China tests world-first full-function space solar verification tower
In many ways, space is the perfect place for a solar energy array. There are no clouds in the way, no seasonal variability, no atmospheric filtering, and your solar panels can operate at peak efficiency around the clock, since the planet doesn't block the Sun. Put a solar panel in space, according to some estimates, and it'll generate 6-8 times more energy than it can down here on Earth.Getting the power back down to the surface? Now there's the problem. Geosynchronous orbit, in which a satellite stays more or less right…