Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas
Tesla wants to build a massive solar factory in Texas, but first it wants the state to chip in to defray the costs.
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Form Energy raises $750M to build more 100-hour batteries for the grid
Form Energy has landed Google and Crusoe as customers. Now, it has raised $750 million to expand manufacturing to deliver its massive, 100-hour batteries.
Reservoir raises $8M to make water heaters that people — and the grid — will actually want
Reservoir has built an ultra-efficient water heater that can predict hot water demand, store energy, and detect plumbing leaks throughout a home.
Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device
Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants. The Japan-based startup just received a grant to build a part of the fuel system.
Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries
Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington State.
Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms
The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.
SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels
SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.
Trump EPA wrongly canceled $20B in climate funds, appeals court rules
Climate nonprofits can again access their federal funding more than a year after the Trump EPA ordered Citibank to freeze their accounts.
Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient
Mitti Labs plans to expand beyond India and enter the Philippines and Indonesia while growing its carbon credits and agricultural data business.