Plastics recycling startup MacroCycle announced a new deal with Meta on Tuesday that will help speed the development of its first commercial plant. Three-year-old MacroCycle,…
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Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal |
5:02 PM PDT · September 17, 2026 Geothermal startup Mazama Energy raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series B, the startup said Thursday. The fresh…
Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal |
5:02 PM PDT · September 17, 2026 Geothermal startup Mazama Energy raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series B, the startup said Thursday. The fresh…
Exclusive: Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel |
The U.S. has ambitious plans to triple the capacity of its nuclear power plants by 2050, but that goal might hit a roadblock if plant…
Volkswagen's crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate |
Volkswagen took the covers off a new prototype electric vehicle Monday, one that’s capable of hitting the equivalent of 323 miles per gallon under ideal…
Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world |
Fusion power is getting back to its roots. As fusion startups keep chasing their ultimate goal — putting electrons on the grid — many are…
Proxima Fusion bets €140M on a critical fusion ingredient dominated by Asian suppliers |
In Brief Posted: 11:38 AM PDT · September 10, 2026 Proxima Fusion is betting on a critical ingredient for its fusion reactors: superconducting tape. Proxima…
Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit |
Fusion startup Realta Fusion this week announced a deal with Madison Gas and Electric that will place one of the first grid-connected fusion power plants…
US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense |
U.S. battery startups hit a rough patch when the One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated battery and EV incentives, undercutting a chunk of future demand. But…
TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers |
Nuclear power startups have been pitching themselves as the antidote to what ails AI data centers: power that’s always available. Bill Gates-founded TerraPower is one…