Xi’an Longi Green Energy to send solar panels into space

Bloomberg

Longi Green Energy Technology Co, the world’s biggest solar technology manufacturer, will send panels into space as the first step in plans to test the feasibility of harnessing the sun’s power in orbit and transmitting it back to Earth.
The Xi’an-based clean energy giant, which has helped China dominate the solar industry and drive down costs, will also study the use of its products in harsher environments, and assess their suitability for use in space programs, it said.
Longi’s new laboratory will also consider plans for energy monitoring satellites and environmental verification from space.