solar sail – The InfoGreenGlobal https://infogreenglobal.com The InfoGreenGlobal Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:02:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Harvesting the solar wind to generate power for the entire Earth https://infogreenglobal.com/harvesting-the-solar-wind-to-generate-power-for-the-entire-earth/ https://infogreenglobal.com/harvesting-the-solar-wind-to-generate-power-for-the-entire-earth/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:36:21 +0000 http://infogreenglobal.com/?p=1179 Solar power and wind power have long been two of the main contenders in the race to find the next big renewable energy resource. Rather than choosing between the two, scientists at Washington State University have instead combined them. Using a massive 8,400-kilometer-wide (5,220-mile-wide) solar sail to harvest the power of solar wind, the team […]

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