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spacenews.com - Jeff Foust - Overview Energy demonstrates technologies for space solar power
Overview Energy demonstrates technologies for space solar power
SpaceNews

WASHINGTON — A space solar power startup has emerged from stealth after demonstrating a key technology for its plans to transmit power from space to the Earth. Overview Space announced Dec. 10 that it successfully tested a system that…

minnpost.com - Brian Perry - West Central Initiative's Municipal Solar Cohort Empowers Rural Communities to Harness Solar Energy for Public Buildings
West Central Initiative's Municipal Solar Cohort Empowers Rural Communities to Harness Solar Energy for Public Buildings
MinnPost

Communities across our region are taking bold steps toward a more sustainable and resilient future through the Municipal Solar Cohort. West Central Initiative created the cohort to help communities develop project proposals for small-scale…

pv-magazine.com - Solar powers the warfighter
Solar powers the warfighter
pv magazine International

When thinking about solar power, I imagine your mind goes straight to a field of panels or a rooftop. What if I told you that you're not looking high enough for the power that can be unleashed with American-made solar? Warfighters, which rely on…

thehindubusinessline.com - MNRE asks REIAs to move from vanilla-solar energy tenders
MNRE asks REIAs to move from vanilla-solar energy tenders
BusinessLine

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has asked the Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) to move away from floating vanilla-solar power tenders and focus on solar plus battery storage bids going forward. Responding to a starred…

bbc.co.uk - Dan Wareing - New Jersey airport solar panels mark 'milestone' year for energy - BBC News
New Jersey airport solar panels mark 'milestone' year for energy - BBC News
BBC

Image source, Jersey Electricity An array of solar panels at Jersey Airport have been brought online. Jersey Electricity said the solar panels at the airport cargo terminal would generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 60…

thenationonlineng.net - Our Reporter - BIC unveils solar-powered classrooms in Lagos - The Nation Newspaper
BIC unveils solar-powered classrooms in Lagos - The Nation Newspaper
The Nation Newspaper - Latest Nigeria news update

To mark Global Education Week, BIC has strengthened its commitment to inclusive education with renovation of three solar-powered classrooms at Sari-Iganmu Inclusive School in Lagos. Delivered in partnership with Raising Star Africa Foundation…

techcrunch.com - Tim De Chant - Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms
Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms
TechCrunch

Overview Energy emerged from stealth today with a plan to use the world's solar panels as nighttime collectors of power beamed down from space. The startup plans to use large solar arrays in geosynchronous orbit — about 22,000 miles above…

gizmodo.com - Ellyn Lapointe - SpaceX Hypes 2026 IPO With Predictable Ingredient: AI in Orbit
SpaceX Hypes 2026 IPO With Predictable Ingredient: AI in Orbit
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

SpaceX is reportedly preparing a 2026 initial public offering that would raise over $30 billion, targeting a valuation of about $1.5 trillion. Part of the funding is said to toward an ambitious venture that CEO Elon Musk and other tech billionaires…

thestar.com.my - Bezos' Blue Origin working on orbital data center technology, WSJ reports
Bezos' Blue Origin working on orbital data center technology, WSJ reports
The Star Online

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' aerospace firm Blue Origin has been working for over a year on the necessary technology for artificial intelligence data centers in space, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with…

usatoday.com - William Jones - Inside Dr. Richard Lu's Crusade for Clean Energy
Inside Dr. Richard Lu's Crusade for Clean Energy
USA TODAY

Disseminated on behalf of PowerBank Corporation Dr. Richard Lu, MD, MSc., MHSc., MBA, is the President, CEO, and founder of PowerBank Corp. He brings over 25 years of international energy expertise, directing growth strategies and managing major…

nasa.gov - Linda E. Grimm - 25 Years of Space Station Technology Driving Exploration
25 Years of Space Station Technology Driving Exploration
NASA

NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. After 25 years of habitation, the International Space Station continues to be a proving ground for technology that powers NASA's Artemis…

nypost.com - Reuters - Billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk racing to build AI data centers in space: report
Billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk racing to build AI data centers in space: report
New York Post

Jeff Bezos' aerospace firm Blue Origin has been working for over a year on the necessary technology for artificial intelligence data centers in space, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Meanwhile…

independent.co.uk - Katie Hawkinson - This Chinese-made electronic is a growing security threat to the US
This Chinese-made electronic is a growing security threat to the US
The Independent

Experts are warning that certain Chinese-made electronics used widely by U.S. power companies could be vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to a new report. New research has revealed that many U.S. power companies rely on Chinese-made inverters…

cnbc.com - Pia Singh - 'Greetings, earthlings': Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up
'Greetings, earthlings': Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up
CNBC

Washington-based Starcloud launched a satellite with a Nvidia H100 graphics processing unit in early November, sending a chip into outer space that's 100 times more powerful than any GPU compute that has been in space before. Now, the company's…

itnews.com.au - Bezos' Blue Origin working on orbital data centre technology
Bezos' Blue Origin working on orbital data centre technology
iTnews

Jeff Bezos' aerospace firm Blue Origin has been working for over a year on the necessary technology for artificial intelligence data centres in space, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, Musk's…

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