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.
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Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms
The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.
Heat pump startup Quilt raises $20M Series B to expand sales
Quilt has sold nearly 1,000 units in the U.S. and Canada, and the new funding should help expand sales operations to more states and provinces.
Chris Sacca’s VC firm is raising a second nuclear fusion fund
With fusion advances showing real promise, Lowercarbon Capital plans to double down.
Arbor’s ‘vegetarian rocket engine’ power plant is actually an omnivore
As demand for electricity from data centers grows, Arbor Energy has made its power plant capable of burning natural gas in addition to biomass.
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.
Nvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised nearly $3 billion to commercialize its fusion power plant. It hopes to send electricity to the grid in the early 2030s.
Terraton wants to be the McDonald’s of biochar
Terraton sees promise in biochar, but the technology has struggled to scale. The startup thinks a franchise model could be what unlocks biochar’s potential.