UK Announces $4 Million Grant to Place Solar Panels in Space

Weather monitoring sensors will be placed in the orbit for the first time

July 21, 2022

/ Gourav Mishra
/ Off-grid, Solar
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In a first globally, the United Kingdom government has announced a £3 million (~$4 million) grant for space-based solar projects aimed at collecting the sun’s energy using solar panels orbiting the earth.

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