Powerlight Technologies

Mike Hartnett, PowerLight’s VP of Business Development, attended and gave a presentation last month at National Defense Industrial Association – (NDIA)’s ETI conference last month where he spoke on the importance of power beaming in military operations providing autonomy and freedom at scale for power distribution throughout the battlefield, specifically when powering UAS platforms. As …

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Tom Nugent, PowerLight Technologies co-founder and CTO, was featured in a new podcast about power beaming from Arun Seraphin and his team at National Defense Industrial Association – (NDIA)‘s ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute! In addition to being on YouTube, and also on any podcast app (Apple Podcasts, Spotify) under the channel “Emerging Tech Horizons” there are also other options at their website.

EEPower.com recently published an article regarding PowerLight’s endeavor with Blue Origin for DARPA’s LunA-10 program. As PowerLight’s CTO, Tom Nugent, told EEPower, “To live and work on the Moon, we’ll need reliable access to energy. Although NASA and DARPA are working with industry players to develop power generation systems designed for supporting longer stays on the lunar surface, additional infrastructure …

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PowerLight Technologies is excited to join the HAPS Alliance. “The mission of the HAPS Alliance is to unlock the potential of Earth’s stratosphere as the next great frontier for advancements to enhance connectivity around the globe. As the portion of space that is closest to Earth’s atmosphere, the stratosphere is positioned to usher in the groundbreaking …

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“DARPA’s aim is not to bring electricity to homes but to deliver energy to places where it would prove difficult, expensive, or dangerous to reach with grid infrastructure or fuel or battery shipments.” DARPA’s Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) power-beaming initiative was recently featured on IEEE’s website, featuring insight from Paul Jaffe, an electronics …

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Earlier this year, PowerLight welcomed the Honorable Heidi Shyu, Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense (DoD), to tour our new office space. During the visit, PowerLight “showcased its cutting-edge wireless power beaming and power over fiber solutions that are supporting some of DoD’s most pressing logistical challenges.” “Throughout the meeting, Ms. Shyu reiterated …

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A recent article featured in The Debrief has promoted PowerLight’s relationship with DARPA and their efforts to utilize power beaming to provide power to remote locations, such as the battlefield. “DARPA wants to use lasers to send energy directly to war zones. This is the wireless power beaming technology that will make it happen.” – …

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