要聞列表Meta 宣布引進 1GW「太空太陽能」與破百小時超長時儲能,解救 AI 資料中心缺電荒
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Meta 宣布引進 1GW「太空太陽能」與破百小時超長時儲能,解救 AI 資料中心缺電荒

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Is the end of AI computing power space energy? Meta dropped a bombshell today (27th), announcing that to meet the massive 24/7 electricity demand of AI data centers, it will introduce two sci-fi-level energy technologies. Meta will partner with Overview Energy to deploy up to 1 GW of "space-based solar power," allowing satellites to beam energy back to solar panels on Earth at night; simultaneously, it will collaborate with Noon Energy to develop an "ultra-long-duration energy storage system" capable of lasting over 100 hours. This initiative breaks the limitation of renewable energy being "at the mercy of the weather," with the first pilot projects expected to launch in 2028. (Previous coverage: AI data centers become carbon bombs: Annual greenhouse gas emissions exceed entire countries; OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft... decarbonization pledges collapse) (Background supplement: Zuckerberg reportedly ranks last at Meta in AI token usage, even demands employees talk to his AI avatar) As the scale of AI models expands exponentially, tech giants are racking their brains over the staggering power consumption of data centers. Now, Facebook parent company Meta has decided to cast its gaze for energy directly toward the vast universe. On April 27, 2026, Meta released an official announcement titled "Powering AI, Strengthening the Grid: Innovations in Space-Based Solar and Long-Duration Energy Storage." To overcome the fatal weakness of traditional wind and solar power being "at the mercy of the weather" (intermittency), Meta announced strategic partnerships with two forward-looking energy startups, aiming to provide 24/7 stable, uninterrupted green power for AI infrastructure. Traditional solar power plants are effectively useless at night or on cloudy days, but Meta's collaboration with Overview Energy will completely overturn this conventional wisdom. The project will deploy a satellite array in geostationary orbit, approximately 22,000 miles above Earth's equator. These satellites can continuously receive unobstructed, intense sunlight 24 hours a day and convert the energy into "low-intensity near-infrared beams," which are precisely transmitted back to existing solar power plants on Earth's surface. The biggest highlight of this technology is that it "does not require additional land acquisition or new ground infrastructure." Once the ground-based solar panels receive the beams, they can directly convert them into electricity to be fed into the grid, allowing idle nighttime equipment to generate power instantly. Meta has committed to booking up to 1 GW of space-based solar capacity, with orbital demonstrations expected in 2028 and commercial power delivery as early as 2030. In addition to "borrowing light" from space, Meta also needs to solve the energy storage challenge during extreme weather conditions with consecutive days of no wind or sun. Current mainstream lithium-ion battery storage systems can typically only provide power for 2 to 4 hours, failing to meet the massive continuous operational needs of AI data centers. To this end, Meta announced a partnership with Noon Energy to deploy an ultra-long-duration energy storage system of up to 1 GW / 100 GWh. Noon Energy utilizes modular reversible solid oxide fuel cell and carbon-based storage technology, capable of providing over 100 hours (several days) of stable power output. The first 25 MW / 2.5 GWh pilot project is expected to be completed in 2028, marking one of the largest ultra-long-duration energy storage commitments in the global energy industry to date. These two highly sci-fi collaborations complete the final piece of Meta's energy strategy. To cope with the AI computing power war, Meta has signed contracts for over 30 GW of clean and renewable energy globally to date. Previously, Meta has invested heavily in geothermal energy and signed approximately 7.7 GW of nuclear power supply agreements with nuclear giants such as Vistra and TerraPower. Meta emphasized in the announcement that although space-based solar and ultra-long-duration energy storage are still in the early stages of development, only by investing heavily now can the intermittency issues of renewable energy be thoroughly resolved, building a future energy system capable of supporting U.S. AI hegemony and grid resilience.
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