Like mobile connectivity before it, persistent power will transform the way we design, deploy, and harness networks in the 21st century. Persistent power is defined as clean, safe, platform-agnostic power that is available on demand, where it is needed. Persistent power is made possible by revolutionary advances in wireless laser technologies, and critical new laser …
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In 2020, there were 22 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, shattering the previous annual record of 16 events, which occurred in 2017 and 2011.The billion-dollar events of 2020 included a record seven (7) disasters linked to tropical cyclones, thirteen (13) to severe storms, one (1) to drought, and one (1) …
Wireless Power Use-Case: Restoring Communications & Power, Post-Disaster Read More »
It was the second day of a three-day-long tech demonstration at the David Taylor Model Basin at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where attendees had gathered to stand around in the dark to look at something they mostly couldn’t see. It was a long-range, free-space power beaming system – the first of …
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PowerLight Technologies Adds Lieutenant General Stephen Lanza, United States Army (Retired), to its Advisory Board SEATTLE, Oct. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PowerLight Technologies (formerly LaserMotive) a pioneer in optical power delivery for industrial and military applications, today announced that Lieutenant General Stephen Lanza, former Commanding General of the United States Army I Corps based out of Joint …
SEATTLE, WA, January 29, 2019—PowerLight Technologies today announced Scott I. Anderson has joined the company as a Board Member. Mr. Anderson is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Northeast Wireless Networks, LLC, where he has served since 2013. Prior to joining Northeast Wireless Networks, LLC and since 1997-98, Mr. Anderson has been a principal …
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Feb 15, 2018 In the January issue of Laser Focus World, the leadership and technology team at Vancouver-based nLight weighed in on the falling prices of lasers, a precipitous decline that has taken place over the past 20 years. As part of the article they included a graph illustrating dollars per bright watt ($/W/cm^2-str) that …
PowerLight Technologies CEO Richard Gustafson believes that the power-beaming technology his company is developing could change the world. Take Puerto Rico, where thousands of people are still without power after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. “Imagine an emergency ship moored offshore, beaming power to where it’s needed in a post-hurricane or earthquake response situation,” Gustafson said. PowerLight’s leaders …
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Proven to Transfer Hundreds of Watts over Hundreds of Meters. Aimed at industry sectors including Aerospace, UAVs, Telecom, Disaster Response, Border Safety and more. Also names three key advisors SEATTLE, WA, December 11, 2017—PowerLight Technologies, formerly known as LaserMotive, today announces it is the first company to bring high-power, long distance optical power beaming over fiber to …
Underscores transition to commercialize its Optical Beaming Technology for industry sectors including UAVs, Communications/Telecom, Disaster Response, Border Safety, etc. SEATTLE, WA, November XX, 2017—LaserMotive, a pioneer in the development of optical beaming technology that uses high-intensity light to transfer kilowatts of power wirelessly through free-space or via optical fiber for air, ground and undersea applications, …
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July 11, 2012 We are proud to announce that Lockheed Martin issued a press release today about a joint test with LaserMotive using laser power to keep their Stalker UAS powered for more than 48 hours. We’ll post more details soon! Here’s the text of the release: PALMDALE, Calif., July 9, 2012 — Lockheed Martin …
SUCCESSFUL 48+ HOUR LASER-POWERED UAS DEMONSTRATION Read More »