India’s Varaha bags $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global South
Varaha’s fresh funding is part of a $45 million Series B round led by WestBridge Capital.
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Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old building retrofits
Gradient’s heat pumps fit in windows, minimizing installation times. Now, it is introducing software to make those units more intelligent.
Vema predicts cheap hydrogen could change where data centers are built
Vema Hydrogen drills wells to stimulate hydrogen production deep underground, which could result in some of the cheapest hydrogen available.
Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller
Avalanche has raised $29 million in fresh funding to pursue its unique approach to fusion power, which can currently fit on a table.
HomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your utility bills
The startup is partnering with utilities to help homeowners determine the best upgrades to cut their energy use.
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It’s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers
The US is now leading a global surge in new gas power plants being built in large part to satisfy growing energy demand for data centers. And more gas means more planet-heating pollution. Gas-fired power generation in development globally rose by 31 percent in 2025. Almost a quarter of that added capacity is slated for […]
Tesla’s energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company
Energy storage products like the Megapack, Megablock, and Powerwall drove
Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety
The new rules apply to nuclear reactors built on Department of Energy property, which includes several currently being developed by startups.
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