Material Insights · Understanding the Material World

Space-based solar power and Sunlight

Energy flows from sunlight to space-based solar power.

Space-based solar power (energy) and Sunlight (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · Direct · Sunlight → Space-based solar power

Orbiting arrays would collect sunlight above the clouds, day and night.

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.