Is space solar power closer than we think?

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They might sound like they've read too much Arthur C. Clarke, but firms planning to harness solar power from orbiting satellites insist the technology could be in place within two years

It might be easy to dismiss as a sci-fi fantasy, but a recently published Pentagon report claims that beaming solar power from orbiting satellites to the earth could soon become commercially viable...

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