Space-Based Solar Power
a.k.a Space Solar Power, SSP, or SBSP
Limitless Clean Energy from Space
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Four sessions, across 2 days, an all-star line-up of SSP pundits lay out
the whys and wherefores for one and all. These researchers stand upon
the shoulders of several hundred scientists, engineers, policy analysts,
economists, and space enthusiasts who have built the foundation of the
leading candidate for mankind�s ultimate source of renewable energy.
Every presenter has accepted the challenge to present fresh, original
material.
SSP has gained attention worldwide recently. Space activity is
advancing rapidly. Many nations are contributing, and our speakers come
from all over the globe. We welcome your attention and interest at this
historic event.
Who should attend? You. And your friends and colleagues. SSP is
multi-disciplinary. It�s really, really hard. We�re all working on how
to make the engineering scale, the infrastructure available, the regime
established, and the business case closed. The reason you should attend
is that we�re getting it figured out at last. You will learn about
multiple architectures, analyses, and enabling technologies, each
driving towards abundant, clean, affordable sun power. This is the kind
of convergence you see right before a major breakthrough.
Come take notes. Ask questions. Congregate at breaks and network. Mix it up and make it happen!
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Preliminary Agenda and Scheduled Speakers
Session 1: "Timing, Budget, Economics, and Commercialization of SBSP" |
Topics to be covered include cost and financing of SSP, regulatory
framework, and challenges in energy, environment, and economics.
Kick-off man is the mighty Gordon Woodcock, who will be speaking from
Rocket City, USA. Introduced here will be a clever new architecture for
SSP that is more intriguing than might appear at first glance.
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Time: 10 am - 10:30 am |
Virtual Presentation Title: Space Solar Power Cost and Financing |
Gordon Woodcock (Bio) |
Boeing Retired; Former President of the L5 Society; Former Chairman of the NSS Executive Committee |
Time: 10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Presentation Title: Space Solar Power and Energy, Environmental, Economic Challenges |
Darel Preble (Bio) |
President, Space Solar Power Institute |
Time: 10:50 am - 11 am |
Break |
Time: 11 am - 11:25 am |
Presentation Title: Regulatory Framework for Space Solar Power |
Deliana Ernst (Bio) |
Consultant, Rose Line BV |
Time: 11:25 am - 11:50 am |
Presentation Title: Space Mirrors for Ground Photovoltaic (PV) |
Lewis Fraas (Bio) |
President, JX Crystals, Inc. |
Time: 12 pm - 2 pm |
Lunch |
Session 2: "Components, Infrastructure, and Enabling Technology for SBSP" |
Learn more about America�s leading technologist on SSP hardware, Mr.
Paul Jaffe, and the sandwich module work he has been doing at the Naval
Research Laboratory. Attitude and orbital mechanics will be reviewed,
plus propulsion concepts for in-orbit transportation. Use of asteroidal
materials will be discussed - a hot topic in 2013 with the bevy of
commercial announcements in this area. This is also a great session to
learn why SSP is so important for you, and for posterity.
|
Time: 2 pm - 2:30 pm |
Presentation Title: Space Solar Power Sandwich Module Testing |
Paul Jaffe (Bio) |
Electronics Engineer, Researcher, and Integration and Testing Section Head, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
Time: 2:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
Presentation Title: Conceptual Design on the Sandwich Solar Power Satellite |
Nobuyuki Kaya (Bio) |
Dean, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University, Japan |
Time: 2:50 pm - 3 pm |
Break |
Time: 3 pm - 3:10 pm |
Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
Time: 3:10 pm - 3:20 pm |
Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
Time: 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm |
Presentation Title: Attitude and Orbital Dynamics of Space Solar Power |
Ian McNally (Bio) |
PhD Researcher, University of Glasgow, UK |
Time: 3:50 pm - 4 pm |
Break |
Time: 4 pm - 4:30 pm |
Virtual Presentation Title: Spacefaring logistics to enable SSP |
Mike Snead (Bio) |
President, Spacefaring Institute LLC |
Time: 4:30 pm - 4:55 pm |
Presentation Title: Propulsion Laser ETO, In-Orbit Transportation |
Keith Henson (Bio) |
Founder, L5 Society |
Time: 4:55 pm - 5:25 pm |
Presentation Title: Emerging Commercial Markets for Space Minerals and Energy |
Brad Blair (Bio) |
General Partner, NewSpace Analytics LLC |
Session 3: "Architecture, Pathways to Success, and Obstacles for SBSP" |
The inestimable Mr. John Mankins, perhaps SSP's leading citizen and
proponent, starts us off with a special session on the SPS-ALPHA
concept, the most recent and most advanced federally-funded SSP
development work. This invited talk is a must-attend! Following up will
be two great policy discussions, one on the Solar High/Boeing study, and
an in-depth comparative assessment of an entire cislunar infrastructure
supporting SSP. Grab your ears - your head may explode!
