You can't generate solar power at night unless your panels are in space. A startup that wants to beam orbital sunlight straight into existing solar farms has just emerged from stealth, claiming a ...

The goal of the new project is to field an operational capability for space-to-space and space-to-ground power beaming by 2030, according to the Defense Innovation Unit call to industry.

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 ...

Star Catcher’s technology is designed to use Fresnel lenses to collect and concentrate sunlight. Credit: Star Catcher Startup Star Catcher Industries plans to demonstrate an orbital optical power beam ...