PowerLight Technologies

11/18/2025

PowerLight’s CTO Tom Nugent, Jr. welcomed Scott Keeney, CEO of nLIGHT, Inc., as part of an important milestone in our collaboration. During his visit, we had the opportunity to see nLIGHT’s industrial fiber laser seamlessly integrated with our developing transmitter as part of our PTROL-UAS project.

By combining nLIGHT’s high-power laser technology and PowerLight’s cutting-edge wireless power expertise, we’re driving new possibilities for our customers and the industry.

Thank you to Scott and the team at nLIGHT for their dedication, expertise, and shared commitment to excellence. Together, we’re shaping the future of laser power beaming.

10/27/2025

05/22/2025

A big thank you to all of our project partners who joined us at PowerLight headquarters a few weeks back for our PTROL-UAS kick-off. Representatives from Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc., U. S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), and Georgia Tech Research Institute joined us to discuss progress and next steps for this ground-breaking project to provide on-demand wireless power beaming to drones to extend their range, operational endurance, and payload capacities, while decreasing required ground support and personnel infrastructure. This project is well underway, with our first successful test flights completed in March. Check out footage of our PowerLight receiver successfully integrated and flown on the KHA K1000ULE during our March 11th test flight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJjPQ0JsJqU&ab_channel=PowerLightTechnologies

05/22/2025

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12/16/2024

🌟 Exciting News from PowerLight! 🌟

We’re thrilled to share that PowerLight Technologies, in partnership with Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc. and U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), is making incredible strides in the Power Transmitted Over Laser to UAS (PTROL-UAS) project!

This collaboration is advancing the groundbreaking potential of power-beaming technology, and we’re looking forward to demonstrating its transformative capabilities.

📢 Read the full press release here:
👉 https://www.einpresswire.com/article/767619188/powerlight-technologies-selected-by-centcom-to-deliver-prototype-wireless-power-beaming-to-group-2-uas-solution-in-2025

PowerLight announces DOD awards to accelerate transition of power beaming to extend range, operational endurance, and payload capacity of UAS platforms.

12/16/2024

Members of the PowerLight team volunteered at Food Lifeline sorting and repackaging 14,400 lbs of apples to distribute to various organizations and people in need in our area. A big thank you to all of our team volunteers - we appreciate you!

11/06/2024

In September PowerLight CTO and co-founder, Tom Nugent, Jr., gave a great webinar presentation all about the basics of power beaming. If you have any questions about the basics of power beaming technology, this is a great resource. Thanks again to National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute for hosting us!

Power beaming uses high-intensity light generated by a laser “transmitter” to transfer power wirelessly, at great distance. It delivers safe, clean and relia...

11/04/2024

On Tuesday October 22nd, PowerLight Technologies' Richard Gustafson, Tom Nugent, Jr., and Mike Hartnett supported our U.S. Central Command partner Doug Brown in presenting our proposal for laser power beaming to Group 2 UAS to the Operational Energy - Innovation's OEPF review board. We have already begun work on the project, PTROL-UAS ("Power Transmitted Over Laser to Unmanned Aerial Systems"), and are excited to see the broadening support and enthusiasm for this capability.

10/02/2024

As PowerLight and other industry leaders have developed and set up shop in South King County, leadership in our area understands that new challenges, including infrastructure, work force, and technology, present themselves regularly. Now is the time to convene and discuss how these challenges, and opportunities, can be addressed and leveraged to help the Kent Valley and surrounding areas thrive in our environment. Earlier this week, PowerLight COO, Bob Zak, met with City of Kent, Washington Mayor, Dana Ralph, and other leadership within the air and space manufacturing industry from the Kent Valley to discuss these hurdles and the best approach to addressing them early, and will continue the conversation for the foreseeable future.

Thank you, Mayor Ralph, for setting up this time to discuss next steps for the aerospace manufacturing industry in our area, and keeping our growth top of mind.

Check out PowerLight's website (www.PowerLightTech.com) to learn more about PowerLight and what we do right here in the Kent valley.

08/13/2024

Check out Mike Hartnett's (PowerLight's VP of of Business Development) call out in the most recent POLITICO Pro newsletter following his recent presentation at the National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference.

U.S. Central Command’s Gen. Michael Kurilla said it best in a February memo, “Wireless power beaming is a capability we want to see exploited to our advantage and represents a fundamental breaking of the chain of fossil fuel dependency.”

Read the whole newsletters and more like it at POLITICO:

https://tinyurl.com/5n8a6u7z

08/08/2024

PowerLight recently adopted a street near our office in Kent as part of City of Kent Government, Washington's Adopt-a-Street program. We had a great time on a sunny afternoon beautifying our area. Thanks to all who participated!

07/31/2024

We are so thankful that our office is right next to one of the City of Kent Government Kent Parks, Recreation & Community Services parks. Summertime is the best for enjoying the weather and great company.