|
Time: 10 am - 10:50 am |
Presentation Title: SPS-ALPHA |
John C. Mankins (Bio) |
President, Artemis Innovation Management Solutions LLC |
Time: 10:50 am - 11 am |
Break |
Time: 11 am - 11:25 am |
Virtual Presentation Title: Update of Solar High/Boeing Study |
Hubert Davis (Bio) |
Retired Consultant |
Time: 11:25 am - 11:50 am |
Presentation Title: In-space Infrastructure for Space Solar Power |
John Strickland (Bio) |
NSS at-Large Director, Region 3 |
Session 4: "Motivation, Urgency, Scope, and Collaborations for SBSP" |
Tie your shoelaces for this wild ride. Oh, what a line-up of fascinating
people! Visual, conceptual, abstract, fast. And deep, meaningful, hair
prickle intensity. A beautiful pearl featured here will be an update on
R&D activities in Japan by Professor Emeritus Yoshi Ohkami. Many of my
dearest colleagues are presenting. You�ll walk away with stars in your
eyes.
|
Time: 2 pm - 2:50 pm |
Presentation Title: Five-Nation WPT Demo with moderated floor discussion |
Don Flournoy (Bio) |
Professor of Telecommunications, Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University |
Time: 2:50 pm - 3 pm |
Break |
Time: 3 pm - 3:30 pm |
Virtual Presentation Title: A Brief Report of R&D Activities in Japan from 2001 to 2012 and beyond |
Yoshiaki Ohkami (Bio) |
Professor Emeritus, Keio University, Japan |
Time: 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm |
Virtual Presentation Title: Alternative Strategies for Space Solar Power |
Royce Jones (Bio) |
President, Exploration Partners LLC. |
Time: 3:50 pm - 4 pm |
Break |
Time: 4 pm - 4:10 pm |
Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
Time: 4:10 pm - 4:20 pm |
Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
Time: 4:20 pm - 4:50 pm |
Presentation Title: Solar System Properties/Resources |
Seth D. Potter (Bio) |
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Lugar Center for Renewable Energy at IUPUI |
Time: 4:50 pm - 5 pm |
Break |
Time: 5 pm - 5:30 pm |
Presentation Title: Settlement and Space Solar Power |
Peter Curreri (Bio) |
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
Time: 5:30 pm - 6 pm |
Presentation Title: Suspending Disbelief - Unbundling Space Power Systems to foster applications of Space-to-Space Power Beaming |
Gary Barnhard (Bio) |
Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. |
Speaker's Bio
Gary Barnhard
Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc.
Mr. Barnhard is a robotic, space, and computer systems engineer -- a
self described synergistic technological philanthropist, entrepreneur,
and serial venture capitalist.
Brad Blair
General Partner, NewSpace Analytics LLC
Geologist, mining engineer and mineral economist consulting from
Idaho Springs, Colorado on advanced mining and aerospace technology
as well as the future economic use of space resources. Began
researching lunar in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) in 1989 under
NASA Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) funding as a graduate
student at the Colorado School of Mines. During the summer of 1999,
Brad was a visiting professional at the NASA/JSC Exploration Office,
where he learned and practiced the art of cost estimation in support
of a design reference mission for human Mars exploration. From
2001-2005, he and a small team at Colorado School of Mines conducted
research for NASA on topics related to ISRU. Since that time Brad
has worked under US and Canadian government research contracts, and
has consulted for aerospace and mining industry clients on ISRU
design and economic analysis as well as advanced technologies. He
directly participa ted as a competitor in two NASA centennial
challenges, and is currently advising and building NewSpace startup
companies.
Peter Curreri
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Dr. Curreri has been a scientist with NASA since 1981. In the two years
prior to joining NASA he was a finalist in the second Space Shuttle
Astronaut selection process, and an assistant professor at the
University of Florida. He has authored over 90 technical publications,
and has been Principal Investigator on 12 NASA research grants and
Co-Principal Investigator on 2 Shuttle Spacelab flight experiments. He
was the Mission Scientist for three Spacelab Missions, United States
Microgravity Payload missions 2, 3, and 4, for which he was awarded the
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. His past positions at NASA include
leadership of Marshall's Biological and Physical Space Research
Laboratory, Division Lead Scientist for Exploration and Marshall's
scientist lead for Lunar Oxygen Production. He is currently serving as
technical, scientific and manufacturing lead on various rocket materials
research projects.
