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EU breakthrough laser beams could power nanosatellites in space wirelessly | The research project demonstrated a power output of 20 watts using a fiber-optic laser and aims to increase this to kilowatts in the future.
The main goal of WiPTherm is to innovate technologies in energy storage and transfer space and take space exploration to a new level.
The IFIMUP was tasked with developing thermoelectric sensors capable of absorbing light at 1550 nm and using them to charge energy storage devices. After three years of work, the consortium tested their technologies at the São Jacinto airbase in Aveiro, a city on the Portuguese west coast. During this display, the research team succeeded in generating 20 watts of power output using a fiber optic laser and directed it to the sensors.
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