Bright Harvest Powering Earth From Space

09/24/2026

Bright Harvest: Powering Earth From Space is coming to the Newport Beach Film Festival.

Official Selection 2026
October 15–22
Eco-Shorts Program

09/07/2026

We’re excited to announce that BRIGHT HARVEST: Powering Earth From Space is an Official Selection of the 27th Newport Beach Film Festival.

October 15–22, 2026
Newport Beach, California

Screening date, venue and ticket information coming soon.

We look forward to sharing the film with audiences in Newport Beach this October.

06/22/2026

Brigitte Bren: Here’s the case for the US leading the harvesting of solar energy in space.

The nation that establishes large-scale orbital power platforms will influence standards and control key transmission architecture.

06/02/2026

Officially screening at these three incredible Film Festivals.

05/28/2026

This film explores a breakthrough that once felt impossible - harvesting solar energy in space and beaming it back to Earth.
What began as science fiction is quickly becoming science fact.
Huge thank you to the Sci-On! jury, the visionary scientists and engineers pushing this technology forward, and everyone who helped bring this story to life.

05/15/2026

05/15/2026

Solar power from space is no longer a theoretical exercise. ☀️🚀 CalTech proved it works, and SoCal enters the conversation with unusual advantages.

🔗 https://www.ocbj.com/leader-board/why-southern-california-can-become-national-hub-for-space-based-solar-energy/

05/15/2026

Researcher Who Beamed Solar Power From Space Brings Vision to Pasadena Forum

Three years ago, a Caltech physicist stood on a campus rooftop and detected energy transmitted from a satellite 300 miles above. On May 30, Harry Atwater will walk into the building next door and explain what comes next.
---> https://pasadenanow.com/main/caltech-researcher-who-beamed-solar-power-from-space-brings-vision-to-pasadena-forum

05/04/2026

Space-based solar energy is no longer a theoretical exercise. It is now a strategic race.

For decades, the idea of collecting solar power in space and transmitting it wirelessly to Earth lived in the margins of serious energy policy. That is beginning to change...

Read more at https://www.ocbj.com/leader-board/why-southern-california-can-become-national-hub-for-space-based-solar-energy/

Brigitte Bren has extensive experience in international business, corporate governance and entertainment law. A trustee of the California Institute of Technology, she works at the intersection of law, philanthropy and emerging innovations, with a focus on advancing space-based solar energy power fro...

04/01/2026

Hundreds of guests enjoyed a screening tonight of the documentary “Bright Harvest: Powering Earth from Space” at Irvine Barclay Theatre on the campus of UC Irvine. The film captured groundbreaking research by Caltech professors Harry Atwater, Ali Hajimiri and Sergio Pellegrino about harvesting clean solar energy from space and transmitting it to Earth. Following the screening, Brigitte Bren, the film’s producer, discussed the future of the new clean energy with the three professors, director Steven Reich, and event moderator Errol Arkilic.