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- A report from Britain's Energy Department proposes deploying solar farms in space to help meet net-zero by 2050.
- The plan would orbit solar satellites that capture energy and beam it to Earth.
- Energy Secretary Ed Miliband supports the idea, saying it could provide zero-carbon power.
- Although initial costs are high, they are expected to fall by 2040, and space-based power operators could receive contracts for difference similar to wind subsidies.
