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Round-the-world balloooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun. The wasp-shaped prototype of Solar Impulse, with the wingspan of a jumbo jet, was rolled out before some 800 guests at an airfield near Zurich after six years of development. Ten years ... read more
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries will present the newest addition to its line of solar glass products at the third annual Concentrated Solar Power Summit U.S., June 30-July 1 in San Francisco. Guardian will feature its EcoGuard Solar Boost-LP, laminated parabolic mirrors for concentrating solar power (CSP) applications, which provides best-in-class solar reflectivity ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Berlin (UPI) Jun 26, 2009 As the world's reserves of hydrocarbon fuels dwindle, a German-led consortium is pushing ahead with a revolutionary plan to build a giant thermal solar power plan in the North African desert that would provide up to 15 percent of Europe's electricity needs. The ambitious project, known as Desertec, is expected to cost $555.3 billion. It would generate inexhaustible and affordable ... more 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Lighthouse Solar has announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a new cutting-edge climbing gym. This ground-breaking agreement raises clean energy standards through a financing structure that pays investors while reducing the building owner's energy costs. When the world's first solar-powered climbing gym, Movement Climbing and Fitness, opens in Boulder in July, its electricity will ... more 
Ponte Vedra Beach FL (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Solar Energy Initiatives has announced that the Company signed a contract securing land for the design, construction and operation of a solar park in Southern California. The project could generate over $80 million in revenue within a 5-year time period. Construction of up to an 18 megawatt system represents Solar Energy Initiatives first contract in the rapidly expanding solar park market ... more 
San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Renewable Power Solutions has announced the immediate availability of a 1.2-kilowatt solar system for less than $5,000 after California state rebate incentives, tax credits and first-year energy savings. The Renewable Power Solutions "Little Giant" solar system can power average household appliances like an energy-efficient refrigerator, a small air conditioner unit, a dishwasher or 64 ... more |
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Don't Look Up, Space is Filled With JunkDurham NC (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 In the early days of space exploration, satellites were rare. Each launch was a feat of engineering and ambition, sending machines far above the Earth into orbits where they could drift undisturbed. ... more  
Expanded orbital computing initiative announced for next Momentus mission with DPhi Space partnershipLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company, will partner with DPhi Space to fly a Clustergate-2 edge computing payload on its upcoming Vigoride 7 mission, scheduled for launch in early 2026. The ... more 
ESA Expands Space Safety Fleet to Protect Earth and Enable Sustainable Space OperationsParis, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 ESA's Space Safety Programme advances initiatives to detect, predict, and counter space hazards - including threats from asteroids, solar storms, and space debris. The program develops missions and ... more
  
Consciousness debate intensifies as scientists urge clarity while AI and robotics advanceParis, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Scientists warn that as artificial intelligence and neurotechnology accelerate in development, the need to understand consciousness has now become a scientific and ethical priority. In a major revie ... more 
Space Robotics at the Edge of the UnknownLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Many robotics systems function in conditions where the environment is well-defined: factory floors, urban roads, research facilities. But what about robots designed for space? Keenan Albee, ... more 
Orbital data and energy collaboration accelerates space-based assemblyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Rendezvous Robotics and Starcloud have initiated a formal partnership to integrate autonomous modular assembly systems with orbital power and cooling infrastructure for gigawatt-scale datacenter cap ... more
  
France vows support for NATO ally Romania after US troop cutSibiu, Romania (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 France's defence minister on Thursday reassured Bucharest that Paris remained committed to Europe's "collective defence," after Washington said it would cut its troops in Romania. ... more 
Fentanyl, beans and Ukraine: takeaways from Trump-Xi's 'great meeting'Busan, South Korea (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 From a deal to reduce tariffs slapped on China to planned cooperation on ending the war in Ukraine, here's what Beijing and Washington say was achieved during Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's first face-to-face talks in six years: ... more 
Lt. Gen. Joe McGee retires amid alleged disagreements with PentagonWashington DC (UPI) Oct 30, 2025 Lt. Gen. Joe McGee retired from the U.S. military due to alleged disagreements with Defense Secretary. Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine. ... more |
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Hangzhou, China (SPX) Jun 26, 2009Astronergy (Chint Solar) and its partners have formally launched the first 10 MW phase of a planned 100 MW photovoltaic power station in central China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Initially covering two square kilometers in Shizuishan City in the arid Gobi Desert region, which receives on average 1,600 hours of sunlight per year, the project is expected to be completed within three ... more 
Seville, Spain (SPX) Jun 23, 2009Abengoa Solar's first high-temperature power tower, Eureka, was unveiled by Mart�n Soler M�rquez, Director of Innovation, Science and Enterprise for the Andalusian Regional Government. This power tower is intended to test, on an experimental basis, a new type of receiver that will achieve the higher temperatures needed for higher-efficiency thermodynamic power cycles. It is the only plant ... more 
Drammen, Norway (SPX) Jun 23, 2009Eltek Valere has announced it has partnered with key solar component vendors to become a one-stop-shop for carriers investing in green and sustainable power solutions for wireless and broadband remote sites. Eltek Valere's Global Sourcing Team (GST) has negotiated supply agreements with global vendors of solar panels, cyclic batteries and tracking systems. With peripheral hardware ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2009A solar energy research team from Valparaiso University's College of Engineering will return to Switzerland this summer to continue testing the potential of harnessing the sun's energy for industrial applications. Valpo, a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research, has been pursuing the research project since 2006. Led by Dr. Robert Palumbo, one of the world's leading solar energy ... more |
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