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Delivering a revolutionary vision to enable Net Zero and global energy security with Space-Based Solar Power.

Joined September 2022
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One step closer to bringing space-based solar power to Earth🌍 In a world 1st we've successfully demonstrated 360 wireless power beaming. Highlighting the impact our tech can have on future energy systems we shared a demo w/ @SkyNewsThomas @SkyNews 👇 news.sky.com/story/quest-to-…
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Yesterday, Space Solar and SINTEG Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Liverpool, during the Dutch economic mission to the UK. The partnership enables in-orbit quality inspection of assembled space structures. #InSpaceAssembly #NDT #NATODIANA
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Space Solar is a finalist at the 2026 @TheGSpaceAwards 🏆 We’re one of 40 finalists from 640 applicants, shortlisted for Sustainability for Earth. Winners will be announced at The Roundhouse, London, on 11th December 👉 globalspaceawards.com/news/g…
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Stratospheric aircraft run short of sun in UK winters. Backed by £1.3m from @ARIA_research, we're working alongside Prismatic Ltd and MuWave to beam power up from the ground through Project HAWK. More from @New_Electronics 👉 newelectronics.co.uk/content…
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Building space-based solar power takes more than energy expertise. We work with seven UK Catapults, from semiconductors to medicines. A 2021 study estimated a UK SBSP system could create 143,000 job years, open to people from many sectors. Learn more below 👇
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Sustainability needs action at every level, but leadership matters, which is why initiatives like the @TheSMI are so important. As part of the SMI Summit series, Co-CEO Sam Adlen discusses the role leadership plays in building a more sustainable future👇
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We've won a £1.3m @ARIA_research contract to help stratospheric drones fly through UK winters. Project HAWK beams RF power (5.8GHz) to a rectenna built into the wing of BAE-backed PHASA-35, keeping HAPS aircraft flying year-round. spacesolar.co.uk/space-solar…
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Projected data centre demand on the UK grid: 100GW. The size of the entire UK grid: 100GW. Co-CEO Sam Adlen shares why space-based solar power shifts us from meeting demand to abundance, in the latest episode of @WeAreThePSC's in Conversation podcast. youtube.com/watch?v=mopfL911…
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99.9% of the solar system's energy is in the sun. The most efficient way to harness it is at source, in space. In the latest episode of The PSC In Conversation podcast, Sam Adlen explains why space-based solar power is accelerating fast. youtube.com/watch?v=mopfL911… @WeAreThePSC
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The UK has the highest industrial electricity prices in the developed world. Space-based solar power fixes that: the only energy source that's reliable, affordable, sustainable, sovereign, scalable, exportable and grid-supportive. Full case: spacesolar.co.uk/the-case-fo…
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Space-based solar power is about more than generating electricity. In this @PeelHunt podcast, Space Solar Non-Executive Director @Mark4WyreForest explains how SBSP could support AI and help position the UK as a global leader in space infrastructure. 🔗 peelhunttechnology.gallery.v…
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Heavy reusable launch is unlocking a new era of space infrastructure. Co-CEO Sam Adlen joins John Abbott, Board Member at Space Solar and CEO of the @SatAppsCatapult, to discuss how in-space assembly could transform industries. Listen in 👇
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Harnessing solar energy in space to power growing data and compute demand could be one of the defining opportunities of this century. Read Co-CEO Sam Adlen's thoughts on Space Solar's collaboration with @Lonestar_Space in The Kármán Line 👇 thekarmanline.co.uk/is-the-s…
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What could the next five years look like for space-based solar power? Co-CEO Martin Soltau and CFO Richard Winslade discuss the path from pilot systems to commercial deployment, and how scaling energy infrastructure in orbit could transform space sectors. #SBSP
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What does it take to make space-based solar power commercially viable? On @TheDownLink Podcast, Space Solar’s Martin Soltau and Richard Winslade discussed launch economics, wireless power transmission and scaling continuous clean energy from orbit. 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=MQ_3X3JA…
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Space Solar will join the @NATO DIANA UK Accelerator Demo Day on 11th June in London. Co-CEOs Sam Adlen and Martin Soltau will showcase how technologies behind SBSP and wireless power could support more resilient future infrastructure. 🔗spacesolar.co.uk/space-solar…
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Space Solar and @Lonestar_Space have signed an agreement to host sovereign data storage aboard Space Solar's orbital power platforms. Bringing together two capabilities required to scale the orbital economy 🛰️ Learn more at @Satcom_Digital 🔗 satcom.digital/news/space-so…
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What does the economics of SBSP actually look like? In a recent @USEnergyAssn webinar, Co-CEO Martin Soltau discussed how falling launch costs could make SBSP a competitive source of clean baseload energy. Watch here 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=-UtiMqdH… @SpaceFrontier @HarwellCampus
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Great to meet with you Peter - thank you for showing such interest and supporting Space Solar's journey
See also space-based solutions with innovators such as @SpaceSolarSSL whom I met with recently.
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As part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative Summit series, Co-CEO Sam Adlen discusses why leadership matters in building a sustainable future, and how technologies like space-based solar power can support long-term environmental and economic resilience. @TheSMI
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