Value chain · CLM-0001
In plain terms
The UK government's own feasibility study describes a system beaming microwaves at about 230 watts per square metre onto the ground.
The claim as recorded
The UK Phase 1 engineering feasibility study specifies a reference system transmitting at 2.45 GHz with a maximum beam intensity of about 230 W/m2 at the rectenna, delivering about 2 GW to the grid from about 3.4 GW generated on the satellite.
Scope and limits
Consultancy study for a government department. It states "maximum beam intensity" without an averaging time or averaging area, so it may not be compared directly with an exposure reference level until that basis is established. See CLM-0006.
What it assumes
No assumptions are recorded against this claim.
Where it comes from
Quoted verbatim, p10: "generate around 3.4GW of electricity on the satellite, transmit the microwave power at 2.45GHz with a maximum beam intensity of around 230 W/m2 (one quarter of the intensity of midday sunlight) and produce around 2GW of electrical power to the grid".
Related records
- Answers question
- QST-001 not published in this release
Cite this
energyaperture.com/c/clm-0001
CLM-0001, Energy Aperture, as of 2020.
Connected records
Other published records linked to this one. A list, not a judgement.
- Also from SRC-024
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