Upcoming Webinar: Solar Power from Space: A Game-Changer for Arctic Energy?
Can power from orbit meaningfully accelerate the Arctic energy transition, or will proven terrestrial renewables continue to dominate?
When: Nov 12 from 7pm to 8pm GMT+2
Where: Online
For decades, the very idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) has teetered at the edge of possibility. But today, small-scale orbital demonstrations have proven the core physics of what is now possible.
There now is a surge of pilot projects which now target multi-megawatt links to high-latitude grids, including a major European programme with an in-orbit demo planned for Iceland by 2030, making it the first country to commercially receive solar power from space.
These efforts cast the Arctic as a potential first mover: if continuous power from orbit can work anywhere, it is where winter darkness and imported fuel still dominate energy bills.
By grounding the debate in readiness, cost and sustainability, this webinar will ask a blunt question:
Can power from orbit meaningfully accelerate the Arctic energy transition, or will proven terrestrial renewables continue to dominate?
Speaker Line-Up
Moderator:
Heather Allansdóttir
Lecturer and Researcher in Space Law, Birkbeck, University of London
Speaker:
John Mankins
Founder & CEO,
Mankins Space Technology
Speaker:
Sam Adlen
Co-CEO, UK Space Solar
Speaker:
Karin Hinzer
Vice Dean, University of Ottowa
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