Tech giant Lockheed Martin is investing £150,000 in a project that aims to accelerate the delivery of space-based solar power.
Combining science and technology, the project will use specialised photovoltaic cells that will collect and convert laser power into usable power for future space and lunar vehicles.
The investment is part of a celebration of STEM in British Science Week with Northumbria University. With this year’s theme being ‘connection’, this technology has future applications that could include space-based solar power, that could deliver a consistent source of clean energy in all weather conditions and at all times of day.
Source: The Northern Echo
