Value chain · CLM-0003
In plain terms
The report gives the receiving site as an ellipse roughly 7 km by 13 km, and states a beam strength of 245 watts per square metre.
The claim as recorded
The same summary specifies a 6.7 km by 13 km elliptical rectenna receiving 245 W/m2 and generating 2 GW into the grid, a third figure differing from the 230 W/m2 and 240 W/m2 given elsewhere in the same document set.
T4 commissioned study or industry paper · high confidence · as of 2021 · past review · VER-1640 CONFIRMED 2026-10-01 (also VER-003 CONFIRMED 2026-09-04) · VC07
Scope and limits
Presentation slide, not an analysis section. The three figures 230, 240 and 245 W/m2 appear across SRC-023 and SRC-024 without a stated reason for the difference.
What it assumes
No assumptions are recorded against this claim.
Where it comes from
SRC-023 Space Based Solar Power: De-risking the pathway to Net Zero, 2021
Quoted verbatim, p15: "6.7km by 13km elliptical rectenna | Receiving 245W/m2 high frequency radio wave power | Generating 2GW into grid".
Related records
- Answers question
- QST-001 not published in this release
Cite this
energyaperture.com/c/clm-0003
CLM-0003, Energy Aperture, as of 2021.
Connected records
Other published records linked to this one. A list, not a judgement.
- Also from SRC-023
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