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Climate
Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions
Tim De Chant
22 hours ago
Climate
Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
Tim De Chant
1 day ago

Climate
With aluminum prices up 20%, recycling startups bet on AI to cash in
Tim De Chant
3 days ago
AI
Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more
Tim De Chant
4 days ago
In Brief
Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute
Tim De Chant
4 days ago
Climate
Microsoft’s carbon-removal plans aren’t dead after all
Tim De Chant
4 days ago

Transportation
Global EV market goes K-shaped as the US gets left behind
Tim De Chant
4 days ago
Climate
Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business
Tim De Chant
May 19, 2026
Climate
Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up
Tim De Chant
May 15, 2026
Climate
Power prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers
Tim De Chant
May 15, 2026

In Brief
Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
Tim De Chant
May 13, 2026
Climate
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand
Tim De Chant
May 13, 2026
Climate
Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup
Tim De Chant
May 12, 2026
Transportation
Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul
Tim De Chant
May 8, 2026

Climate
The biggest US power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy
Tim De Chant
May 8, 2026
Climate
Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals
Tim De Chant
May 6, 2026
Climate
Amazon bets Nobel Prize-based dehumidification can cut its energy use
Tim De Chant
May 5, 2026
In Brief
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy to raise up to $1.3B in IPO
Tim De Chant
May 4, 2026

Climate
Barocal can cool your food and drink by squeezing a hunk of plastic crystals
Tim De Chant
May 4, 2026
Climate
Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix
Tim De Chant
Apr 29, 2026
Climate
Earth AI is vertically integrating the search for critical minerals
Tim De Chant
Apr 29, 2026
Venture
How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world
Tim De Chant
Apr 28, 2026

Climate
Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs
Tim De Chant
Apr 27, 2026
Climate
The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open
Tim De Chant
Apr 25, 2026
Climate
X-energy stock pops 27% on first day of trading following upsized IPO
Tim De Chant
Apr 24, 2026
In Brief
Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO
Tim De Chant
Apr 24, 2026

Startups
Fusion doesn’t have a normal startup timeline, and investors are fine with that
Tim De Chant
Rebecca Bellan
Theresa Loconsolo
Apr 22, 2026
Climate
What’s the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says.
Tim De Chant
Apr 21, 2026
Climate
Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards
Tim De Chant
Apr 21, 2026
Climate
Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom
Tim De Chant
Apr 19, 2026