Chinese researchers have successfully tested a wireless power transmission system capable of beaming kilowatt-level energy to multiple moving targets, a significant step towards realizing space-based solar power stations.

Chinese researchers have built a wireless power transmission system capable of beaming kilowatt-level energy to multiple moving targets simultaneously, potentially a major step towards building space-based solar power stations. The team completed a groundbreaking full-chain ground verification platform for such a system in 2022 and have now successfully tested the ability to beam power to multiple moving targets simultaneously. Built around a 75-metre (245-foot) tower at Xidian University in...