Orbiting Data Centers To Deploy Solar Power 24/7

The article discusses the emerging concept of orbiting data centers powered by solar energy, highlighting a new collaboration between Singapore-based Orbit AI and Canadian solar firm PowerBank Corporation. Orbit AI aims to challenge established players like Elon Musk’s Starlink by developing a decentralized satellite network called “DeStarlink” and deploying AI-powered satellites such as Genesis-1. This satellite is equipped with NVIDIA AI compute cores to process infrared remote sensing data in real time, significantly reducing data retrieval times and transmission costs. The project emphasizes the advantages of space-based data centers, including limitless solar power and natural cooling, which overcome terrestrial limitations. PowerBank, a decade-old company focused on accelerating the energy transition through solar power and energy storage, has partnered with Orbit AI to develop the “Orbital Cloud” infrastructure. This system integrates satellite technology, AI computing, blockchain verification, and solar-powered data centers in low Earth orbit to provide censorship-resistant global connectivity and in-orbit compute services. PowerBank also highlights the growing market potential, projecting