Editing Renewable energy (section)

====Space-based solar power====
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There have been numerous proposals for [[space-based solar power]], in which very large satellites with photovoltaic panels would be equipped with [[microwave]] transmitters to beam power back to terrestrial receivers. A 2024 study by the [[NASA]] Office of Science and Technology Policy examined the concept and concluded that with current and near-future technologies it would be economically uncompetitive.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rodgers |first1=Erica |url=https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf |title=Space-Based Solar Power |last2=Gertsen |first2=Ellen |last3=Sotudeh |first3=Jordan |last4=Mullins |first4=Carie |last5=Hernandez |first5=Amanda |last6=Le |first6=Hanh Nguyen |last7=Smith |first7=Phil |last8=Joseph |first8=Nikoli |date=January 11, 2024 |publisher=[[NASA]] |location=Washington, DC |department=Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy}}</ref>