For a country with some very sunny regions, Mexico has strikingly little solar power. At just over 10 gigawatts of solar capacity, it has one-eighth that of Germany, […]
AALTO seeks to democratize high-speed internet access through solar-powered drones
In the beginning of 2021, Alphabet shuttered Loon. It was a familiar story within the annals of Google X history: an ambitious moonshot with tremendous upside that sputtered […]
As megarounds become rarer, energy startups are powering up
The largest funding rounds raised by startups are becoming rarer and rarer. For upstart companies working on the future of energy, however, the market is surprisingly strong. The […]
U.S. spacecraft on the moon finally sends home the money shot
U.S. company Intuitive Machines and NASA have finally released photo proof of the robotic Odysseus lander on the moon’s surface.
Watch SpaceX gracefully release NASA moon lander into space
As the six-legged Intuitive Machines lander separated from its SpaceX rocket, it resembled the underbelly of a starfish, drifting away on the blackest sea.
Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis team up for space-based solar power mission
Advanced manufacturing startup Orbital Composites is teaming up with Virtus Solis Technologies to conduct a space-based solar power demonstration as soon as 2027. The two companies say the mission […]
2024 isn’t without hope. Here are 24 good trends.
There is bad news in 2024. But there are already glimmers of good news about the new year. Here’s what’s trending.
Backed by Schmidt Futures, Cloudline raises $6M to take aerial autonomy green and mainstream
South African aerospace startup Cloudline has secured $6 million in funding as it aims to lead the global frontier of carbon emissions-free autonomous flight. Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic […]
Training the workforce for the clean energy transition
Innovation in clean tech and renewable energy is moving fast — maybe a bit too fast. While there is no shortage of clean tech solutions available in today’s […]
Three breakthroughs that earned Fourth Power its $19M Series A
Congrats, we did it! Solar and wind are now the cheapest sources of electricity in the U.S. Now we just have to sit back and let the market […]