Our Sun is the most readily available source of energy we have available to us, but harnessing its incredible power is something humanity is still a challenge. Solar farms placed in sunny areas of the Earth do a good job of converting sunlight into usable energy, but major drawbacks remain.
For one, solar panels placed on the planet can only collect sunlight for a portion of the day, and weather can dramatically hinder their ability to create electricity. Now, China thinks it has a solution to both of those problems, and it’s going to test its idea within the next few years.
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China plans to tap the Sun’s boundless energy with an orbiting solar farm originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 14:46:17 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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