Meta has entered into an agreement to receive solar power beamed from space, enabling energy collection even at night. The company is developing spacecraft designed to capture abundant solar energy in orbit. This energy will then be converted into near-infrared light and transmitted to large-scale solar farms on Earth, which will convert it back into electricity. AI
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IMPACT Potential for more reliable and sustainable energy sources for large-scale AI data centers.
RANK_REASON Significant infrastructure deal for a major tech company involving novel energy transmission technology. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]