solar energy

Proponents of space-based data centers say they would offer better access to cheap solar energy and reduce the amount of money needed for cooling systems or batteries.

At Corning’s solar energy plant in a rural Michigan facility, workers turn chunky polysilicon rocks into perfect wafers, the building blocks of solar panels.

Finally, both Elon Musk, through his Starlink program, and Google have proposed putting chips in orbit in space, powered by solar energy.

However, the report underscores that the technology to deliver big emissions cuts already exists, pointing to booming developments in wind and solar energy, much of which is occurring overseas.

America hasn’t made them for a decade, even though solar energy accounts for the country’s largest share of new electricity generation.