Commentary by Mike Snead, President, Spacefaring Institute™
This “astroelectricity” PDF brochure quickly explains why America now needs to begin an orderly transition to space solar power to remain energy secure. Continue Reading134 – A “Why Astroelectricity NOW” phone/tablet-ready quick-read PDF brochure to share
This is my interview for Sirotin Intelligence. We discuss America’s national energy security need to develop SSP and the growing space race with China to develop SSP. Continue Reading133 – Mike Snead’s interview for Sirotin Intelligence
This article builds on my previous Space Review article, “Astroelectricity: America’s national energy security imperative”. In this article, I explain why the Trump administration—specifically, the National Space(faring) Council under the Continue Reading132 – America needs a National Astroelectricity Energy Security Transition Policy
This past year, I updated and expanded my analytical assessment of America’s sustainable energy needs and transition options. (See Spacefaring America blog post 130. In that post are links to Continue Reading131 – Astroelectricity: America’s national energy security imperative
Main report In preparing my 2019 book, Astroelectricity: Why American Engineers Should Advocate for GEO Space Solar Power to End America’s CO2 Emissions, Make America Energy Secure, and Prepare Continue Reading130 – Assessment of U.S. Sustainable Energy Needs and Transition Options
Mike Snead’s evaluation of America’s path to transitioning to practicable green energy. Continue Reading126 – Evaluating America’s green energy options including astroelectricity
If a government pledges and, especially, if it imposes laws mandating decarbonization, then it is reasonable to expect that the practical means to achieve decarbonization has been quantitatively defined. In short, a well-developed decarbonization plan must exist somewhere, right? What if such a plan doesn’t exist? Continue Reading121 – An assessment of EU decarbonization options including astroelectricity
Space solar power-generated astroelectricity is growing in recognition as the world’s future primary green energy source. This video and paper explain why this is happening. Continue Reading120 – The Coming Age of Astroelectricity
America will begin a spacefaring industrial revolution transforming America into a true human spacefaring nation AND will use the new astroelectricity to rebuild America for the 22nd century. Continue ReadingAstroelectricity eBook published
On December 12, 2016, this article was published in The Space Review. (A PDF of the article is here.) Author’s note: This article mostly recapped comments that I made in Continue Reading69 – Space Review article: A Trump Administration path to advance commercial space solar power
America faces two critical challenges this century. The first is responding to the uncertainty that the abnormally high and rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) level will have detrimental environmental consequences Continue Reading68 – Understanding Why Wind and Ground Solar Energy Cannot Replace Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels now provide about 80 percent of the energy Americans use. While everyone understands that these are non-renewable energy sources, Americans act as if they were. The reality Continue Reading66 – Understanding America’s Energy Security Challenge
Through the Spacefaring Institute™, a series of five videos on the Spacefaring Institute YouTube® channel are being posted focusing on energy and environmental security explaining why the United States should undertake Continue Reading65 – Understanding the CO2 Issue
On April 4, 2016, this article was published in The Space Review. (A PDF version of the article is here.) The United States is transitioning from a primary reliance on Continue Reading60 – Space Review article: Federal Legislation to Jumpstart Space Solar Power
On March 7, 2016, the second of my three-part series on world environmental and US energy security was published in The Space Review. (The PDF of the article is available Continue Reading57 – Space Review series (Part 2): US Fossil Fuel Energy Insecurity and Space Solar Power
On February 29, 2016, the first of my three-part series on world environmental and US energy security was published in The Space Review. (The pdf of the article is available here.) Continue Reading56 – Space Review series (Part 1): The Paris Climate Agreement and Space Solar Power
(From my LinkedIn posting of January 14, 2016) From President Obama’s State of the Union (2016) address: Listen, seven years ago, we made the single biggest investment in clean energy Continue Reading53 – US energy security was (again) ignored in the State of the Union address