It’s no secret that the electrical grid is aging, but one part stands out from the rest. Transformers haven’t changed much since Thomas Edison made…
Author: Tim De Chant
Exclusive: Climactic launches hybrid fund to get startups through the ‘valley of death’ |
It’s a challenge every startup faces: They’ve made a prototype and proven the thing works, but now have to sell the product and produce enough…
Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline |
Fusion energy startup Helion announced Friday that it has hit a key milestone in its quest for fusion power. Plasmas inside the company’s Polaris prototype…
Twilio co-founder’s fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabet’s GV |
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Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule |
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Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor |
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Exclusive: Apeiron Labs gets $9.5M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots |
Most of what we know about the ocean just skims the surface, literally. We’ve gathered a large quantity of data on the oceans from satellites,…
Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid |
9:56 AM PST · February 4, 2026 Forget EVs —stationary batteries are getting all the buzz, and investment, in the U.S. these days. Startup Lunar…
Exclusive: Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofits |
New York City and others like it are filled with old buildings that are for the most part fine, except they’re not all that comfortable…
HomeBoost's app will show you where to save on your utility bills |
A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving post-it notes around the house, telling everyone to “turn off the lights” and such. Tobaccowala had…