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How US firm plans to beam solar power from orbit after world-first aircraft laser test
In late November, a Cessna turboprop aircraft flying at an altitude of 5,000 meters ...
On a blustery November day, a Cessna turboprop flew over Pennsylvania at 5,000 meters, in crosswinds of up to 70 knots—nearly ...
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A startup just beamed electricity from a moving airplane to prove we can harvest solar power from space
On a blustery November day in 2025, a Cessna turboprop fought its way through the skies over Pennsylvania. The conditions were miserable for flying: at an altitude of 5,000 meters, crosswinds whipped ...
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 ...
A U.S. startup called Overview Energy successfully carried out a wireless power-beaming test using a moving aircraft in November 2025. A Cessna plane flying over Pennsylvania, roughly 16,404 feet ...
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 ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to work on directed energy wireless power beaming ...
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 ...
PowerLight is creating a “wireless power line" through the air, delivering kilowatt-class power over kilometers. Revolutionary Ground-to-Air Wireless Power Solution Transitions from Component ...
If you really think about it, the decades since our species got hooked on energy for its daily dealings didn't bring about significant developments in the way we get access to it. We still use cables ...
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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