September 1, 2023, Kent, WA – PowerLight Technologies, a leader in remote power delivery using laser power beaming, is excited to announce its membership in the Industrial Affiliates program at the College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), University of Central Florida (UCF). This partnership is a step forward in PowerLight’s mission to advance the field laser …
DARPA seeks to enable a near-instantaneous energy transport system for U.S. military operations with contested logistics and/or multi-domain operations. PowerLight laser power beaming technology is a key component. August 22, 2023, Kent, WA – PowerLight Technologies, the leading developer of safe, long-distance wireless power beaming solutions for kilowatt class power levels over kilometers of distance, today announced …
August 1, 2023, Kent, WA – PowerLight Technologies, the leading developer of safe, long-distance wireless power beaming solutions for kilowatt class power levels over kilometers of distance, today announced it shipped the first-ever power over fiber (PoF) prototype for telecom applications to a major US telecom company. This prototype distributes power without any copper wires using clean …
Showcases the potential for “dual-use” DE Class Weapons Systems that provide DoD unique new operational flexibility for energy distribution, improved return on investment. Demonstration conducted as part of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Safe and Continuous Power Beaming Optical (SCOPE-O) initiative July, 2022, Kent, WA – PowerLight Technologies, the leading developer of safe, long-distance wireless power …
July 1, 2023, Kent, WA – PowerLight Technologies, the leading developer of safe, long-distance wireless power beaming solutions for kilowatt class power levels over kilometers of distance, today announced it has named former NeoPhonics CEO Tim Jenks to its Board of Advisors. Jenks left NeoPhotonics as Chairman and CEO after completing the sale of the company …
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June 8, 2023, Kent, WA – PowerLight Technologies was issued U.S. Patent No. 11,681,071 for a safety system for free space power beaming. PLT now holds 17 U.S. patents, in addition to a number of foreign patents and worldwide applications. Power beaming involves transmitting optical power from a laser to a receiver that can convert it back …
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April 22, 2023, Kent, WA – PowerLight Technologies, the leading developer of safe, long-distance wireless power beaming solutions for kilowatt class power levels over kilometers of distance, announced that CTO Tom Nugent presented a plenary talk on “The Present and Future of Laser Power Beaming: Capabilities & Customers,” at the 5th Optical Wireless and Fiber Power Transmission Conference 2023 …
As a result of Ericsson’s constant pursuit of new technology to improve the deployment of Radio Access Network (RAN) sites, the company has teamed up with U.S. laser innovator, PowerLight Technologies, to achieve the first safe, fully wireless-powered 5G base station. The proof-of-concept (PoC) demo milestone was achieved recently in Seattle using optical beaming – …
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The Power Transmitted Over Laser (PTROL) project safely and wirelessly transmits energy to a specific receiver. This has been a multi-year project. Phase III demonstrated PTROL is on the path to mount a receiver that’s light enough and powerful enough to be flown on a drone. Power beaming is undetectable by the human eye, quiet, …
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