Virtus Solis in the News

2025

• Next Big Future : Wang, B. (2025, May 16). SpaceX starship will enable megawatts of space based solar by 2030 and gigawatts by 2040. NextBigFuture.com. https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/05/spacex-starship-will-enable-megawatts-of-space-based-solar-by-2030-and-gigawatts-by-2040.html

• Kratos Defense: Eliason, K. (2025, May 6). Space solar power is “The three gorges dam” of Clean Energy from Space. Kratos Defense. https://www.kratosdefense.com/constellations/articles/space-solar-power-is-the-three-gorges-dam-of-clean-energy-from-space

• Space News: Werner, D. (2025, April 9). Startups are preparing for the launch of space-based solar power. SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/startups-are-preparing-for-the-launch-of-space-based-solar-power/

2024

• Universe Space Tech: Litvinov, N. (2024, October 25). Iceland will start receiving solar energy from space in 2030. Universe Space Tech. https://universemagazine.com/en/space-power-plant-will-provide-iceland-with-solar-energy/

• Forbes: Knapp, A. (2025, March 31). Robinhood’s billionaire cofounder wants to set up hundreds of solar panels in space. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2024/10/09/robinhoods-billionaire-cofounder-wants-to-set-up-hundreds-of-solar-panels-in-space/

• Design News: Chin, S. (2024, September 30). Harnessing solar power from space. Design News. https://www.designnews.com/power-energy/these-solar-panels-reside-in-space

• Autoweek: Motavalli, J. (2024, September 25). BMW details its new fuel-cell car as CO2 Strategy. Autoweek. https://www.autoweek.com/news/a62373281/bmw-fuel-cell-car-at-climate-week-nyc/

• mLive: Larson, L. S. (2024, July 29). It’s Always sunny in space: Michigan startup hopes to beam solar power to Earth. mLIVE. https://www.mlive.com/environment/2024/07/its-always-sunny-in-space-michigan-startup-hopes-to-beam-solar-power-to-earth.html

• Michigan News Source: Helms, I (2024, July 29). Michigan’s Virtus Solis leads the charge in space-based solar power. Michigan News Source. https://www.michigannewssource.com/2024/07/michigans-virtus-solis-leads-the-charge-in-space-based-solar-power/

• Space: Pultarova, T. (2024, April 30). SpaceX’s starship could help this start-up beam clean energy from space. here’s how (video). Space. https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-solar-power-beaming-virtus-solis

• Interesting Engineering: Agard, S. (2024, April 11). Former spacex, General Motors engineers turn to space-based solar power. Interesting Engineering. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/spacex-gm-space-solar-power

• Clean Technica: Casey, T. (2024, February 4). The US Space Force is also catching Space solar fever. CleanTechnica. https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/04/us-space-force-space-solar-quantum-antenna/

• Fast Company: Peters, A. (2024, February 1). This startup plans to beam solar power from space. Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/91021022/this-startup-plans-to-beam-solar-power-from-space

• NASA: Rodgers, E., Gertsen, E., Sotudeh, J., Mullins, C., Hernandez, A., Le, H. N., Smith, P., & Joseph, N. (2024, January 11). Space-based solar power. NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf

2023

• New York Times: Gallogly, N. (2023, Sept 20). Space-based solar power is a possible alternative energy source . New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/climate/space-solar-power-energy.html

• Amazon Music: London Futurists. (2023, October 11). The future of space-based solar power, with John Bucknell. Amazon Music. https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9c387f64-24a4-4fc9-aa54-f01e57cfd0ce/london-futurists

• Gizmodo: Hurler, K. (2023, June 21). These companies want to beam space-based solar power to Earth. Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/companies-beam-space-based-solar-power-earth-1850561102

• Power Engineering International: Jones, J. S. (2023, June 21). Space-based Solar Power Station Build Agreement inked. Power Engineering International. https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/commercial-space-based-solar-power-station-build-agreement-inked/

• University of Bristol: Bristol space-based solar power project receives £353k funding boost. University of Bristol. (2023, June 14). https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/june/space-solar-project.html

2021

• Space Settlement Progress: Bucknell, J. (2021, July 18). Virtus Solis: Affordable space solar power. Space Settlement Progress. https://spacesettlementprogress.com/virtus-solis-affordable-space-solar-power/

References

• https://www.factoriesinspace.com/virtus-solis