Space agency/government-funded reports
European Space Agency funded reports by the prime contractors Roland Berger and Frazer Nash Consulting: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/SOLARIS/Cost_vs._benefits_studies Re-uploaded for convenience:
- Roland Berger & OHB (All deliverables) (SPS-Alpha based)
- Frazer Nash Consulting & London Economics (All deliverables) (CASSIOPeiA based)
- **Executive summary** (Toggle for pdf preview)
- Study on Cost-Benefit Analysis of Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) Generation for Terrestrial Energy Needs
- TN 01 Review of previous SBSP studies and identification of limitations and gaps
- TN 02 Methodological approach to be used in Task 3 for the assessment of strategic, economic, environmental, and societal benefits, costs and risks
- TN 03 System Breakdown, Costs and Technical Feasibility
- TN 04 Assessment of strategic, economic, environmental,
and societal benefits, costs, and risks
- TN 05 Concept for a European SBSP Development Programme
United Kingdom: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funded study by Frazer Nash Consulting: https://www.fnc.co.uk/discover-frazer-nash/news/frazer-nash-report-for-uk-government-shows-feasibility-of-space-solar-power/ - (backup snapshot 26.11.22)
Scientific articles and main concepts
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Power Beaming
Main paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9318744
More at: https://afresearchlab.com/technology/space-power-beaming/
- US-based power beaming article with an introduction, thorough history, in-orbit experiment results, and outlining a US-based development plan.
- From researchers at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Air Force Research Laboratory, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, and Kyoto University
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Sandwich-tiles design
SPS-Alpha