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SpaceX alums find traction on Earth with their Mars-inspired CO2-to-fuel tech

Though General Galactic is focused on producing methane, the company isn’t necessarily looking to displace the fuel from...
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SpaceX alums find traction on Earth with their Mars-inspired methane-to-CO2 tech

Though General Galactic is focused on producing methane, the company isn’t necessarily looking to displace the fuel from...
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Large funds are too invested in the energy transition to turn back now

The recent U.S. election might appear bad for climate tech, but the energy transition has enough financial momentum that...
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How Trump’s election could affect the startup-friendly Inflation Reduction Act

While Trump's administration is unlikely to be supportive of certain climate tech startups, it will have a harder time e...
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Google is opening an AI hub in oil-rich Saudi Arabia

The new AI hub will support research into Arab language AI models and “Saudi-specific AI applications.” © 2024 TechCrunc...
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Oil giant BP is killing 18 hydrogen projects, chilling the nascent industry

The hydrogen industry, which has relied on oil and gas companies both financially and through lobbying efforts, is prepa...
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How a box on a roof helped Transaera to land $8.2 million in funding

The company has been toiling for seven years, developing a novel air conditioning technology and searching for a beachhe...
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Regulators deliver successive blows to Amazon and Meta’s nuclear power ambitions

A series of recent rulings from regulators dashed the Big Tech companies' hopes of finding a quick fix for their electri...
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When to sell your company? Look for these signals

Startups are 16-times more likely to get acquired than to IPO. Here's how to decide when o cash out. © 2024 TechCrunch. ...
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How to build a company that can save the world and generate a profit

For startups that hope to save the world, or at least make it a better place, balancing impact with profit can be tricky...
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Apple will buy renewable power for its Mac Mini users

Apple went to unusual lengths to ensure it accounted for and neutralized all the pollution that the new Mac Mini might p...
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Why Crosscut Ventures is ‘following the founders’ into climate, space, and beyond

The focus of the new $100 million fund, Crosscut’s sixth, will include energy and power, space and underwater exploratio...
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SpiralWave’s pulsing plasma towers transform carbon dioxide into liquid fuel

If there’s anything that came from one of the worlds that was promised to us in “Back to the Future” or &#82...
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NitroFix wants to use electricity to make ammonia without the pollution

Ammonia may conjure thoughts of off odors, but the world is entirely dependent on the smelly stuff as a fertilizer and f...
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Merlin Solar bets twisty panels will help it land on rooftops everywhere

The startup uses standard silicon solar cells but connects them using bendy materials, giving them better durability and...
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Cement startup Furno lands $20M grant to build low-carbon micro-kilns in Chicago

Furno’s micro-kilns promise to reduce pollution and eliminate transportation costs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserv...
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Former watch trader is now building the AWS of grid storage, Terralayr

The startup's technology is a twist on the virtual power plant concept, in which batteries are aggregated and portions o...
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​​Amazon jumps on nuclear power bandwagon by investing in X-Energy and promising small reactors

The company revealed three deals, including an investment in a fission startup and two development agreements to add nuc...
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Treehouse uses AI to help electricians install tech like EV chargers and heat pumps more cheaply

The startup seeks to reduce inefficiencies for electricians, including from site visits while quoting jobs. © 2024 TechC...
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Google signed a deal to power data centers with nuclear micro-reactors from Kairos — but the 2030 timeline is very optimistic

With the deal, Google joins Microsoft and Amazon in turning to nuclear power to satiate its thirst for electricity. © 20...
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Aerleum plans to turn CO2 directly into fuel for cargo ships and, eventually, airplanes

To cut direct air capture's costs, the startup has developed a material that, in a two-step process, absorbs carbon diox...
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Scope3 starts tracking the carbon footprint of AI

The startup, which already monitors the climate impact of digital advertising, is expanding to include artificial intell...
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Zap Energy shows off its new fusion power prototype, Century

After keeping Century under wraps for several months, the startup gave TechCrunch a peek under the hood. © 2024 TechCrun...
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Lithios takes inspiration from battery manufacturing to mine lithium from salty water

Lithios is part of a fresh crop of startups is trying to meet the booming demand for lithium by extracting it from subsu...
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Kobold Metals, which uses AI to help find critical minerals for the energy transition, raises $491M

Kobold Metals has raised $491 million of a targeted $527 million round, which could value the company at over $2 billion...
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Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.  © 2024 TechC...
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Why EnergyX raised $75M from small investors, even after taking VC money from GM and others

EnergyX’s offering took advantage of SEC Regulation A, which allows companies to raise money from retail investors in ex...
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Acceleron Fusion has raised $15M to take another stab at cold fusion, filing reveals

Where most startups aim to recreate the superheated, super-pressurized conditions inside of a star, Acceleron takes a di...
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Zap Energy investors in recent $130M round included Soros Fund and Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective

The company recently closed a $130 million round, according to an SEC filing, bringing the total to $327 million. © 2024...
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Marvel Fusion lands $70M for laser-powered fusion bet

Marvel Fusion is one of several companies pursuing what’s known as inertial confinement fusion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All r...
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