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 The US Navy Recently Launched a Power Beaming Satellite Into Space
ANDY TOMASWICK, UNIVERSE TODAY
20 JUNE 2020

Solar power has become a focal point of the battle to mitigate climate change. The potential of solar power is massive – Earth receives as much solar energy in an hour as all of humanity uses in a year.

Even with that much energy hitting the Earth, it is only a tiny fraction of the sun's overall output.  Some of that other solar energy hits other planets, but most is just lost to the void of deep space.

There are a number of groups that are leveraging various technologies to capture some of that lost energy. One of the most common technologies being pursued is the idea of the power satellite.
 
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-navy-is-experimenting-with-beaming-solar-power-into-space