The National Optics Congress 2025, an annual event organized by the Danish Optical Society (DOPS), took place this year on April 23–24, at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Kgs. Lyngby. This two-day congress serves as a central meeting point for Denmark's optics and photonics community, bringing together researchers, students, and industry professionals. 

During the second day of this year’s edition, Haiyan Ou, associate professor at the Technical University of Denmark and expert in wide bandgap semiconductors photonics, delivered an invited talk entitled 'Silicon carbide (SiC) photonics', during which RePowerSiC project was introduced. 

Haiyan Ou presenting the RePowerSiC project during her invited talk on 'Silicon Carbide (SiC) Photonics' 

SiC represents a key enabling technology in rePowerSiC, where it is used to develop a high-power laser beaming system, capable of enabling wireless power transfer across vast distances in space.  

A poster about RePowerSiC was also presented, as shown in the photo below:  

Postdoc Alisha Arora and PhD Student Adrian Holm Dubre from DTU presenting a poster about RePowerSiC 

The congress provided a valuable opportunity to share ongoing results with the broader Danish and European optics community and to engage with other researchers working on cutting-edge technologies. 

Thanks to the contribution of Prof. Haiyan Ou, the RePowerSiC project captured the attention of the scientific community, shedding light on its bold vision for tackling one of tomorrow’s great challenges: how to transmit energy reliably, even beyond our planet. 

RePowerSiC remains committed to contributing actively to connect the project’s goals with the broader conversation on next-generation technologies.