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How US firm plans to beam solar power from orbit after world-first aircraft laser test
Flying over Pennsylvania, the small airplane wirelessly beamed power down to receivers on the ground. The flight test marked ...
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Startup details plan to beam down energy from space after aircraft laser test: 'It's the first time anyone's really done [this]'
The company’s long-term vision involves satellites positioned 22,000 miles above Earth. Startup details plan to beam down ...
PowerLight Technologies, a leader in safe wireless power transfer, today announced the successful development and subsystem testing of its end-to-end laser power beaming system for Unmanned Aerial ...
Helio Corporation (OTCID: HLEO) (“Helio” or the “Company”) today announced its strategic positioning to lead the emerging space-based solar power (SBSP) market as global attention on orbital energy ...
Airborne milestone validates the system Overview will take to orbit—a critical step toward delivering energy from space to the grid ASHBURN, Va., Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Overview Energy, a space ...
The core of this system is its optical power beaming platform, which uses a specialized 3-dimensional photovoltaic (PV) receiver paired with an LED light source. This setup not only allows for ...
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Space solar power stations could accidentally fry nearby satellites with laser beams
A new study assesses the risk of space-based solar power satellites damaging nearby orbital space infrastructure with ...
Star Catcher Industries says it has demonstrated wireless laser power beaming, transmitting 1.1 kW of electrical power to commercial off-the-shelf solar panels over more than 1 km (0.6 mi.). Star ...
Aetherflux aims to transmit about 1 kW of power in a demo next year. Credit: Aetherflux Aetherflux has raised a $50 million Series A round of financing as it prepares to demonstrate infrared laser ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to work on directed energy wireless power beaming capabilities ...
Successful test marks a major milestone toward building the first in-space energy grid for satellites JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Catcher Industries, Inc. ("Star Catcher"), ...
An artistic rendering showing the concept of collecting solar energy in space and beaming converted RF energy to a terrestrial rectenna. Credit: Northrop Grumman In the 1940s, science fiction author ...
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