They could strengthen the U.S. grid – and provide a lifeline to the 1 billion people around the world who still don’t have access to reliable electricity.

Like nuclear fusion, the idea of space-based solar power has always seemed like a futuristic technology with an actual deployment into communities ever remaining a couple of decades away.

China has launched the world's largest offshore solar farm, a 1-gigawatt project that sets a new standard for renewable ...

British startup plans to supply solar power from space to Icelanders by 2030, in what could be the world's first demonstration of this novel renewable energy source. The space solar power project ...