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Sufficient power supply and efficient energy management are not only among the primary concerns of all space activities, space energy systems also have to operate in an environment that requires them to be inherently sustainable: there are no cheaply available hydrocarbons to burn in space, power systems are not allowed to produce any 'waste' and all losses, e.g. the heat losses of any energy conversion process need to be minimised. Research on advanced energy systems includes the supply component (solar power from space concepts - SPS, space nuclear power systems - NPS) as well as the storage and distribution aspects. In case of closer ties between the energy and space sector, the space component would be only one (small) system of a much larger system. We are therefore currently studying how e.g. space assets might best integrate into the management of future, complex energy grids with large components of renewable energy plants. For more detailed information on related activities you are invited to regard past and ongoing projects. |
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Solar Power Satellites and Wireless Power Transmission These activities investigate solar power plants in space to produce energy to be transmitted to Earth or to remote in-space applications via laser or microwave power transmission. This also contains the activities related to the Furoshiki-type construction of large antennas and space structures. |
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Advanced Energy Storage Systems These activities focus principally on innovative fuel cell concepts for the generation of electrical power during exploration missions (e.g. on Mars and the Moon), and on the processes to produce the required fuels, tailored for each specific application. |
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