RePowerSiC project at WPTCE 2025 in Rome
This year the Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo will take place in Rome in June, and rePowerSiC will participate in a workshop on "European Space-based Wireless Power Transfer". This session presents future European technologies related to wireless power transfer for space exploration. The increasing demand of energy in space is now pushing technological breakthroughs in Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) harvesting and wireless power transfer. SBSP offers a highly promising energy solution for satellites and space stations, and even for terrestrial power stations or stratospheric platforms. This requires advanced high-power technologies for space-based wireless power transfer using microwaves or laser beams.
In this session, three EIC-funded projects will be introduced, including our project rePowerSiC. We will present its main objective: developing high-efficiency Laser Power Converters (LPCs) using silicon carbide (SiC) to achieve over 80% efficiency. RePowerSiC could unlock new opportunities in areas like satellite power and space exploration.
The following two projects will also be presented:
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The EIC-funded APACE project: This project aims to revolutionize space self-sustainability by developing an innovative bio-inspired sunlight-pumped laser that converts diffused natural sunlight into a coherent laser beam, along with a photosynthetic antenna for solar energy collection. This technology could lay the groundwork for advanced solar harvesting systems, potentially enabling in situ fabrication on space stations.
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The EIC-funded REMPOWER which aims to develop an innovative rectenna technology and a sub-THz wireless energy transmission solution. The project will focus on modelling and designing high-efficiency, high-power rectification, creating a flexible, lightweight 100 GHz modular rectenna; exploring new approaches for nonlinear rectifier and rectenna characterization; and improving the scalability of rectenna arrays. Additionally, it aims to reduce costs throughout the manufacturing and development processes.
Join us in Rome to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of wireless power technology!
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