Topic: clean energy
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Ex-Gates Climate Lobbyists Launch New Firm
The Clean Economy Project, founded by former Breakthrough Energy staff, believes clean energy will soon be cost-competitive with fossil fuels. It was established after Breakthrough Energy dissolved its policy team, citing difficulties in achieving policy progress during the Trump administration. ...
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Dubai's DEWA Deepens China Ties to Boost Clean Energy Goals
DEWA is enhancing its partnership with Chinese energy firms to advance Dubai's clean energy transition, aligning with its goal of 100% clean power by 2050. The collaboration includes progressing the seventh phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which will add 2,000MW of solar ca...
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Alphabet Acquires Intersect Power to Overcome Grid Bottlenecks
Alphabet (Google's parent) has acquired clean energy developer Intersect Power for $4.75 billion to directly control power generation for its AI data centers, bypassing strained utility grids. The deal highlights that securing reliable power has become a critical strategic bottleneck for tech com...
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Massive $1.5 Trillion Lithium Deposit Found in Unexpected U.S. State
A colossal $1.5 trillion lithium deposit has been confirmed along the Oregon-Nevada border, set to boost U.S. clean energy by invigorating domestic battery manufacturing and reducing reliance on foreign supply chains. The lithium is contained in zinnwaldite within a weathered volcanic caldera, of...
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Microbes Transform Idle Oil Wells into Hydrogen Factories
A Houston-based startup is repurposing abandoned oil wells by using specialized microbes to convert residual hydrocarbons into hydrogen gas, offering a novel clean energy source. The company, Eclipse Energy, has proven the technology and partnered with Weatherford International for global deploym...
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Elon Musk Meets UAE Leaders on AI, Tech, and Media Future
Elon Musk met with UAE officials to discuss collaborations in AI, technology, and media, focusing on innovation and receiving an invitation to the BRIDGE Summit in Abu Dhabi. The talks emphasized AI, data infrastructure, and content integrity, with Musk noting the UAE's advantage in providing cle...
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Type One Energy Secures $87M, Led by Bill Gates, for Fusion Power
Type One Energy has secured $87 million in new funding, bringing its total venture investment to over $160 million and reflecting strong investor confidence in fusion technology as a solution to rising global electricity demands. The company is developing a commercial fusion power plant using a m...
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This Startup Is Building a Fusion Reactor on a Boat
Maritime Fusion is developing compact fusion reactors for ships, leveraging advances in AI and superconducting magnets to make commercial fusion energy more feasible. Fusion offers key advantages over fission at sea, including no meltdown risk and minimal radioactive waste, with the company adapt...
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Commonwealth Fusion Installs Reactor Magnet, Secures Nvidia Deal
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has installed the first of eighteen powerful magnets for its Sparc reactor, a critical step toward starting the demonstration device next year in the race for grid-ready fusion power in the 2030s. The massive 24-ton magnets will generate an extremely strong magnetic fi...
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Trump Media's Fusion Plant: No Power Soon
The merger between Trump Media and TAE Technologies aims to build a utility-scale fusion power plant by 2031, an exceptionally aggressive timeline facing major scientific, engineering, and financial hurdles. Fusion energy is a sought-after clean power source that mimics the sun's reactions, attra...
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Virtual Power Plants: The Ultimate Grid Test
Virtual power plants (VPPs) are emerging as digital networks that link distributed resources like home batteries and smart thermostats to help balance the electricity grid, with their reliability being tested against traditional power plants. VPPs offer a rapid and cost-effective way to add signi...
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Trump Administration Expands Geothermal Energy Funding
A major $8.6 million federal grant will expand the first U.S. utility-led geothermal network in Massachusetts, adding about 140 new customer connections and funding performance research. The existing system efficiently heats and cools buildings by circulating water through underground pipes, allo...
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Sell Your Unused Electricity: COI Energy's Breakthrough at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Large enterprises pay for unused electricity capacity due to an outdated purchasing model, which COI Energy addresses by creating a marketplace where businesses can monetize their surplus energy allotments. Founded by SaLisa Berrien, the company uses patented technology and data analysis to predi...
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EV Tax Credit Ends: What You Need to Know
The federal tax credit for electric vehicles has ended, eliminating financial incentives for new, used, and commercial EVs purchased after September 30, 2025. This change was anticipated, as the previous administration had pledged to terminate clean energy subsidies and swiftly enacted legislatio...
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AI Hunts "Zero Day" Bugs, