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Virtus Solis signs deal to supply space-based solar power to datacenters
Original: Virtus Solis signs PPA to supply space-based solar power to datacenter developer Brae Systems
Space solar power company Virtus Solis has signed a power purchase agreement with datacenter developer Brae Systems to deliver electricity generated in orbit. The deal marks one of the first commercial arrangements for space-based solar power, a technology long considered speculative, as datacenter operators seek round-the-clock clean energy for AI-driven power demand.
Why now: First commercial power purchase agreement for space-based solar power, a novel energy technology aimed at growing datacenter electricity demand.
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- Virtus Solis signs PPA to supply space-based solar power to datacenter developer Brae Systems · pv magazine USA
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