This workshop allowed the international community to develop a diverse range of concepts, to network and discuss attractive new technologies, and explore potential areas of collaboration. One of the key areas of collaboration is the formation of a working group on data standardisation for space based solar power, consisting of data interchange standards for antenna array design, array element patterns, wireless power transfer, and standards for digital twins of these ultra large scale energy systems. This workshop was supported by the University of Bristol, the Satellite Applications Catapult, and Virtus Solis and represented an opportunity to bring together cutting edge research in areas such as photovoltaics, Concentrated Solar thermal Power technologies, ultra large scale structures, and wireless power beaming in one event.

Speakers

Mamatha Maheshwarappa (UK Space Agency)

Sanjay Vijendran (European Space Agency)

Paul Monks (Chief Scientific Adviser at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

This in person workshop was aimed at academics, industry reps (both support companies and space based solar power groups), and policymakers. It allowed the international community, developing a diverse range of concepts, to network and discuss attractive new technologies, and potential areas of collaboration.