Space Solar Power Workshop -- Clean Baseload Energy

Recent SSP Presentations

Designing a Sustainable Energy Transformation, Darel Preble, SSPW - PowerPoint	Presented at PowerUP 2010 Conference, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, March 11, 2010
SSP - Issue 16 of the online Journal of Space Communications. January, 2010. A project of the Society for Satellite Professionals International hosted online by Ohio University, in partnership with the National Space Society SUNSATS: The Next Generation Of COMSATS Don Flournoy, Editor Harnessing the Sun: Embarking on Humanity's Next Giant Leap by Dr. Feng Hsu Global Warming in Perspective: Understanding Climate Change in a World of Contradictory Information by John K. Strickland, Jr. Energy Costs Eliminated By Satellite System by Joleroy Gauger Sustaining India's Economic Growth b Raghavan Gopalaswami Space Solar vs Base Load Ground Solar and Wind Power by John K. Strickland, Jr. Costs, Organization, and Roadmap for SSP by Peter J. Schubert Why Has SPS R&D Received So Little Funding? by Karen Cramer Shea Disruptive Technology: A Space-Based Solar Power Industry Forecast by Kristin Medin Low Cost Access to Space is Key to Solar Power Satellite Deployment by Ralph H. Nansen Deploying Sunsats by Philip K. Chapman Solar Power Satellite Development: Advances in Modularity and Mechanical Systems by W. Keith Belvin,, John T. Dorsey & Judith J. Watson Server Sky - Data Centers in Orbit by Keith Lofstrom The Sunsat Act - Transforming our Energy, Economy and Environment by Darel Preble Legal Issues for Space Based Solar Power by Mark I. Wallach Vision for Producing Fresh Water Using Space Power W. Kent Tobiska Space Solar Power Via Prizes by Al Globus The Spaceplane Equation by Raghavan Gopalaswami Space Solar Power, Lunar Mining and the Environment by Al Globus	Powering the Planet (video) SPS on The Space Show (audio) TEDx-London (video) NASA on NPR (audio) Space Transport (video) Systems Integration (video) Wireless Power Transmission (video) Application Technologies (video) NSS Space Solar Power Library SBPS as an Opportunity Special Report on SBPS ISU's Space Aid for Energy PG&E's Next Century of Energy Prize for Peace by CNN Connecting the Dots to Future Electric Power from AuthorHouse Energy Crisis from CGPublishing/Apogee Books Paradise Regained from Springer-Copernicus
Space Solar Power - The Cornerstone for Sustainable Energy,Economy and Environment, Darel Preble, SSPW - PowerPoint	Presented at the AIChE 2009 Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 13, 2009
Space Solar Power - Making Space Relevant for Energy,Economy and Environment, Darel Preble, SSPW PowerPoint	Presented at the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference, Pasadena, California, September 16, 2009
Space Solar Power - The Missing Cornerstone, Darel Preble, SSPW - PDF	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Orlando, FL, May 28-31, 2009
The Welsom Space Power Business Plan - Kevin Reed, Welsom - PowerPoint	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Orlando, FL, May 28-31, 2009
Space Solar Power - Star Player on the Bench - Darel Preble, SSPW - weblink	TheOilDrum.Com - Discussions about Energy and our Future - April 19, 2009
Designing a Sustainable Energy Transformation - Darel Preble, SSPW - PowerPoint	Presented at the Alternate Energy NOW Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, January 22-23, 2009
Space Solar Power Alternatives and Architectures - Seth Potter, et al, The Boeing Company - PDF	Presented at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, January 5-8, 2009
Gigawatt Space And Terrestrial PV Manufacturing - Kevin Reed, Welsom Space Consortium - PDF	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
Wireless Power Transfer Options for SSP - Seth Potter, Boeing - PDF	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
A Demonstration delivering electricity to earth using Solar Power Lasers - Eric Hoffert, Versatility Engineering - PowerPoint	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
The SSP Business Case: How leading Edge Technologies are Ready for Space Solar Power - Darel Preble, SSPW - PowerPoint	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
Robotic Construction Technologies for Space Solar Power Systems - Eric Baumgartner, Ohio Northern University - PowerPoint	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
Peak Oil Response - Space Solar Power Systems - Darel Preble, SSPW - PowerPoint	Atlanta Peak Oil Conference, Atlanta, GA April 9,2008
EM Launch to Space - Ian McNab, Austin University - PDF	Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Dallas, TX, May 26, 2007
Space Solar Power and The Great Race to Clean Baseload Energy - PowerPoint	Presented at the Military Energy Alternatives Conference, Washington D.C., January 8, 2008
Space‐Based Solar Power As an Opportunity for Strategic Security, NSSO - PowerPoint	The Pentagon's National Space Security Office (NSSO)'s landmark document, recognizes the crucial contribution SSP must make to our energy and environmental security. We were privileged to chair the Business Case Analysis session, which continues. (October 10, 2007)
"Making the Case for a Clean Baseload Energy Solution -- Space Solar Power" - PowerPoint	26th ISDC Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 24-28, 2007
Photovoltaics for Today and Tomorrow - PowerPoint	“Evolving World of Environment, Energy, & Geospatial Information " , JSEM, May 21-24, 2007, Columbus, Ohio
"The Clean and Natural Baseload Energy Solution -- Space Solar Power" - PowerPoint	“Energy and the near Term Future", March 30, 2007, Foundation for the Future, Seattle, Washington
David Livingston, TheSpaceShow©, interviews Darel Preble about SSP. - MP3	Interview with TheSpaceShow©, March 9, 2007
A Clean Reliable Baseload Energy that doesn't ask "Food or Fuel ?" - PowerPoint	NSS Blitz presentation - Space Solar Power Corporation Feb 11, 2007
Recommendation to charter a Space Solar Power Corporation - PDF	Draft motion to recommend the charter of a Space Solar Power Corporation
"A Clean, Safe and Reliable Baseload Energy System" - PowerPoint	3^rd Int'l Sustainable Energy Symposium, Kyoto University, August 31, 2006
NASA - Wrong mission for the right stuff - weblink	EnergyPulse.net - Energy Commentary for the Global Power Industry
How to Build a Space Solar Power System Corp - PowerPoint	25th ISDC Conference, Los Angeles, California May 4-7, 2006

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