Power Beaming - Factories in Space

Extracted subset of power beaming and wireless power transfer entities, which are otherwise listed under Space Utilities and Miscellaneous. There is overlap with Space-Based Solar Power.

Last updated: 2023-03-12. Entries: 36

Name	Products & Services	Category	Service Type	Field	Status	Oneliner
3K SpaceTech	X-Charge	Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming, Space Solar Power, In-Orbit Data Storage, In-Orbit Computing	Wireless Power Transfer, Edge Computing	Early stage	Our company strives to create a network of power supply stations throughout the solar system, as well as provide the ability to obtain energy on any satellite or planet.
Airbus		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Concept	Space-based solar power program.
Alvior	Orbital Solar	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Orbital Solar - The ultimate renewable. A single solution to half of the climate emergency.
Aphelia Space		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Aphelia is a wireless power space startup.
Aquila Earth		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Beaming renewable energy anywhere on (or off) earth using lasers.
Electric Moon		Space Utilities, Raw Resources & Utilities	Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Won $200,000 as one of the 7 winning teams of Phase 2, Level 1 of NASA's Watts on the Moon Challenge.
Emrod		Space Utilities, Raw Resources & Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Emrod is opening up the world’s access to power by using power beaming technology to enable long range wireless energy transfer that is safe, reliable and cost effective.
EnergySpace Company		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Power beaming and space solar company.
Entropy Research and Development		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Dormant, Early stage	Building a constellation of spacecraft for wireless power transmission among satellites
Eternal Light Photonics Corp		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Astrolight – a collaboration between Astrobotic and Montreal startup Eternal Light Photonics Corp. – won $50,000 for its wireless mobile power beaming solution.
Extraterrestrial Power		Raw Resources & Utilities, Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power, Power Beaming, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)	Wireless Power Transfer, Moon	Concept	Electricity provider of the solar system. Enabling humanity's future venturing into the solar system is in our DNA. Available Lunar electricity is going to be the key enabler.
International Electric Company (IECL)	CASSIOPeiA	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Large Space Structures	Concept	CASSIOPeiA (Constant Aperture, Solid-State, Integrated, Orbital Phased Array) can be launched onto various orbits to collect sunlight and efficiently convert it to a safe beam of microwaves, directed to a terrestrial rectifying antenna ('Rectenna'), feeding into the local power grid.
Japan Space Systems		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Space Solar Power	Development	Researching space-based solar power since about 2000. Designed a reference architecture and has performed microwave power beaming demonstrations.
Litepulse		Space Utilities, Raw Resources & Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy, Lunar Electric Grid, Space Solar Power	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	We're building a remote power grid in space to help propel expansion in the LEO to Cis-Lunar Space. Providing The Power Needed For The Next Generation of Space Assets.
Orbital Mining Corporation (OMC)	P3 (Power, Prospecting and Propellant)	Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station	Propellant, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	The Orbital Mining Corporation (OMC) is a Space Startup dedicated to lunar power and mining. Orbital Mining Corporation aims to provide power and propellant on the Lunar surface.
Overview Energy		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Overview Energy is a VC-backed aerospace startup based in the DC Area. We’re solving fundamental problems in aerospace manufacturing, GNC, and space power systems and will be building a constellation of large, deployable satellites.
Paraloon		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Mirrors, Inflatables	Early stage	Electrifying Earth, air and orbit.
Photonicity		Raw Resources & Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	We aspire to build the various building blocks that would enable cost-competitive space-based solar power and interstellar exploration. Optical wireless power transfer for remote applications.
Powerlight		Space Utilities, Miscellaneous	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	PowerLight is already working with NASA to provide a first ever design concept for wireless power beaming solutions to support lunar operations.
Reach Power		Space Utilities, Miscellaneous	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Reach’s state-of-the-art hardware and machine learning algorithms deliver the world’s first Industrial-Scale wireless power solution – intelligent, long range, high power, and point-to-multipoint.
Skycorp	Orbital Logistics Vehicle (OLV)	Space Tug, In-Space Manufacturing	In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Space Tug, Transport Service (LEO-GEO), Power Beaming, Space Solar Power	Large Space Structures, Reusable, In-Space Transportation, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Skycorp's mission is to fundamentally transform the spacecraft industry, utilizing orbital assembly process, electric propulsion, and modular construction, to create applications unthinkable before.
Solar Space Technologies	SPS-ALPHA	Raw Resources & Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Planning to deliver a solar power satellite into geostationary orbit to supply baseload energy to the Australian grid by 2027.
Solar.Space		Raw Resources & Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Dormant, Idea	Providing wireless electrical energy to other satellites.
Solaren		Raw Resources & Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	Provide clean power for the planet. Design, develop, launch, and operate the world’s first Space Solar Power plants.
Source Energy Company		Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Early stage	The Energy Company in Space.
Space Power		Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Provide power supply in orbit and recharge satellites during periodic eclipse.
Space Solar	CASSIOPeiA	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Delivering a revolutionary vision to enable Net Zero and global energy security with Space-Based Solar Power.
Spacefaring Services		Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Space Solar Power	Dormant	Space-to-space & Space-to-surface power beaming technology.
Stellarion Energy (STELLA)	Project SEEE	Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Moon, Wireless Power Transfer	Concept	Space Earth Energy Ecosystem project SEEE. Establish energy eco-system to support future space colonization.
STELLS	MPR (Mobile Power Rover)	Commercial Rover, Space Utilities	Commercial Rover, Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Lunar Rover, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	MPR-1 Mobile Power Rover (MPR-1) is a medium size rover scheduled to launch in 2024 to the South Pole of the Moon and provide power to other missions.
Thales Alenia Space	Receiv'Air	Space Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer	Concept	Study for Receiv'Air - Bypassing of atmospheric attenuation for SPS with airborne receiver.
The Lunar Grid		Space Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Moon	Early stage	The Lunar Grid will provide all actors across the lunar surface with a continuous power supply. By setting up an efficient and agile power distribution network, we will be able to deliver electrical energy at minimal cost and open up a whole new lunar era.
Tons of Mirrors (TOM)		Space Utilities, Miscellaneous	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Mirrors	Early stage	Tons of Mirrors is using satellite-mounted reflective surfaces to redirect sunlight to earthbound solar panels at night.
Virtus Solis		Raw Resources & Utilities	Space Solar Power, Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Space Solar Power, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Virtus Solis is the world's first space-based solar power energy generation system able to directly compete with conventional and renewable energy sources with none of the drawbacks.
X-Wheel		Space Utilities	Power Beaming, Resources - Energy	Moon, Wireless Power Transfer	Development	Won $200,000 as one of the 7 winning teams of Phase 2, Level 1 of NASA's Watts on the Moon Challenge.
XISP (Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships)		Raw Resources & Utilities	Resources - Energy, Power Beaming	Wireless Power Transfer, Space Solar Power	Dormant, Early stage	Space-to-space and space-to-Near Earth Object (NEO) surface power beaming technology (a.k.a. Space Based Solar Power (SBSP)) can be readily matured to support both mission enhancing and mission enabling applications.

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