Article 5MZYW 8 years ago another billionaire ploughed millions into space to harvest solar power and beam it back down to Earth

8 years ago another billionaire ploughed millions into space to harvest solar power and beam it back down to Earth

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Story ImageCaltech received $100m for the project and is only just telling us now

Billionaire Donald Bren was behind a quiet $100m donation in 2013 that established Caltech's Space-based Solar Power Project (SSPP) in an attempt to harness solar power from outer space, the California private research university revealed this week....

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