As anyone who’s stuck paying an onerous bill to a local internet monopoly will agree, there’s a great market opportunity out there for any company that could offer a global wireless internet connection. SpaceX has been working on just that since 2015, developing a broadband satellite constellation called Starlink. A recent article in SmarterAnalyst proposes that Tesla could be an integral part of the plan.
SpaceX has now been given formal approval by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop its previously revealed global broadband satellite network, the government agency has revealed.
If you’re reading CleanTechnica (which you are), there’s a good chance you already “get” the key points of this story, but it seems that much of the population doesn’t benefit from your understanding. Hence the following article.
To have a drone infrastructure work in real life, electricity supply must be stable, and wireless communication must be very reliable. But that is becoming the norm many places on Earth earlier classified as off-grid.
2017 was a strange year, with plenty to celebrate and plenty to ponder about. The wild ups and downs most of us have gone through, both personally and professionally, were reflected in the industries we cover as well. So let’s take a look at what surprised us, what shows the most potential, and what was simply strange.
The United States today is in a strange place, and I assume the same goes for other countries to some extent or another. Public discussions, especially political discussions, have become increasingly combative. I think part of this is due to the detached, anonymous nature of discussing things on the internet … [continued]
Today, Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of the NextGen Climate group, challenged American politicians to step up to the plate when it comes to climate change. He called on 2016 US election candidates and current elected officials to address the subject directly and lay out plans to power the US … [continued]
We hope the above “interactive” ad for a Tesla Model S captures your attention, too. It’s one of three that have been making the rounds on the internet for the past 24 hours or so. Okay, what’s Tesla got, in the way of corporate marketing, that Nissan (and Toyota, Ford, Chevy, … [continued]
We write obsessively about some “flashy,” popular cleantech options — solar panels, electric cars, wind turbines, poop power, etc. But there are numerous other types of more “stealthy” cleantech that are also worth promoting. One of those things is conducting more activities online, especially activities that would normally require quite … [continued]
The growing could of mobile data could quadruple power demand of wireless networks by 2015, with massive emissions impacts.
Good thing that a new study from the GreenTouch consortium outlines energy efficiency measures that could cut net energy consumption 90% by 2020.
