Would a conducting loop in Earth orbit generate electric current?

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So, I was wondering if a conducting loop was placed in orbit around the Earth would it be able to generate a current?
 

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In principle, sure - the magnetic flux through the loop would change over time.
There have been experiments generating power from solar wind by various methods: the devil is in the details.