Navy Research Laboratory

research and development

Solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity, a key technology for solar energy generation.

Optical systems designed to concentrate sunlight and increase the energy potential available for conversion.

An energy harvesting system that collects solar energy in orbit and converts it to electricity using photovoltaic technology.

United States

An initiative to harness solar power in space and transmit electrical energy back to Earth using two specialized modules: one with reflector arrays to concentrate sunlight and another satellite with photovoltaic panels to generate and beam power to ground receivers.

A space-based module equipped with an array of reflectors designed to concentrate sunlight and increase energy potential for solar power capture.

A satellite equipped with photovoltaic panels that generates electrical power from solar radiation and transmits the energy to ground receivers on Earth.