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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The futuristic scheme would involve collecting solar energy in space and beaming it back to Earth in the form of microwaves, which would then be converted into electricity and introduced into the power grid.<\/p>\n

The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering launching a program that may determine the viability of harvesting solar energy in space in order to provide clean power to Earth.<\/p>\n

The goal of the new SOLARIS initiative is to \u201cprepare the ground for a possible decision in 2025 on a full development programme by establishing the technical, political and programmatic viability of Space-Based Solar Power for terrestrial needs,\u201d according to a statement posted on the organization\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

The scheme the ESA seeks to explore and potentially implement involves collecting solar energy via solar panel farms in space and then beaming it down to Earth as microwaves to be converted into electricity and introduced into the power grid.<\/p>\n

The program is expected to both supply Earth with clean energy and \u201censure that Europe becomes a key player \u2013 and potentially leader \u2013 in the international race towards scalable clean energy solutions for mitigating climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do need to convert into carbon neutral economies and therefore change the way we produce energy and especially reduce the fossil fuel part of our energy production,\u201d ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher told one British media outlet. \u201cIf you can do it from space, and I\u2019m saying if we could, because we are not there yet, this would be absolutely fantastic because it would solve a lot of problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. The futuristic scheme would involve collecting solar energy in space and beaming it back to Earth in the form of microwaves, which would then be converted into electricity and introduced into the power grid. 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