Start Date
4-1973 8:00 AM
Description
The movement of energy is a basic requirement of our industrial civilization. Therefore, power transmission is a component of the energy confrontation concerning this country. It is an even more important aspect of mankind's global energy future.
The reason for this is that the development of new power sources and improvements in the distribution of conventional sources depend on the extent to which energy can be moved freely from its primary source to the load centers. There is no lack of energy in this country or on this planet, if nuclear, solar, geothermal and other primary sources are taken into consideration.
But it becomes increasingly desirable to remove nuclear and fossil power plants from heavily populated or biologically sensitive areas and to utilize geographically less conveniently located solar or geothermal energy sources. Such developments require, or at least are facilitated by, the ability to transfer energy economically and reliably over large distances, including wilderness areas, large bodies of water or mountain ranges, at little or no interference in, or threat to the regional ecology.
Regional And Global Energy Transfer Via Passive Power Relay Satellites
The movement of energy is a basic requirement of our industrial civilization. Therefore, power transmission is a component of the energy confrontation concerning this country. It is an even more important aspect of mankind's global energy future.
The reason for this is that the development of new power sources and improvements in the distribution of conventional sources depend on the extent to which energy can be moved freely from its primary source to the load centers. There is no lack of energy in this country or on this planet, if nuclear, solar, geothermal and other primary sources are taken into consideration.
But it becomes increasingly desirable to remove nuclear and fossil power plants from heavily populated or biologically sensitive areas and to utilize geographically less conveniently located solar or geothermal energy sources. Such developments require, or at least are facilitated by, the ability to transfer energy economically and reliably over large distances, including wilderness areas, large bodies of water or mountain ranges, at little or no interference in, or threat to the regional ecology.
Comments
Space Shuttle
Session Chairman: Bastian Hello, Vice-President and Program Manager, Space Shuttle Program, Rockwell International Corp.
Session Organizer: A. M. Carey, Rockwell International Corp., KSC
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