Tag: Energy
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FOSSA Raises €9.25 Million to Expand IoT Satellite Network and Sovereign Space Capabilities
Spanish IoT satellite company FOSSA has secured €9.25 million (US$10.5 million) in a funding round to support international expansion and the continued deployment of its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. The company said the new capital will be used to expand its commercial operations, strengthen its workforce, develop new security and defense capabilities, and…
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StarPath Global Closes Serbia Space Expo with China’s Leading Space Firms, Targets Energy & Agriculture Cooperation
Chairman Jing Lv Delivers Address on Satellite Intelligence for Europe; Serbian Energy and Agriculture Ministries Signal Cooperation Intent Belgrade, Serbia, May 2026. StarPath Global was selected as the closing keynote speaker at Serbia’s 1st Commercial Space Science and Technology Exhibition (1st CSST, Belgrade), the country’s inaugural event of its kind and a landmark moment for Serbia’s…
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NASA’s Kilopower project demonstrates a nuclear reactor that’s made for space
Kilopower lead engineer Marc Gibson and Vantage Partner’s Jim Sanzi install hardware on the Kilopower assembly at the Nevada National Security Site during testing in March. (NNSS Photo) That’s one small step for nuclear reactors on the moon and Mars, and several giant leaps to go. Eventually, the technology pioneered by NASA’s Kilopower project could…
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‘Star Wars’ tech: Latest threat suggests the bad guys have perfected plasma physics
A detail from the poster of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” shows Starkiller Base. (Lucasfilm / Disney) Spoiler Alert! This post doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but it does explore a significant element of the new movie. Stop reading now if you want it to remain a surprise. X-wing fighter technology hasn’t changed all that much…
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Inspired by ‘Back to the Future,’ this machine turns food waste into energy
A completed HORSE: High-solids Organic-waste Recycling System with Electrical Output Many people in the Northwest separate out their table scraps, wilted leaves and old fruit, carting them off eventually to a compost bin or joining their grass clippings and pruning remains in the green waste bin. In the City of Seattle, food waste is required…
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Planetary Power rolls out ‘HyGen’ — the Toyota Prius of diesel generators
Planetary Power expects to deliver 50 HyGen hybrid diesel-battery generators this year. Image Credit: Planetary Power For the six-person crew that lived through a grueling four-month Mars simulation on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano last year, this beige trailer was a critical source of power — not to mention the key to some peace and quiet.…