Space Solar: Innovations, Benefits, and Collaborative Opportunities

Join us for an ISEA members only exclusive and insightful webinar featuring Space Solar, a pioneering company in space-based solar power technology. Discover how this cutting-edge technology can support grid stability, enhance energy security, and offer significant benefits to both industry and society. This webinar will also explore potential collaborations with Irish organisations and serve as a precursor to the "Future Technology in Solar" session at Solar Ireland 2024: Road to 2030.

Agenda:

1. Welcome and Introduction by Conall Bolger, CEO of ISEA

2. Presentation by Space Solar's Co-CEO, Sam Adlen

• Overview of Space-Based Solar Power Technology
• Addressing Grid Restrictions and Enhancing Energy Security
• Benefits to Industry and Society
• Collaboration Opportunities with Irish Organisations

3. Q&A Session

Registration:

Please register for the webinar using the link below:

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About the Speaker:

Sam Adlen, Co-CEO of Space Solar

Sam is co-CEO of Space Solar, creating an era-defining new solar energy source from space. Following a PhD working on a NASA Mars mission, Sam joined VEGA as a consultant focusing on satellite applications. From there, he held senior space sector strategy roles in Finmeccanica, successfully exited a start-up in the logistics sector, and was Lead Technologist for Space at Innovate UK (the UK’s Innovation Agency). Sam was latterly Chief Strategy Officer at the Satellite Applications Catapult, where he was responsible for developing a strategy that best supports UK growth and working with hundreds of businesses to support them on their journeys.

Sam engages broadly across the space sector in shaping future direction and the benefits space can deliver to Earth. He co-founded the UKSpace In-Orbit Services and Manufacturing working group and the Spatial Finance Initiative and is Co-Chair of the Space Energy Initiative. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Satellite Finance Network and has been a Non-Executive Director for OceanMind and Disclosure Oxford.

Sam holds an MPhys and PhD from Oxford University and an MBA from Imperial College London. He is an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School, University of London.

About Solar Ireland 2024: Road to 2030

Solar Ireland 2024 is the premier conference for the solar energy sector in Ireland. This year's theme, "Road to 2030," focuses on the innovations and technologies that will shape the future of solar energy. The conference will feature a special session on "Future Technology in Solar," where the insights from this webinar will be further explored.

Contact Information:

For any questions or further information, please contact: Priscila Mc Geehan at priscila.p.mcgeehan@irishsolarenergy.org