Project Omega
Updated: February 27, 2026
Founder Staff Sheehan
Country: USA | Funding: $12M (+)
Founded: 2026
Website: https://projectomega.com/
Project Omega converts nuclear waste into betavoltaic batteries. The technology uses the same basic idea as solar photovoltaic cells, but with electrons from radiation instead of photons from the sun. The battery exploits a phenomenon known as betavoltaics, in which a semiconductor absorbs high-energy electrons, called β particles, that are ejected from decaying atomic nuclei. Energy from the β particles excites electrons in the semiconductor’s valence band into its conduction band, where a voltage can then carry the electrons off through a circuit to do useful work. The company has already created working prototype small battery running on strontium-90 decay that could power microprocessors in remote locations for years on end
Founded: 2026
Website: https://projectomega.com/
Project Omega converts nuclear waste into betavoltaic batteries. The technology uses the same basic idea as solar photovoltaic cells, but with electrons from radiation instead of photons from the sun. The battery exploits a phenomenon known as betavoltaics, in which a semiconductor absorbs high-energy electrons, called β particles, that are ejected from decaying atomic nuclei. Energy from the β particles excites electrons in the semiconductor’s valence band into its conduction band, where a voltage can then carry the electrons off through a circuit to do useful work. The company has already created working prototype small battery running on strontium-90 decay that could power microprocessors in remote locations for years on end
