Beam Energy Part III

     Very soon all the energy needs required for all the worlds requirements could be available from space !
     Some of the energy would become direct  solar and some of it from microwaves.  It would all be free and clear from pollution and clean.                           
  This proposed space energy system would see  space power satellite (SSPS) placed in the Clark GEO.  The  satellite  would collect solar energy and convert it into multiple masers to be beamed to earth.  The Clark orbit  is a geosynchronous earth orbit positioned directly over the equator.  This is the only orbital path that remains absolutely stationary in relation to the ground.
   On the earth at  ground zero, the multiple beams would each form a footprint around 750 meters in diameter.  Over the center of this footprint  the overlapping beams would combine at  ten times the energy supplied by the sun.  At the point where these beams combined and intersected the beam would equal that of the suns energy.
  This new beam would be available 7/24 all year long.  There are presently proposals for collecting this energy on the surface of the earth using aerial arrays known as rectennas .
   Studies made of the  Space  Satellite Power Station project represent  that  solar energy from this facility could be collected with a 80-90% efficiency rate.
  If this energy was used for propulsion it could be reflected using controllable metal reflectors.
   If this method of energy collection were to be used it would be an extremely efficient  method of collecting from the footprint.
  One of the benefits of using microwaves is they can use aerial arrays efficiently, similar to a ray of light but without the need for a high quality finish on the reflector.  All that is needed is a standard metal mirror to redirect the beam.