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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 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

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 ...
GlobalAir.com

Cessna Caravan used to transmit solar power to ground in energy test

Overview attached its laser and optical systems to a Cessna Caravan and flew at an altitude of over 5,000 meters. When flying ...

Researchers beam energy from a moving aircraft to test space solar power

The successful test is a proof-of-concept for Overview Energy's plans to deliver solar energy to Earth from satellites. The ...
Scientific American

These Vertical Solar Panels Survive Storms by ‘Swaying’ Like Trees

Traditional solar fails in the windswept north. Two Swedish inventors are betting on aerodynamic resilience to solve the ...