Advancing AI at the speed and scale we’re working toward requires more energy, but today’s clean energy technologies have real limits: solar depends on sunlight, wind depends on weather, and the grid still needs more storage to make the most of both. That’s why we’re announcing two new partnerships with Overview Energy and Noon Energy that take on these challenges from different angles, bringing innovative energy generation and storage to the grid.
Together with Overview Energy and Noon Energy, we’re pioneering new power solutions to support our data center operations and AI infrastructure. From collecting solar energy in orbit to storing renewable power for days at a time, we’re supporting the advancement of innovative technologies that can deliver reliable energy at the scale AI demands — while strengthening America’s energy leadership.
Harnessing Solar Power From Space
Solar facilities only generate electricity when the sun is shining, leaving them idle for significant parts of the day. Overview Energy aims to unlock those idle hours. Its satellites sit in geosynchronous orbit roughly 22,000 miles above Earth’s equator, where sunlight is constant, collecting energy in space and beaming it to Earth-based solar facilities on the ground as low-intensity, near-infrared light. This means solar farms that currently sit idle at night can keep producing electricity around the clock, maximizing their output and creating more energy for the grid.
