Space-Based Solar Collectors Could Have a Sunny Future

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Space-Based Solar Collectors Could Have a Sunny Future

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Mar 24, 2014

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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has a working prototype for a space-based solar energy collector and distributor that would beat the cloudy-day problem. David Biello reports

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Mar 24, 2014

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