bing chen and yan li

How transmitting power down from space may be our future.
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Beaming energy down from satellites in orbit to replace the production of electricity on Earth may solve many of our problems, and avoid a potential economic or ecological crisis such as energy bottlenecks or global warming. Today we will explore how wireless microwave transmission of energy down to rectennas may not only be possible, but could be massively profitable in the near future and spur our exploration and colonization of space.

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Credits:
Power Satellites
Episode 144, Season 4 E30

Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Mark Warburton

Editors:
A.T. Long
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
Steve Nixon

Producer:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Artist:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics Team:
Jarred Eagley
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?f...

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music:
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonm...
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnU...
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
A.J. Prasad, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7...
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

Many of the strongest limitations on our technology and civilization at this time are from problems moving energy around with us, in a way which is light, energy dense, and cheap. Today we'll look at some ways we might increase that vastly, and challenges to do that and the impact such dense portable power would have.

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Writers
Isaac Arthur
Mark Warburton
Stuart Graham

Script Editors
Darius Said
Edward Nardella
Keith Blockus
N Kern

Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com
Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?f...
Stefan Blandin

Music Supervisor
Luca De Rosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Dracovallis, "Dragonwings"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Aerium, "Cave light emerging"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Glow in Space"
Miguel Johnson, "Planet Annihilated"
Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder One"
Ayreon, "Fluctuations"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me The Odds"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"