session 1

Title

Solar Power Satellite

type

oral

Description

This session deals with all aspects of concepts and architectures for space-based solar power plants and concepts integrating space and terrestrial energy activities. It will be structured in two half-sessions, one focusing on advances in the field of space solar power plant architectures and one on activities in the field of space & energy, including all types of conceptual, technical and organizational progress to better integrate space and terrestrial energy activities. It is the primary international forum for scientific and technical exchanges on this topic and thus provides a unique common platform for discussions. Topically it will include all system-level, architectural, organizational and commercial aspects, including modeling and optimization as well as related non-technical aspects.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Mr. John C. Mankins, ARTEMIS Innovation Management Solutions, LLC, United States;

• Co-Chair: Dr. Ming Li, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), China;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Leopold Summerer, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Koji Tanaka, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan;