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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Space Based Solar Power: Time to Put it on the New US-India S&T Endowment Fund? Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Space Based Solar Power: Time to Put it on the New US-India S&T Endowment Fund? Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
02 April 2011

With the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, isn’t it time for India and the US to make serious commitments to Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP)? Japanese crisis has triggered worldwide re-thinking on the feasibility of pursuing nuclear energy to meet growing global energy demands. This has kick-started a debate also in India not only on the safety of nuclear plants but also on other energy options. It is time that India and the United States and the countries around the world looked at an often-overlooked option: SBSP.

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