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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

Solar power satellites are one option to meet future global energy needs. Their development as practical, commercial power plants has been considered for almost 30 years, and all serious studies have concluded it is technically feasible to gather solar energy in space and transmit the energy to Earth.

This book discusses the use of space power options based on wireless power transmission (WPT) to meet global energy demands, and reduce the current reliance on fossil and nuclear fuels. Such terrestrial energy sources are either finite, lead to unacceptable environmental impacts, or cannot meet the increasing global energy requirements.

The first book to be devoted specifically to solar power satellites, this new expanded edition has been completely revised and updated, drawing on the experience of contributors who are acknowledged leaders in their field. It provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art in this important and rapidly developing field, and is intended to increase awareness of the potential global benefits of power from space.

The contributors describe the status of applicable technologies, health and safety considerations, economic and competitive issues, and the evolving international regulatory and legal regimes to enable the realization of the solar power satellite concept in Earth orbit, and on the Moon. They assess space and terrestrially-based systems using WPT that are compatible with the Earth's ecology.

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Directory of Contributors.

-Author Biographies

-Foreword.

-Introduction: Solar Power Satellites-Source of Energy from Space for Use on Earth.

-Part 1: The Solar Power Satellite Concept.

-History and Outlook.
-The Satellite Power System: Concept Development and Evaluation.
-Beamed Microwave Power and Its Application to Space.

-Part 2: Perceptions About Energy for Planet Earth Civilization.

-Introduction.
-Fossil Fuel Prospects for the Twenty-First Century.
-Energy for Developing Countries.
-The State of the Global Ecology and the Search for Benign Energy Systems.
-Advantages of Geosynchronous Solar Power Satellites for Terrestrial Baseload Electrical Supply Compared to Other Renewable Energy Sources-Or Why Civilization Needs Solar Power Satellites.
-Power from Space: A Macroengineering Perspective.
-Human Exploration of Space and Power Development.
-Energy and Information from Orbit: Technologies for the Greenhouse Century.

-Part 3: International SPS-Related Activities.

-Introduction.
-International Aspects of Space-Based Energy.
-SPS Activities in Japan.
-SPS Activities in Russia and the Ukraine.

-Part 4: Earth-Based and Space-Based Infrastructure Considerations.

-Introduction.
-The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Solar Power Satellites.
-Financing "Orbital Power & Ligyt Inc."
-Satisfying the Radio Spectrum and Capital Requirements of Satellite Power Systems.
-Health and Safety Issues of Microwave Power Transmission.
-Pilot Projects: Earning Public Acceptance of Space Solar Power.
-Contract Design for Profitability in Macro-Engineering Projects.
-Space Transportation for Space Solar Power.
-Power Technologies and the Space Future.
-Nonterrestrial Resources for Solar Power Satellite Construction.
-Solar Power System Based on the Moon.
-Solar power Systems and the New Age of Global Environmental Policy.

-Part 5: SPS Development.

-An Approach to International Development of Solar Power Satellites.
-Staged Scenario.

-Index.