SCOPE-O POWER BEAMING

Safe and Continuous Power Beaming Optical (SCOPE-O) is an NRL research project that uses a direct-energy laser to transmit power to a remote location. Analogous to wireless communication, it can deliver power to almost
any location without having to run wires, transmitting significant power over significant distance.
For more information about the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, visit www.nrl.navy.mil.

[@greatoak7661]

but you need line-of-sight in order for it to work. What about weather and obstruction?

[@hootsmin]

That can be controlled/modified and those obstructions can be cleared.

[@arzoo_singh]

You can also use the same energy to heat a place or even destroy circuits ?

[@hootsmin]

If you had a bunch of these in space, which I imagine is the plan, you could focus multiple satellite lasers on a single point on the ground and start a fire or cook something or someone. I think Musk's satellites already have lasers onboard, the military can and do use these for communications as well as power beaming or the aforementioned melting.

[@non-human3072]

USNRL do you have a technology transfer program?