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'The potential to make existing infrastructure produce more output is what makes space solar worth investing in now': Meta wants to power its future data centers with solar energy beamed from space — meaning solar plants can operate even at night-time

Solar Space Station.
  • Meta bets on space solar with Overview Energy for nonstop data center power
  • Noon Energy joins Meta's push for ultra-long duration grid storage systems
  • Meta and Overview Energy target 2028 orbital energy demonstration milestone launch

Meta has announced a partnership with Overview Energy to bring space-based solar power to its data centers, allowing solar farms to generate electricity around the clock.

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