Space-Based Solar Power - Factories in Space

Extracted subset of space-based solar power companies, which are otherwise listed under Space Utilities and Miscellaneous. There is overlap with Power Beaming and Wireless Power Transfer.

Last updated: 2023-03-12. Entries: 29

Name	Products & Services	Category	Service Type	Field	Status	Oneliner
3K SpaceTech	X-Charge	Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming, Space Solar Power, In-Orbit Data Storage, In-Orbit Computing	Wireless Power Transfer, Edge Computing	Early stage	Our company strives to create a network of power supply stations throughout the solar system, as well as provide the ability to obtain energy on any satellite or planet.
Airbus		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Concept	Space-based solar power program.
Alvior	Orbital Solar	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Orbital Solar - The ultimate renewable. A single solution to half of the climate emergency.
Emrod		Space Utilities, Raw Resources & Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Emrod is opening up the world’s access to power by using power beaming technology to enable long range wireless energy transfer that is safe, reliable and cost effective.
EnergySpace Company		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Power beaming and space solar company.
Entropy Research and Development		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Dormant, Early stage	Building a constellation of spacecraft for wireless power transmission among satellites
Extraterrestrial Power		Raw Resources & Utilities, Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power, Power Beaming, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)	Wireless Power Transfer, Moon	Concept	Electricity provider of the solar system. Enabling humanity's future venturing into the solar system is in our DNA. Available Lunar electricity is going to be the key enabler.
International Electric Company (IECL)	CASSIOPeiA	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Large Space Structures	Concept	CASSIOPeiA (Constant Aperture, Solid-State, Integrated, Orbital Phased Array) can be launched onto various orbits to collect sunlight and efficiently convert it to a safe beam of microwaves, directed to a terrestrial rectifying antenna ('Rectenna'), feeding into the local power grid.
Japan Space Systems		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Space Solar Power	Development	Researching space-based solar power since about 2000. Designed a reference architecture and has performed microwave power beaming demonstrations.
Litepulse		Space Utilities, Raw Resources & Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy, Lunar Electric Grid, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	We're building a remote power grid in space to help propel expansion in the LEO to Cis-Lunar Space. Providing The Power Needed For The Next Generation of Space Assets.
Northrop Grumman	Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR)	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Resources - Energy	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Northrop Grumman has completed ground-based tests to demonstrate critical technology required for a 2025 demonstration of space-based solar power.
Overview Energy		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Overview Energy is a VC-backed aerospace startup based in the DC Area. We’re solving fundamental problems in aerospace manufacturing, GNC, and space power systems and will be building a constellation of large, deployable satellites.
Paraloon		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Mirrors, Inflatables	Early stage	Electrifying Earth, air and orbit.
Skycorp	Orbital Logistics Vehicle (OLV)	Space Tug, In-Space Manufacturing	In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Power Beaming, Space Solar Power	Large Space Structures, Reusable, In-Space Transportation, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Skycorp's mission is to fundamentally transform the spacecraft industry, utilizing orbital assembly process, electric propulsion, and modular construction, to create applications unthinkable before.
Solar Space Technologies	SPS-ALPHA	Raw Resources & Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Planning to deliver a solar power satellite into geostationary orbit to supply baseload energy to the Australian grid by 2027.
Solar System Resources Corporation		ISRU, Raw Materials & Asteroid Mining	Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Solar Power	Helium-3, Mining, Prospecting	Early stage	Solar Systems Resources Corporation is a space mining company that conducts localization, in-situ verification, and mining of space resources.
Solaren		Raw Resources & Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Provide clean power for the planet. Design, develop, launch, and operate the world’s first Space Solar Power plants.
Solestial		Miscellaneous	Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power, Hardware	-	Development	A thin, flexible silicon cell with greater than 20% efficiency* that can self-cure radiation damage at normal operating temperatures.
Source Energy Company		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	The Energy Company in Space.
Space Applications Services	Skybeam	In-Space Manufacturing	In-Space Assembly, Space Solar Power	-	Concept	Study for Skybeam: Assembly of a Space Solar Power system with European Technologies.
Space Power		Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Provide power supply in orbit and recharge satellites during periodic eclipse.
Space Solar	CASSIOPeiA	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Delivering a revolutionary vision to enable Net Zero and global energy security with Space-Based Solar Power.
Spacefaring Services		Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Space Solar Power	Dormant	Space-to-space & Space-to-surface power beaming technology.
Spacians		Raw Resources & Utilities, Space Tourism	Space Solar Power, Space Tourism Activities	Wireless Power Transfer, Space Solar Power	Dormant, Early stage	Ultimate goal of enabling people to Tour Space through affordable Space Tourism.
Stellarion Energy (STELLA)	Project SEEE	Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Moon, Wireless Power Transfer	Concept	Space Earth Energy Ecosystem project SEEE. Establish energy eco-system to support future space colonization.
Thales Alenia Space	Receiv'Air	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Concept	Study for Receiv'Air - Bypassing of atmospheric attenuation for SPS with airborne receiver.
Tons of Mirrors (TOM)		Space Utilities, Miscellaneous	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Mirrors	Early stage	Tons of Mirrors is using satellite-mounted reflective surfaces to redirect sunlight to earthbound solar panels at night.
Virtus Solis		Raw Resources & Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Virtus Solis is the world's first space-based solar power energy generation system able to directly compete with conventional and renewable energy sources with none of the drawbacks.
XISP (Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships)		Raw Resources & Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Space Solar Power	Dormant, Early stage	Space-to-space and space-to-Near Earth Object (NEO) surface power beaming technology (a.k.a. Space Based Solar Power (SBSP)) can be readily matured to support both mission enhancing and mission enabling applications.

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