'The new space race': Government backs projects to explore space-based solar power potential

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'The new space race': Government backs projects to explore space-based solar power potential

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps announces £4.3m of funding awards to support nascent space solar sector

The government has today stepped-up efforts to prepare the UK's fledgling space solar technology industry for lift-off, with the award of £4.3m in funding to support a range of R&D projects across the...

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