{"id":36402,"date":"2025-12-14T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T09:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=36402"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:28:08","slug":"energy-to-be-transmitted-from-orbit-to-solar-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/energy-to-be-transmitted-from-orbit-to-solar-power-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal of Continuous Energy Production: Energy to be Transmitted from Orbit to Solar Power Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overview Energy<\/strong>, aiming to transmit energy from space with lasers<\/strong>, plans to place solar panels<\/strong> in orbit<\/strong> to transform existing solar power plants<\/strong> into facilities that produce electricity at night as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview Energy<\/strong>, aiming to redefine solar energy<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, has taken the stage with an ambitious project aiming to transform existing solar power plants<\/strong> on Earth into facilities that generate electricity at night as well. The company aims to send the energy it collects in orbit<\/strong> to Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company’s approach is based on collecting continuous sunlight<\/strong> in space with large solar panels<\/strong> to be placed in geosynchronous orbit<\/strong> approximately 35,000 km above Earth and transmitting this energy directly to large-scale solar power plants<\/strong> on Earth via infrared lasers<\/strong>. In this way, nearly 24-hour energy production<\/strong> independent of daylight is targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Orbit Test in 2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The startup<\/strong> has raised $20 million<\/strong> in investment to date, and a portion of this budget was used for an aerial demonstration of the technology. A laser system<\/strong> mounted on a light aircraft demonstrated the system’s viability by transmitting energy to a ground-based receiver from a distance of 5 kilometers. Although space-based energy systems<\/strong> have been seen as science fiction<\/strong> for many years, the significant drop in space launch costs<\/strong> over the last decade has brought this field a little closer to commercial reality<\/strong>. However, there are still significant hurdles to overcome. Sending giant solar panels<\/strong> to geosynchronous orbit<\/strong> is still much more costly than installing panels on Earth. Additionally, wireless energy transmission<\/strong> from space to Earth is also in the early development stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company aims to send its first test satellite to low Earth orbit<\/strong> in 2028, and then commission its final system in geosynchronous orbit<\/strong> in 2030 to start megawatt-level<\/strong> energy transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not a Competition-Free Environment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are other companies developing similar solutions. While Aetherflux<\/strong> works on a laser-based transmission technique<\/strong> like Overview, Emrod<\/strong> and the Orbital Composites\/Virtus Solis<\/strong> teams adopt a different method based on microwaves<\/strong>. Microwaves<\/strong> are less affected by clouds and moisture, which reduces weather-related interruptions. However, since this technology cannot be integrated into existing solar farms<\/strong>, companies need to build their own new ground stations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview Energy<\/strong>‘s advantage is offering easier integration by using existing solar farms<\/strong> as infrastructure. Nevertheless, the company needs to prove that energy beams<\/strong> sent from space are safe and will not deviate from the target. Also, the efficiency of the lasers<\/strong> is important, because losses during the conversion to infrared<\/strong> after energy is collected in space could eliminate all the advantages of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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