A big part of green energy is harnessing the power of the sun. We have many sophisticated ways of doing this, but most of them face the limits that come with capturing solar energy within the atmosphere. To work around these limits, the SunSat Design Competition is working on ways to collect energy in space for delivery back home.
This international competition is open to students and professionals alike, encouraging entrants to create designs for satellites that could most efficiently collect and deliver solar energy. It has contributed over $45,000 in funding to contest winners since 2013, and 2016 promises to be the biggest year yet. Thanks to a partnership with Enterprise In Space, the competition shall now be able to launch winning experiments into space in a partially 3D printed spacecraft.
What we are seeing here is the future of clean energy and space exploration. With the help of 3D printing, spacecraft design and manufacturing is becoming more and more accessible, making it easier to pump funds where they are needed in education programs for the next generation of innovators. To learn more about what 3D printing can do for your own projects, contact our 3D printing company in Seattle.
