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Solar power is on the rise, and that's a good thing. But solar power has one major drawback it can't make energy at night, which is literally half the time.

But there is a place where you have constant sun, 24 hours a day, with no cloud cover, and get twice as much energy outer space.

Could giant solar panels in space be the key to unlimited energy?

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Cal Tech Space Solar project
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What If
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Life Noggin
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ExplainingTheFuture
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Real Engineering
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