future, and help new sources of energy.

In response to many questions raised to them, Space Solar also confirmed that energy rays would not pose a danger to airplanes or satellites or wildlife.