| The first benefit of solar power satellites or powersats is the fact that space-based solar power collection is virtually unaffected by the day and night cycles of the sun, with only minor effects from orbital eclipse. On the earth�s surface, solar panels can only collect solar energy for a maximum of 9 hours per day and when there is cloud cover this number is even lower. Space-based solar power can be collected 24 hours per day for the majority of the year and this means at least 5 times more space-based solar power can be collected than that collected by solar panels on the surface. That�s 5:1 in favour of space-based solar power. In areas where it is frequently cloudy, this number jumps to 25:1.
Space-based solar power is a method of collection that is not affected by weather on the surface, the seasons, or by the earth�s atmosphere, which can act as a filter, reducing the strength of the solar energy. This means that it is far more reliable than surface solar panels and it is also a renewable source of energy.
Space-based solar power is a method of collection that is not affected by weather on the surface, the seasons, or by the earth�s atmosphere, which can act as a filter, reducing the strength of the solar energy. This means that it is far more reliable than surface solar panels and it is also a renewable source of energy.
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