Pioneering the space powergrid
THE WORLD’S FIRST UNIVERSALLY COMPATIBLE SPACE LASERS
Discover the journey that led us into pioneering the space powergrid
+ OUR JOURNEY +
February 2019
FOUNDATION
Our co-founders meet for the first time at the Techstars Space Hackathon in London. This event sparks the beginning of the SPACE POWER story, pioneering the space powergrid
April 2020
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
SPACE POWER collaborates with the University of Surrey, conducting multiple studies to prove the feasibility of our beaming tech solutions
January 2021
X-EUROPE ACCELERATOR
With the parameters of our design now defined, SPACE POWER completes the Horizon2020 6-month deeptech acceleration program
Avril 2022
MVP PERFORMANCE
MVP performance is simulated as a proof of concept. SPACE POWER then goes on to win the Best Paper award for research on the application of power transmission in space (Optical Wireless and Fiber Power Transmission (OWPT) Conference 2022, Japan)
September 2022
MARKET VALIDATION
SPACE POWER presents at the International Space Convention and EPIC at ESA, establishing customer needs and confirming industry appetite across private and agency sectors
November 2022
IN-HOUSE LASER TRIALS
After the successful completion of our build facility, we conducted numerous successful in-house LASER trials, based on direct customer feasibility demands
January 2023
TERRESTRIAL DEMONSTRATOR
Our terrestrial demonstrator is built – a novel creation that’s the very first of its kind
March 2024
ESA BIC
We sign in with the ESA accelerator program, giving us significant resources to develop our in-orbit demonstrator in the best conditions
September 2024
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Patent granted, protecting our core powerbeaming technology for universal compatibility.
+ OUR VISION +
IN-ORBIT DEMONSTRATOR
We’ve already agreed a launch for our first In-Orbit Demonstrator, with BAE systems. The Space Power Optical Charge unit is a LASER powerbank which adapts to any customer, and serves as the building block for our pioneering in-orbit powergrid.
GEO-SATELLITE RESCUE
Satellite rescue is where our operations will start. If your geo satellite has known power issues, our power beaming technology will be ready in waiting to act as a second sun when it’s needed most.
GEO-SATELLITE LIFE-EXTENSION
By the start of the new decade, SPACE POWER will help extend the lifecycles of geosats by approximately 33% – or 8 years. This will not only help to reduce the amount of space waste in our atmosphere, whilst also minimising the cost of operations.
LEO-MARKET ENTRY
By allowing us to take on the burden of power supplies in space, client spacecrafts are able to maximise their volume to focus on the value generating components. They will be given the freedom to maximise their performance – higher resolutions, more frequent data, and novel instruments.
INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS
Our LASER power beaming technology can work anywhere – including lunar bases and asteroid. As such, our aspirations are to serve Lunar and Martian missions, driving a circular space economy to Power Beyond.
+ OUR TEAM +
WE ARE UNITED BY A SHARED VISION TO PUSH THE SPACE INDUSTRY BEYOND THE LIMITS OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE
Our team comprises of passionate and dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds, coming together pioneering the space powergrid
CORE TEAM
ADVISORS
+ ABOUT US +
SPACE POWER was founded in 2019 with one not-so-simple objective: revolutionize the space industry’s power grid.
The story begins with our founder, Keval Dattani, an ex-Rolls Royce manufacturing engineer who was facing a bit of a conundrum. Back in the mid-2010s, he was on track to become an engineering lead in the development of the next generation of submarines. Undoubtedly a long-term, high-profile task, but one which raised some questions – namely: would submarines still be strategically important by the time the project was complete, or, would there be a big shift of industry focus elsewhere? As Keval himself puts it, he didn’t want his career-defining piece of work to be rendered a mere “chocolate teapot” by the time it hit the water.
So, having kept an eye on the space industry and the opportunities it was increasingly offering, he started campaigning for Rolls-Royce to look beyond the horizon and up to the stars. Unfortunately, his rallying cry fell on deaf ears. But, when one door closes, another one tends to open, and as it turns out – this would be Keval’s lightbulb moment. It was time to go all-in. All-in on his own company, and his own ideas.
Having spent plenty of time studying the space industry, the one idea which he couldn’t shake was this: what good are all our high-tech satellites and spacecraft if there’s not enough energy to keep them running? You can have the best data-capturing payloads known to man, but it means nothing if you can’t reliably power the vessel they’re transported on. With that in mind, SPACE POWER was formed. Then, after meeting some like-minded souls at the Techstars Space Hackathon in London, Keval’s one-man band evolved into a team with enough momentum behind it to really get moving. The rest, as they say, is history.
SPACE POWER’s unique patented LASER beaming technology, which has blossomed since those early days, has the ability to turn missions once thought impossible into the projects of reality. Offering satellite life-extension; lunar missions; LEO satellite cluster optimisation; asteroid mining support and much, much more, our services will enable quicker, better-informed progress for humankind. Plus, longer-living satellites should result in decreased manufacturing of replacements and less space junk in our atmosphere. So, we’re doing our bit for the health of the environment too.
This is the dawn of an exciting new future pioneering the space powergrid. Join us to become part of it.