In line with series of Swiss-Japan workshops on the thematic “Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) and Space-based Solar Power (SBSP)“, the 3rd “Japan-Switzerland SBSP/WPT Workshop” was held at the Kyoto University Tokyo Office, Tokyo, Japan, on the 29th of November 2024. This is a joint workshop co-organized by Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH) at Kyoto University and Sirin Orbital Systems AG.
This year’s workshop had a specific emphasize on the WPT related businesses in Japan and Switzerland / Europe, with speakers from Sirin Orbital Systems AG, Panasonic, SoftBank, Aeterlink, Tokyo Metropolitan University focusing their speeches on the “WPT for Powering IoT and Computer Peripheral Devices, WPT for B5G/6G era, WPT for Air-Mobility and Drones”.
On the R&D side, the workshop provided an insightful overview on recent achievements of Japan Space Systems in cooperation with JAXA/ISAS, and their ongoing world-class long-distance WPT demonstration from an airplane to a ground-receiving system examining 5-7km distance wireless power transmission in Nagano Prefecture, Kirigamine Glider Filed. JAXA/ISAS also presented latest status of the “On-orbit experiment of HIgh-precision beam control using small SAtellite for MicrowAve power transmission (OHISAMA)” mission.
This year’s workshop had a special guest speaker from the United Kingdom, Space Solar, who provided insightful updates on the UK tailwinds and headwinds related to Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP), with the priority of “Delivering Energy Security and Powering a Net Zero Future”.
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