Spaceflight 🚀<p>How can <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SBSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SBSP</span></a> be competitive with terrestrial renewables (e.g., <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a>), when the cost of renewables is falling rapidly and given the typically high costs of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> and space hardware ? </p><p>SBSP could serve a complementary role to terrestrial <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/intermittent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intermittent</span></a> renewables, helping to provide <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/stability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stability</span></a> and <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/reliability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reliability</span></a> to the grid. The remaining <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> received at Earth could still be sufficient to make it a worthwhile and economically viable proposition. <a href="https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/SOLARIS/FAQ_Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Space-Based_Solar_Power" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space</span><span class="invisible">_Engineering_Technology/SOLARIS/FAQ_Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Space-Based_Solar_Power</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FAQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAQ</span></a></p>