How it works
Volta's LightPort converts beamed optical energy into power for remote assets and is intended as the receiving element of its proposed lunar LightGrid. Volta lists a receiver configuration below 2 kg, 30 cm in diameter and above 100 W, alongside terrestrial power-beaming demonstrations. Firefly confirms a LightPort technology payload on Blue Ghost Mission 2, now scheduled no earlier than 2027. This is a receiver-validation step toward a future utility, not an operating orbital power grid.
Technical detail
Core features
- Optical wireless-power receiver for integration with remote assets
- Supplier configuration: below 2 kg, 30 cm diameter and above 100 W
- Published ground trials include 200 m rover, 880 m stationary and 180 m moving-target demonstrations