<p>In a scifi level double announcement, Meta signed two deals to power its AI data centers around the clock. The first is with Overview Energy**, ** satellites in geosynchronous orbit beam sunlight to Earth as near-infrared light, hitting existing solar farms even at night, no new land or cables needed. The second is with Noon Energy, whose batteries store energy for over 100 hours using carbon and oxygen instead of scarce lithium,  far beyond anything lithium-ion can do today. Shows how the AI race is now about energy and how it has moved beyond just Earth, into space.</p>


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Meta has signed two energy deals to power its AI data centers continuously. The first is with Overview Energy, which uses satellites in geosynchronous orbit to beam sunlight as near-infrared light to existing solar farms on Earth, even at night. The second is with Noon Energy, whose batteries can store energy for over 100 hours using carbon and oxygen instead of lithium, far exceeding current lithium-ion capabilities. These deals highlight how the AI infrastructure race is increasingly an energy race, now extending into space.

Meta just made a deal to beam solar power from space, and store it for 100+ hours