Phillip Man was burned out. He had founded a watch trading company with his flatmate, but the grind was wearing him down. “We did that for ten years,” Man said. “It’s very difficult to keep yourself motivated when you know the whole reason for your operation is to sell expensive stuff to wealthy people.” He […]
Former watch trader is now building the AWS of grid storage, Terralyr
Phillip Man was burned out. He had founded a watch trading company with his flatmate, but the grind was wearing him down. “We did that for ten years,” Man said. “It’s very difficult to keep yourself motivated when you know the whole reason for your operation is to sell expensive stuff to wealthy people.” He […]
Axle Energy’s sprint to decarbonize the grid lights up with $9M seed led by Accel
The challenge of integrating renewable energy sources into the grid is a fast-unfolding startup opportunity. U.K.-based Axle Energy jumped on the chance to accelerate grid decarbonization when the business was founded early last year. The global spike in energy prices triggered by the Ukraine war had pushed the idea of building software to support the […]
Star Catcher wants to build a space power grid to supercharge orbital industry
Our growth as a civilization is tightly coupled to our ability to sufficiently generate ever-increasing amounts of electricity. Could the same be true in space? Star Catcher Industries, a startup just emerging from stealth today, is betting that might be the case. The company is developing a space-based energy grid that could enable more power-intensive […]
F1 Monaco qualifying live updates, results, grid order for 2024 Grand Prix: Leclerc fastest in FP3 ahead of Verstappen
Charles Leclerc went fastest in FP3 for the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix in another sign that this could be a fascinating battle around the winding Monte Carlo street circuit. The Ferrari driver impressed in practice ahead of his home grand prix, finishing clear of Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton as the former complained of bouncing and […]