Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor
It’s the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.
Climate
BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging’ — but there’s a catch
The Chinese automaker’s new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up.
Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes
The startup, co-founded by Tesla and Apple alumni, has sold nearly 1,000 of its motorbikes so far.
Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore?
Offshore wind developer Aikido will deploy a small data center beneath a floating offshore wind turbine later this year.
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Google’s new 1.9GW clean energy deal includes massive 100-hour battery
Form Energy’s iron-air batteries will store wind and solar power to keep the data center running 24/7.
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It’s time to pull the plug on plug-in hybrids
Plug-in hybrid vehicles are rarely charged, according to a new study. Why are automakers still producing them?
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