In this episode of HELLO FUTURE, host Kevin Cirilli sits down with Alex Gilbert, Principal & Field Director at Rocinante Fieldworks and Fellow at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, to explore why building solar power plants in space could be key to modernizing Earth’s energy grid.

Gilbert discusses the technical and strategic case for space-based solar power — collecting continuous energy in orbit and beaming it back to Earth — and how this frontier infrastructure could help address terrestrial energy challenges. 

Drawing on his background in nuclear innovation, energy security, and extreme-environment systems, he explains what it would take to make orbital power plants a reality and why this approach may become a critical part of the long-term solution for clean, reliable energy.

In this episode of HELLO FUTURE, host Kevin Cirilli sits down with Alex Gilbert, Principal &amp; Field Director at Rocinante Fieldworks and Fellow at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, to explore why building solar power plants in space could be key to modernizing Earth&rsquo;s energy grid.
Gilbert discusses the technical and strategic case for space-based solar power &mdash; collecting continuous energy in orbit and beaming it back to Earth &mdash; and how this frontier infrastructure could help address terrestrial energy challenges.&nbsp;
Drawing on his background in nuclear innovation, energy security, and extreme-environment systems, he explains what it would take to make orbital power plants a reality and why this approach may become a critical part of the long-term solution for clean, reliable energy.

HELLO, FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli is the daily podcast where tomorrow’s biggest questions come alive. Are aliens already visiting us? Could your next job be in space? What if satellites could find lost cities, or stop the next wildfire? What happens if America loses the space race… or if every satellite went dark tomorrow? From Mars to UFOs, from flying cars to “civilization starter kits,” each episode blends science, technology, and imagination with the real choices shaping our world. It’s smart, fast, and curious, built for anyone who’s ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what comes next. This isn’t science fiction. It’s the future, knocking on your door. 

Kevin Cirilli is the founder of meet the future™ (mtf.tv). Cirilli has advised some of the nation’s leading military nonprofit philanthropists and policymakers and he is an emerging playwright. As a journalist, he is the former Chief Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Radio, where he covered the White House, Congress, and global economic policy while anchoring a daily geopolitical business affairs program.

Before founding mtf.tv, Kevin appeared across nearly every major network — including CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, C-SPAN, NPR, and Yahoo Finance — providing nonpartisan political and economic analysis and conducting exclusive interviews with some of the most influential figures of the 21st century. He was also a media fellow at the Atlantic Council in the Global China Hub.

He has reported from across the United States and around the world — including assignments in Israel, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia — covering pivotal moments in global affairs and the people driving change.

HELLO, FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli&nbsp;is the daily podcast where tomorrow&rsquo;s biggest questions come alive. Are aliens already visiting us? Could your next job be in space? What if satellites could find lost cities, or stop the next wildfire? What happens if America loses the space race&hellip; or if every satellite went dark tomorrow? From Mars to UFOs, from flying cars to &ldquo;civilization starter kits,&rdquo; each episode blends science, technology, and imagination with the real choices shaping our world. It&rsquo;s smart, fast, and curious, built for anyone who&rsquo;s ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what comes next. This isn&rsquo;t science fiction. It&rsquo;s the future, knocking on your door.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cirilli-943b162a/">Kevin Cirilli</a>&nbsp;is the founder of meet the future&trade; (mtf.tv). Cirilli has advised some of the nation&rsquo;s leading military nonprofit philanthropists and policymakers and he is an emerging playwright. As a journalist, he is the former Chief Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Radio, where he covered the White House, Congress, and global economic policy while anchoring a daily geopolitical business affairs program.
Before founding mtf.tv, Kevin appeared across nearly every major network &mdash; including CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, C-SPAN, NPR, and Yahoo Finance &mdash; providing nonpartisan political and economic analysis and conducting exclusive interviews with some of the most influential figures of the 21st century. He was also a media fellow at the Atlantic Council in the Global China Hub.
He has reported from across the United States and around the world &mdash; including assignments in Israel, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia &mdash; covering pivotal moments in global affairs and the people driving change.

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli

In this episode of HELLO FUTURE, host Kevin Cirilli sits down with Alex Gilbert, Principal & Field Director at Rocinante Fieldworks and Fellow at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, to explore why building solar power plants in space could be key to modernizing Earth’s energy grid.

HELLO FUTURE: Space-Based Solar Power and the Future of the Grid

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