China Academy of Space Technology Prototype Testing Facility

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A proposed system for generating solar energy in space and transmitting it to Earth. The system would use satellites positioned approximately 36,000 kilometers from Earth equipped with sunlight-collecting panels and microwave transmission antennae.

Technology for transmitting solar energy collected in space back to Earth. The article mentions this as a key challenge the Chinese team is working to solve.

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A space-based solar power generation facility designed to collect solar energy in orbit and transmit it back to Earth via laser or microwave technology. The project aims to provide clean, inexhaustible energy with six times the output of Earth-based solar farms.