China: Proposal of Space Solar plant

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Recently, China proposed a plan to launch a solar power plant in space, in order to get inexhaustible power in 2028, two years before the original schedule.
China had planned to establish a solar power station of 1 megawatt capacity, in space by 2030.
However, according to updated plan, China will launch a satellite in 2028.
This satellite will test wireless power transmission technology from space to ground, from the height of 400 km.
It will convert solar energy to microwaves or lasers.
Using the lasers, energy beams will be directed to various targets, including the moving satellites and fixed locations on the Earth.
Solar power plant will have the capacity of 10 kilowatts, which is enough to meet the needs of few households.

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