#168 | Space-based Solar Power | Marc Berte, Overview Energy

Space-based solar power – it’s a hot and electrifying topic again (sorry for the pun!) What is the state of the art? What are the commercial use cases? How do the economics look? We’ll dive into this and more with our guest Marc Berte, CEO & Founder of Overview Energy. Enjoy!

🕰️ Timestamps: 

0:00 Podcast Intro

01:07 Elevator Pitch

02:25 Dr. Evil to Reality

03:54 Why Space Solar Now

04:26 Mark’s Background

06:08 SBSP History

14:40 System Architecture and Safety

22:13 Solar Cells and Economics

25:28 Satellite Lifetime Design

28:32 More on Solar Cells

31:20 Integration and Unknowns

33:19 Manufacturing at Scale

34:32 Supply Chain Bottlenecks

37:02 Electricity Market Segments and Pricing

44:27 Meta Data Center Deal

47:08 New Contract Model

51:27 Roadmap and Milestones

53:14 Other Space Opportunities

56:22 Science-Fiction

57:43 Dyson Sphere

 

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