The Hill

Van Hollen posts alcohol use test results after challenging Patel to take survey

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) shared the results of a test to assess alcohol disorders after FBI Director Kash Patel told the lawmaker he would also submit to the test if he and the senator did them ...
POWER Magazine

Star Catcher Raises $65 Million to Build First Power Grid in Space

Florida-headquartered Star Catcher Industries said it has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round, as the company continues its effort toward building the first space-based ...
Space.com

Star Catcher just raised $65 million to build the world's first power grid in space — with lasers

"Fundamentally, the vision of Star Catcher is to make it as easy to operate in space as it is to operate terrestrially." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
E&E

In a first, fusion company applies for US grid connection

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has applied to tie a planned Virginia power plant onto the eastern grid PJM Interconnection. Commonwealth Fusion Systems said Tuesday that it is the first developer of ...
Crude Oil Prices

FirstEnergy Doubles Down on Grid Investment After Strong Q1 Results

FirstEnergy Corp. delivered a solid start to 2026, reporting first-quarter core earnings of $0.72 per share, a 7.5% increase over the same period last year, as the company's aggressive infrastructure ...
Electrek

Tesla Cybertruck becomes first AC vehicle-to-grid asset in California through PG&E

PG&E and Tesla have announced that the Cybertruck is now approved to sell power back to California’s grid through the utility’s residential Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) pilot program. The approval ...
PE Hub

First Reserve invests in electric grid products provider Lindsey Systems

Dr. Keith Lindsey will serve as chief technology officer and retain a significant ownership stake in the company following the transaction while Jack McCall will become CEO of Lindsey Lindsey was ...
CBS News

State Department overhauls Foreign Service Officer Test, introduces "America First" foreign policy lectures

The State Department announced Wednesday that it is modifying the Foreign Service Officer Test to reflect the foreign policy goals of the Trump administration and meet "the challenges of the 21st ...
SpaceNews

ESA launches first Celeste satellites to test complementary LEO navigation layer

MILAN — The European Space Agency has launched the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission from New Zealand aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launcher on March 28. The two ...
Virginia Business

Dominion offshore wind farm delivers first power to the grid

Dominion Energy’s $11.5 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project off Virginia Beach‘s coast on Monday reached a milestone, delivering its first power to the grid. The marker follows the ...
Fast Company

There’s a better way to use the electric grid—and cut power bills

When electricity demand is set to surge—say, from a new power-hungry data center—the default response from a utility is often to build a new (and expensive) power plant and other infrastructure. A new ...