Hubert P. (Hu) Davis
Retired Consultant
USAF in Korea, USAFIT, EAFB
NASA Apollo, Vehicle Manager LM-5, Eagle, head of NASA JSC Advanced
Systems Office under Dr. Max Faget, Consultant to NAE and U.S. Department of Defense
Assessments of SBSP, Independent Analyst of SBSP 2010-2013.
Deliana Ernst
Consultant, Rose Line BV.
Deliana Ernst is a highly experienced lawyer, having worked for 18+
years with Big4, Nike and Shell. She has a background in international
corporate tax and finance and holds an advanced Master's degree in
Energy and Environmental Law from the University of Leuven (Belgium).
Deliana established herself as an independent consultant and specializes
in energy and climate policy and energy market regulation. She possesses
a detailed and thorough knowledge of energy-related legislation together
with current economic developments in the energy markets.
Don Flournoy
Professor of Telecommunications, Scripps College of
Communication, Ohio University
Founding editor of the Online Journal of Space Communication, and author of
Solar Power Satellites: Springer Science and Business Media, 2012.
He was Vice President of the Board of Directors, Society of
Satellite Professional International for two terms, 2002-2008, and
Co-chair of the SSPI Academic Council. A former Dean in three
universities, and 15-year Director of a Research Institute, Prof.
Flournoy has taught and written about Satellites and Space
Communication since 1984. The international Sunsat Design
Competition: Visualizing Space Solar Power, being launched at
ISDC-D.C., was created and managed by Ohio University students under
his supervision.
Lewis Fraas
President, JX Crystals, Inc.
Lewis M. Fraas, Ph.D., is the president of JX Crystals, one of the major
innovators in concentrated sunlight solar cells and modules. Before
joining JX Crystals, Dr. Fraas worked at Hughes Research Labs, Chevron
Research Co, and the Boeing High Tech Center. Dr. Fraas has spearheaded
the development of high-power-density solar cells and complete
concentrating photovoltaic and thermophotovoltaic systems. Dr. Fraas
wrote the first paper describing the 40% efficient triple junction
concentrator solar cell now entering high volume production. In 1989,
his group at Boeing demonstrated the first 35% efficient multijunction
cell. He has degrees from Caltech, Harvard, and USC and he has authored
2 books, 200 technical publications, and over 50 patents.
Keith Henson
Founder L5 Society
Keith's life is scattered over electronics, space engineering, memetics,
cryonics, nanotechnology, evolutionary psychology and free speech to
name just a few. He has run his own businesses and acted as a consultant
since a 1972 dismissal for refusing to certify an electronic module for
nuclear power plant use that failed to meet the required MTBF
(Mean-Time-Between-Failure) specification.
Paul Jaffe
Electronics Engineer, Researcher, and Integration and
Testing Section Head, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
Paul has worked on over a dozen NASA and Department of Defense space missions, including
SSULI, STEREO, TacSat-1, TacSat-4, and MIS. He developed standards and
lead spacecraft computer hardware development as part of the Department
of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space effort. He served as a
coordinator and editor of NRL's Space Solar Power (SSP) study report and
is presently the principal investigator for an SSP-related research
effort. His current primary role is as the Electrical Segment Lead for
the Weather Satellite Follow-on (WSF) program in which he manages a
large, multidisciplinary team. Paul is also active in educational and
STEM outreach. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Electrical
Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University. He is currently pursuing a
Ph.D. at the University of Maryland.
Nobuyuki Kaya
Dean, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University, Japan
Nobuyuki Kaya received his B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Kyoto
University in 1973, 1975, and 1986, respectively. He is a professor in
the Department of Computational Science, Graduate School of System
Informatics, Kobe University. He is now the Dean of the Graduate School
of System Informatics from 2012.
John C. Mankins
President, Artemis Innovation Management Solutions LLC
Internationally recognized leader in space systems and technology
innovation, and as a highly effective manager of large-scale
technology R&D programs.
(Bio)
Ian McNally
PhD Researcher, University of Glasgow, UK
Ian McNally holds a Masters degree in Chemical Physics from the University of
Edinburgh and also a M.Sc. in Space Mission Analysis and Design from the
University of Glasgow. On completion of my M.Sc. in October 2011 I began
a Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Glasgow with a
research focus on Solar Power Satellites (SPSs). So far I have studied
the orbital dynamics of SPSs and optimisation of SPS systems. I am
currently a visiting scholar at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Yoshiaki Ohkami
Professor Emeritus, Keio University, Japan
Dr. Ohkami obtained Doctoral Degree in Control Engineering from Tokyo Institute
of Technology and worked for National Aerospace Laboratory as research
engineer on spacecraft attitude control and large space systems
(1968-1992). During this period, he worked as visiting researcher at
UCLA under NASA/MSFC contract (1972-1974) and Deputy Director for Space
Station Program Office of Japan (1985-1986). He worked as professor at
Tokyo Institute of Technology (1992-1999), and at Keio University
(1999-2005) while serving as Research Inspector at JAXA Space Center
(1999-2005). Currently, he serves as Executive Advisor after finishing
the Dean of Graduate School of Systems Design and Management, Keio
University. Major fields of his research include the Strategic Systems
Engineering, Dynamics and Control of Complex Mechanical Systems, and
Field Robotics. He is a fellow of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
and the INCOSE, and life members of IEEE, SICE and Japan Society for
Aeronautical and Space Sciences. He is awarded Academic Prizes from
JSME, SICE, and others.
