That's essentially what China's artificial solar rocket power generation aims to achieve. Unlike your neighbor's rooftop panels, this system involves launching solar collectors into Earth's orbit via rockets, then beaming the energy back to ground stations.
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The Solar Powered Rocket with Impulsive Thermal Engine (SPRITE) combines the high performance of a nuclear thermal rocket with the simplicity of solar thermal propulsion. The system operates by collecting solar power and storing energy in a high temperature phase change material.
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