by dankeelan | Jul 25, 2024 | Energy, Featured, Solar, Space
Space-based solar power may not remain a mere sci-fi dream for much longer. Florida startup Star Catcher Industries just scored $12.25 million in seed funding to develop its planned constellation of power-beaming satellites in low Earth...
by dankeelan | Jul 18, 2024 | China, Solar, Wind
China, the world’s largest energy consumer, is making rapid strides in its transition to a low-carbon economy. In a bid to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate the impact of climate change, the country is installing the equivalent of 5 nuclear...
by dankeelan | Jun 20, 2024 | Robots, Solar
A solar farm development startup just received a boost, lining up $20 million in Series A funding from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Khosla Ventures. The company promises to cut down on land and labor needed, allowing solar to be built in previously...
by dankeelan | Jun 11, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Featured, Solar
Imagine airplanes powered only by energy from the sun, some so light they can be launched from the ground by hand, others gathered in giant “parking lots” in the stratosphere. Those are the types of aircraft being developed now that are bringing the dream of solar-...
by dankeelan | May 16, 2024 | Energy, Featured, Solar
Solar farms produced over 60% of Germany’s electricity for several hours a day over the past week as bright sunshine combined with new solar generation capacity helped accelerate the country’s energy transition away from fossil fuels. During the week to...
by dankeelan | Apr 25, 2024 | Featured, Solar, Space
A new experimental mission by NASA is now flying in orbit, aiming to use photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. Rocket Lab’s Electron blasted off at 6:32 p.m. ET on April 23, successfully delivering both payloads to low Earth orbit. The short...
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