Seth D. Potter
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Lugar Center for Renewable Energy at IUPUI
Seth Potter has worked extensively in the aerospace industry, where
his experience has included space-based solar power, wireless power
transmission, robotic satellite servicing, lunar/planetary mission
design, radar system design, and solid-state science. He is
currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Richard G. Lugar
Center for Renewable Energy at Indiana University � Purdue
University Indianapolis, as well as the NSS Board of Advisors. He
holds a Ph.D. in Applied Science from New York University, as well
as Bachelor�s and Master�s degrees in Physics from Columbia
University. He resides in Southern California, where he serves on
the Board of Directors of the OASIS � Los Angeles Chapter of NSS, as
well as the Council of the Los Angeles � Las Vegas Section of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Darel Preble
President, Space Solar Power Institute
Darel Preble was advanced systems analyst for twelve years for Southern
Company and wrote white papers on SSP in 1994, 1995, and 1996 for the
electric power and aerospace industries on his time. He left Southern's
strategic planning group in 1997 and incorporated the institute in
association with Georgia Tech to understand the technology, business and
energy policies necessary for utility-scale adoption of SSP. He
organized, chaired and moderated "The Great Debate - Moon or Mars?" at
the ASCE Space and Robotics 2000 conference (Glenn Research Center video
GRC-401). He chaired the business case analysis section of the DoD's
National Security Space Office's landmark 2007 SBSP study which was used
to help justify Reaction Engines' SKYLON. His interests span commercial
aerospace and utility-scale energy. Darel is married and lives in
Atlanta, GA. He holds a BA in Physics from Vanderbilt University; MSA,
Systems Mana gement (R&D Forecasting), George Washington University; and
MA, Physics(Theoretical Nuclear Physics), Georgia State University.
Royce Jones
President, Exploration Partners LLC
Mike Snead
President, Spacefaring Institute LLC.
Contributed to space agriculture with his former wife Carolyn Meinel and to studies on vapor
phase manufacturing and the use of low pressure, high heat capacity
pseudo fluids with Dr. Eric Drexler.
John Strickland
NSS at-Large Director, Region 3
John has two BA degrees: in Anthropology and in
Computer Science.NSS at-Large Director from Region 3. Joined the American Rocket
Society (A parent of the AIAA) in 1961. Attended the launch of
Apollo 10 and the first space shuttle launch. In 1975-6, joined
the National Space Institute and the L5 Society, and have
been a member for 34 years. John served as NSS Region
3 Director from 2004-2006 and am currently an At-large NSS
Director, elected in 2010. John is a member of the Space Settlement
Committee and Chair of the Awards Committee, and was on the Roadmap
Committee 2010-2011. In 1988, John was the creator and designer of
the NSS Heinlein award, and worked on the design for the Von Braun and
O�Neill Awards.
Gordon Woodcock
Boeing Retired; Former President of the L5 Society; Former Chairman of the NSS Executive Committee
59 years experience in aerospace engineering, including over 100
technical papers and articles. Worked for Boeing, NASA, Space America,
and Gray Research consulting on flight simulation development, image
processing, propulsion, and mission architecture. Mr. Woodcock was
president of the L-5 Society when it merged with NSI to become NSS.
About ISDC 2013 SSP Track Chair, Dr. Peter Schubert
Dr. Schubert is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology (PS&T) at Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He serves as
Director for the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy
(LugarEnergyCenter.org), named after long-time Indiana Senator Dick
Lugar. Schubert has published 80 technical papers in 9 distinct fields.
He holds 35 patents in the US, 8 more in the EU, and has about 20 more
pending. From 2007-2011 he was principal investigator on a NASA Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project on in situ resource
utilization (ISRU). Peter is a member of AIAA and is on their Space
Colonization Technical Committee. Within the NSS, Schubert is serving
his 1st 2-year term on the Board of Directors, representing Region 6,
the US upper Midwest. He started the Organization for Space Energy
Research (OSER-SSP.org) a funded research not-for-profit with the goal
of an objectively-optimized SSP architecture for which we can all
advocate with one voice.