Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction |

11:50 AM PST · December 8, 2025 As energy demand for data centers soars, environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on the approval and…

Heat pump startup Quilt raises $20M Series B to expand sales |

In Brief Posted: 8:52 AM PST · December 8, 2025 Quilt, the startup based in Redwood City, California, that’s created sleek, customizable heat pumps, has…

Energy storage industry set aggressive goals for 2025 — and already crushed them |

Nearly a decade ago, when the energy storage market was in its infancy, an industry organization set a dreamy goal: By the end of 2025,…

Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035 |

Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple — the sector’s current demand for electricity…

Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales |

Sorry, prospective homebuyers. Just over a year after adding climate risk scores, Zillow has removed them from more than 1 million listings after real estate…

How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies |

For years, when it was time for startups to start selling their product, they could turn to any number of traditional playbooks. But as with…

Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites |

Startup Fleet Space announced yesterday that it used its satellite-powered AI system to expand the scope of an already massive lithium deposit in Quebec. Finding…

X-energy rides nuclear wave, raises $700M Series D |

10:55 AM PST · November 24, 2025 Nuclear startup X-energy raised $700 million in a Series D round, the company told TechCrunch. The new fundraise…

Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle |

In Brief Posted: 8:19 AM PST · November 21, 2025 The Trump administration revealed this week a revamped organizational chart for the Department of Energy,…

Zap Energy ramps up the pressure in its latest fusion device |

6:00 AM PST · November 18, 2025 Zap Energy took the wraps off its latest fusion device Tuesday at a research meeting in Long Beach,…