Escalating tension between our environment and energy choices drove us to search for the best energy choice. That choice is Space Solar Power – the cleanest electricity generation process known. Gathered by satellites in geosynchronous orbit (shown above) for use on Earth, pure clean energy would be beamed gently to earth. SSP should become the major source of the world’s energy and electric power to minimize our environmental footprint.

Robert Hirsch finds the most current and authoritative research predicts peak global oil production will occur between 2008 and 2018, based on by F. Robelius' dissertation , “Giant Oil Fields – Highway to Oil”, Uppsala University, 2007. While copper, aluminum and iron are minerals that can be recycled, fossil fuels are gone after they have been burned. Terrorism exacerbates the oil price issue. Replacing oil with coal exacerbates CO₂and other environmental problems. David Rutledge, chair of Caltech’s Division of Engineering and Applied Science, applied Hubbert’s projection techniques to combined fossil fuel reserve equivalents. Rutledge’s projection is for peak world oil, gas, and coal production by 2019!! - “Hubbert's Peak, The Coal Question, and Climate Change” New document

In Congressional testimony Hirsch noted Charlie Maxwell's prediction of “gasoline at $12-15 per gallon within a few years”. Maxwell has often been called the "dean of world oil analysts". Six Congressmen received this letter from the Space Solar Power Workshop last year requesting Congress authorize the charter of a Space Solar Power Corporation.

Many of the slowly escalating issues in our environment, including declining nutrition in our food and the building avalanche of climate changes to our weather can be traced to rising CO₂ in our atmosphere burning of fossil (oil, coal and natural gas) fuels, will have doubled from historic levels by the middle of this century. The growing global crisis is quickly becoming the food or fuel crunch. Food prices are surging far faster than wages, as they are tied to the price of oil.

The SSPW is a continuing conceptual design of how to build, finance, deliver, market, support, operate, and maintain an SSP System for the world baseload energy market. This volunteer professional workshop is offered in conjunction with many conferences including the Int'l Space Development Conference 2009, AIAA Space 2009, and the IEEE Aerospace Conference. Contact the chair for details on the next workshop location. A book, "Silent Power", summarizing the work of the SSPW to date will be published here.

Chapter One "Climate Change - Nutritional Impacts" explains how the food we eat is slowly changing due to rising CO₂

Chapter two "Climate Change - Weather Impacts" explains and explores the escalating impact of forced climate changes.

"Climate Report: Droughts, starvation, disease"

IPCC second report (draft)

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Introduction to Part II - The Keys to SSP Showing the ready availability of the tools and technology needed for SSP

Chapter 5 Space Transportation - 2007 (rev.)

Why the new space transportation industry is ready for SSP.

Chapter 6 - Photovoltaics (Solar Cells) draft

Chapter 7 - Wireless Power Transfer draft

URSI White Paper on Solar Power Satellites

Chapter Ten - Draft legislation to charter a Sunsat Corporation

Ask your representatives to charter SunSat Corporation!

Enter your zip and click above to link to your Congressmen. We need clean baseload Space Solar Power!

Recent letter from the Space Solar Power Workshop requesting Congress charter a Space Solar Power Corporation.

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"Space Solar Power - The Missing Cornerstone"		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Orlando, FL, May 28-31, 2009
The Welsom Space Power Business Plan - Kevin Reed		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Orlando, FL, May 28-31, 2009
"Space Solar Power - Star Player on the Bench"		TheOilDrum.Com - Discussions about Energy and our Future - April 19, 2009
Designing a Sustainable Energy Transformation - Darel Preble, Space Solar Power Workshop		Presented at the Alternate Energy NOW Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, January 22-23, 2009
Space Solar Power Alternatives and Architectures - Seth Potter, et al, The Boeing Company		Presented at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, January 5-8, 2009
Gigawatt Space And Terrestrial PV Manufacturing - Kevin Reed, Welsom Space Consortium		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
Wireless Power Transfer Options for SSP - Seth Potter, Boeing		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
A Demonstration delivering electricity to earth using Solar Power Lasers - Eric Hoffert, Versatility Engineering		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
The SSP Business Case: How leading Edge Technologies are Ready for Space Solar Power - Darel Preble, SSPW		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
Robotic Construction Technologies for Space Solar Power Systems - Eric Baumgartner, Ohio Northern University		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C., June 1, 2008
Peak Oil Response - Space Solar Power Systems - Darel Preble, SSPW		Atlanta Peak Oil Conference, Atlanta, GA April 9,2008
EM Launch to Space - Ian McNab, Austin Univeristy		Presented at the International Space Development Conference, Dallas, TX, May 26, 2007
Space Solar Power and The Great Race to Clean Baseload Energy		Presented at the Military Energy Alternatives Conference, Washington D.C., January 8, 2008
Space‐Based Solar Power As an Opportunity for Strategic Security		The Pentagon's National Space Security Office (NSSO)'s landmark document, recognizes the crucial contribution SSP must make to our energy and environmental security. We were privileged to chair the Business Case Analysis session, which continues. (October 10, 2007)
"Making the Case for a Clean Baseload Energy Solution -- Space Solar Power"		26th ISDC Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 24-28, 2007
"Photovoltaics for Today and Tomorrow"		“Evolving World of Environment, Energy, & Geospatial Information " , JSEM, May 21-24, 2007, Columbus, Ohio
"The Clean and Natural Baseload Energy Solution -- Space Solar Power"		“Energy and the near Term Future", March 30, 2007, Foundation for the Future, Seattle, Washington
David Livingston, TheSpaceShow©, interviews Darel Preble about SSP.		Interview with TheSpaceShow©, March 9, 2007
A Clean Reliable Baseload Energy that doesn't ask "Food or Fuel ?"		NSS Blitz presentation - Space Solar Power Corporation Feb 11, 2007
Recommendation to charter a Space Solar Power Corporation		Draft motion to recommend the charter of a Space Solar Power Corporation
"A Clean, Safe and Reliable Baseload Energy System"		3^rd Int'l Sustainable Energy Symposium, Kyoto University, August 31, 2006
"NASA - Wrong mission for the right stuff"		EnergyPulse.net - Energy Commentary for the Global Power Industry
"How to Build a Space Solar Power System Corp"		25th ISDC Conference, Los Angeles, California May 4-7, 2006

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