The world uses a lot of copper, but thanks to the energy transition and data centers, it’ll need a lot more. Between now and 2050,…
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a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most |
10:52 AM PDT · June 25, 2026 Energy storage startup Base Power began selling its massive home battery systems to residents of Illinois yesterday, Canary…
Here’s why Slate changed the battery in its cheap EV truck |
Slate, maker of the stripped-down EV pickup truck, found another way to simplify its product: the battery. When the startup revealed its starting price on…
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft |
Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the…
Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech |
Focused Energy recently raised an oversubscribed $240 million Series A round, one of the largest early-stage rounds for a fusion power startup. The new round,…
Scoop: Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup
Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino has quietly founded a heat pump startup, TechCrunch has learned. This is the second company founded by Baglino in the…
Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul |
Porsche is closing three of its subsidiaries as it copes with falling sales and declining profits, the German automaker announced Friday. The automaker’s battery subsidiary,…
The biggest US power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy |
Pity the grid operator PJM Interconnection. For decades it worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of…
Exclusive: How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world |
The world today is riven by cultural differences, political divisions, and geopolitical disputes — a challenging environment for any investor hunting for startups that can…