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U.S. Department of Defense contracts for space solar power beacon tech
The Pentagon contract calls for designing, building, and testing a homing beacon to help beam power from orbit to ground receiving arrays.
OilPrice reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has signed a contract with solar energy company Overview Energy focused on space-based solar power.
According to the report, the work includes designing, building, and testing a homing beacon that will enable the system to accurately beam power from orbit to receiving solar arrays on Earth.
OilPrice says the contract is aimed at improving how power transfers from a space-based system to ground infrastructure.
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