If climate tech is dead, what comes next?
Climate tech is about a decade old, and people are itching for a rebrand.
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California can ban new gas cars starting in 2035, EPA says
California’s phase out would begin in 2026, when the state will require 35% of automakers’ sales to be zero emissions vehicles.
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Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup Oklo lands massive data center power deal, with caveats
Among the hurdles, Oklo still hasn’t received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after having its previous application denied.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems just picked its first commercial site partly because of its proximity to Washington, DC
The fusion startup intends to hook the power plant up to the grid in the early 2030s.
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Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest
The massive lasers will be installed in the startup’s future facility, which it is building in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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G2 Ventures Partners is raising $750 million for a third fund
The raise is a bullish vote of confidence in climate and sustainability startups.
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Exxon can’t resist the AI power gold rush
The oil and gas company announced that it’s planning to build a massive power plant for data centers.
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The 51 most disruptive startups of 2024
These startups have fascinating new technologies, business models, founder stories or are pushing an industry forward in exciting ways.
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Activate and The Engine Accelerator team up to train scientists to become founders
Two prominent programs, Activate and The Engine Accelerator, have decided they can give founders an advantage if they team up.
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Microsoft anchors $9B renewable energy coalition
The coalition, which is organized by Acadia, is seeking to invest $9 billion to build 5 gigawatts worth of renewable power.
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Green ammonia startup Amogy is trying to raise $90M to reduce truck pollution
The company is focused on various transportation markets, including maritime shipping, long-haul trucking, and agriculture.
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Electrified Thermal Solutions has a plan to help industry replace natural gas with bricks
The startup has been working to imbue the humble brick with the ability to transform electricity into heat and store it for hours on end.
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Google kicks off $20B renewable energy building spree to power AI
Google signed a deal with Intersect Power and TPG Rise Climate to spin up enough carbon-free power to drive several gigawatt-scale data centers.
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A new wave of desalination startups argues that deeper is better
Advances in robotics and seabed electrification have enabled a trio of startups to pursue deep sea reverse osmosis.
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Nexalus has a new method for liquid-cooling data centers that could make the waste heat useful
The startup argues that its hot-water approach is not only more efficient, but also more useful.
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Amp Robotics raises $91M to build more robot-filled waste-sorting facilities
Recently, Amp Robotics changed its business model to focus on running entire facilities that sort recyclables.
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Heirloom Carbon raises $150M to remove CO2 from the air using rocks
The startup is betting that by building bigger and capturing more carbon, it can bring down the cost to remove each metric ton of CO2.
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Meta jumps aboard the nuclear-powered data center bandwagon
Meta wants nuclear power developers to help it build 1 to 4 gigawatts of new electricity generating capacity.
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Amazon teams up with Orbital to remove CO2 from the air at one of its data centers
The system should remove more carbon dioxide than the electricity used by the datacenter would produce.
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FireDome launches projectiles filled with fire retardants to stop wildfires
Inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, the startup's automated system hopes to protect everything from neighborhoods to vineyards in coming fire seasons.
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