Japan wants to build a space power plant

By 2030, Japan hopes to achieve a fantastic idea - build a space power plant. According to a recent report, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) proposed a plan to create a series of geosinhronizirovannyh orbiting satellites capable of collecting solar energy and redirect it back to Earth . The agency hopes to implement the program in a very ambitious time - 25 years.
Catastrophe at the plant "Fukushima " has led to the search for alternative sources of renewable energy that would allow Japan to abandon the use of nuclear energy. Due to lack of territories and natural resources space power may be the best option , says Professor Emeritus JAXA Susumu Sasaki .
JAXA is developing several different models that could one day satisfy world demand for energy. The first model is a satellite with a photoelectric riding , the effectiveness of which will decrease as the planet's rotation . In another model two mirrors will reflect sunlight onto the top of a two-sided photovoltaic satellites that will receive power continuously for 24 hours.