Space presents the final frontier for energy
Friday 25 Oct 2024

The ESA has been developing satellite technology to convert the Sun’s energy in space and transmit it back to the Earth.
Renewable energy is key to reducing global emissions and space could hold the key.
The use of low-carbon energy sources will reduce industry emissions and curb the amount of atmospheric greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The COP28 discussions at the end of 2023 saw the world pledge to triple renewable energy generation capacity to 11,000 GW by 2030. To meet these targets, the world could be heading up to space to locate its renewable energy resources.
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