(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 27 apr - Meta Platforms said it had signed an agreement with Overview Energy to secure space-based solar energy from the startup to advance its AI ambitions.

The agreement gives the Facebook parent early access to capacity from Overview's space solar energy system of up to 1GW.

"Space solar technology represents a transformative step forward by leveraging existing terrestrial infrastructure to deliver new, uninterrupted energy from orbit," Nat Sahlstrom, VP of energy and sustainability at Meta, said.

The system collects solar energy in space and beams it to existing solar facilities on the ground, where it is converted into electricity.

Initial orbital demonstration of the system is expected in.

2028 and commercial power delivery in 2030.

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