Via KurzweilAI.net — Space-based solar collection gets a lot of ink and now it looks like it might even get a test run.
apan eyes solar station in space as new energy source AFP, Nov. 8, 2009 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to collect solar power in space and send it to Earth by 2030 using laser beams or microwaves, and has created a consortium (the Institute for Unmanned SpaceExperiment Free Flyer) that includes Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, Fujitsu and Sharp.
(Japan Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer)
