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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…

mit.edu - Resurrecting an MIT 'learning by doing' tradition: NEET scholars install solar-powered charging station
Resurrecting an MIT 'learning by doing' tradition: NEET scholars install solar-powered charging station
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Students enrolled in MIT's New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program recently collaborated across academic disciplines to design and construct a solar-powered charging station. Positioned in a quiet campus courtyard, the station…

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…

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…

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…

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…

nytimes.com - Lisa Friedman - Some Mentions of Human Causes of Climate Change Removed From E.P.A. Site
Some Mentions of Human Causes of Climate Change Removed From E.P.A. Site
The New York Times

|E.P.A. Erases Mention of Humans Causing Climate Change From Some Web Pages https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/climate/epa-website-climate-change-causes.html The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly removed the fact that human activity is…

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…

popularmechanics.com - Emma Frederickson - Aliens May Be Hiding Somewhere in Our Solar System-And They're Feasting On This Mysterious Energy Source
Aliens May Be Hiding Somewhere in Our Solar System-And They're Feasting On This Mysterious Energy Source
Popular Mechanics

Some scientists believe life could be hiding in our own solar system. But how could that be if there are no other planets or moons that mirror the conditions of our utopic blue dot? After all, Earth has a stable rotation, the perfect cocktail of…

deccanchronicle.com - DC Correspondent - Naidu Calls for Reforms and Continuous Review of Welfare Schemes in AP
Naidu Calls for Reforms and Continuous Review of Welfare Schemes in AP
Deccan Chronicle

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu emphasized that government schemes must evolve in line with public needs and expectations. Speaking at a review meeting with ministers, secretaries, and heads of departments at the…

reason.com - Jeff Luse - Court blocks Trump's ban on wind power, but other anti-renewable policies remain
Court blocks Trump's ban on wind power, but other anti-renewable policies remain
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

President Donald Trump's crusade against renewables was dealt a blow on Monday when a federal judge vacated a January executive order that halted wind energy development on public lands. In May, 17 states and the District of Columbia filed suit…

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