Sila opens U.S. factory to make silicon anodes for energy dense EV batteries
Sila has been building the facility on Moses Lake, Washington, for nearly two years. Now, it’s poised to start volume production.
Climate
The AI-energy apocalypse might be a little overblown
Even if AI turns out not to be as much of an energy hog as people are making it out to be, it could still spell out trouble for power grids across the US. Tech companies are already burning through increasing amounts of electricity to train and run new AI models. And they’re asking for […]
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Earthmover wants to become the Snowflake of weather and geospatial data
Earthmover found new customers when it started building tools for companies to analyze the output of weather models. The startup has now raised a $7.2 million seed round.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems books a $1B+ power deal for its future fusion reactor
The fusion startup has inked a deal with Italian energy company Eni. The move is likely intended to set a price for fusion power.
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Octopus Energy spins off its Kraken utility billing and AI platform
The British renewable energy provider said that its Kraken platform had $500 million in committed annual revenue, spurring a spinoff that could result in a massive IPO.
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DACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors
DACLab repurposed technology originally intended to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities. It says the approach has been key to lowering costs.
Wildfire smoke is an insidious and growing public health threat
Wildfire smoke is the air quality nightmare of our generation, eating away at previous gains made by cracking down on industrial emissions and tailpipe pollution. Constant exposure to smoke is becoming a chronic threat even in places that historically haven’t had many wildfires. Climate change is priming forests to burn more intensely, which means more […]