Energy harvesting

Meta turns to orbital solar beams to keep the AI lights on

Mark Zuckerberg’s empire has signed a deal to beam solar energy from 35,000 kilometres in space directly into Earth-side data centres to fuel the AI arms race. Apr 29, 2026

Space

Schmidt: 'We're Running Out of Electricity'

Eric Schmidt warned the U.S. faces a 92‑gigawatt shortfall as AI demand climbs, and tech leaders are debating orbital data centers as a partial fix. The idea promises constant sol… Feb 18, 2026

Technology

Perovskites Go Domestic: BiLight's CES Trio

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, BiLight Innovations unveiled three perovskite-based, flexible photovoltaic products aimed at homes, offices and outdoor users—claiming rollable curtains,… Gen 07, 2026

Technology

China’s Smart Surface Aims to Turn Radar into Aircraft Power

A paper from Xidian University describes a reconfigurable metasurface that can switch between scattering and radiation modes and harvest ambient radar energy—an advance that could… Gen 05, 2026

Science

Engineered Silicon Nanopores Generate Electricity from Water Movement

Researchers report a triboelectric nanogenerator that harvests electricity from water forced into and out of hydrophobic nanopores in silicon, achieving about 9% energy conversion… Nov 14, 2025

energy harvesting

Articles about energy harvesting

Meta turns to orbital solar beams to keep the AI lights on

Schmidt: 'We're Running Out of Electricity'

Perovskites Go Domestic: BiLight's CES Trio

China’s Smart Surface Aims to Turn Radar into Aircraft Power

Engineered Silicon Nanopores Generate Electricity from Water Movement