Space For Hydrogen seminar presented the activities of the ESA Technology Broker and the possibilities to support the transfer of technological know-how in the space and hydrogen sector. The seminar launched a financial initiative ESA Spark Funding programme, dedicated to support an initial transfer and deployment of innovative technologies.
Space technologies and the automotive industry have a lot in common. ŠKODA AUTO Digilab and the Technology Center CAS thus hosted an event where 15 companies can benefit from this synergy.
In 2022, At an occasion of an online webinar, ESA Technology Broker activities along with ESA Ambassador and Spark funding were presented. The webinar focused specifically on space technologies with the potential of use in the automotive industry. Attendees could benefit from the introduction of European startups presenting opportunities for the automotive industry.
The companies presented their development of space components, sensors and software that the automotive industry is generally familiar with. The event of Škoda Meets Space was organized by TC CAS, specifically by the ESA Technology Broker team, along with ŠKODA AUTO Digilab and Czech Ministry of Transportation, which fosters the national space program. ŠKODA AUTO Digilab executes development of digital services for mobility, communicates with international startups, SMEs and universities in order to innovate and expand the range of mobility options.
Gate2Space has been an annual conference since 2014. The most recent event – the 8th Gate2Space conference took place as part of the Czech Space Week 2021 festival, which was traditionally organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republic.
The conference was focused on the possibilities of involving Czech entities in space activities.
Speakers presented European Space Agency (ESA) programs, ESA Technology Broker project, ESA and EU satellite navigation and telecommunications programs, how space cooperation works in Europe, information on the ESA Spark Funding financial instrument, the Horizon Europe program and Enterprise Europe Network services in the Czech Republic.
A lecture on the direction of the Czech Republic in the field of future space activities was a part of the conference.
See previous years:
2020:
https://www.tc.cz/cs/akce/konference-gate2space-1
2019:
https://www.tc.cz/cs/novinky/prezentace-z-konference-gate2space-2019
2018:
https://www.tc.cz/cs/novinky/uskutecnil-se-paty-rocnik-gate2space
2017:
https://www.tc.cz/cs/pro-media/foto/fotogalerie/gate2space-2017
2016:
https://www.tc.cz/cs/novinky/prezentace-z-akce-gate2space
2015:
https://www.tc.cz/cs/akce/pozvanka-na-seminar-gate2space-2015
Could space technologies contribute to city development? The first Space 4 Cities event was an opportunity to discuss such opportunities. Co-hosted by the TC CAS and the Ministry of Transportation, Czech Republic and ESA, 70 city and region representatives attended a series of space technology presentations.
Apart from ESA representatives, the presentations were held by speakers from the Ministry of Transportation, Czech Republic, CzechInvest agency, TC CAS and Czech Technical University in Prague, as well as by the private sector representatives. The presentations focused on proven space to ground applications, such as satellite data for city monitoring and development (GISAT), analysis of local climate for green and effective buildings (Let’s Earth), satellite tools for sustainable cities (World from Space), applications of drones for smart cities (Aleego).
The Technology Center CAS was honored to host a round table with Rick Tumlinson, who is considered to be the biggest visionaire in the current space conquest. Together with representatives of R&D and technology we had the opportunity to discuss business related to space technologies and Czech – American business cooperation opportunities. Apart from the business representatives, the government representatives were guests at the round table.
Rick Tumlinson co-founded several enterprises focusing on space technology R&D, contributed to commercial policy establishment in the space industry (so called NewSpace industry), and was present at founding the International Space University in France. Despite having a broad range of activities, Rick currently dedicates most of his time to Deep Space Industries (DSI), a company he founded in 2013 in Silicon Valley. DSI researches space and mining technologies for the future mineral mining on asteroids. Czech company Metatron Global, a.s., was a participant of the round table as it is an investor of DSI.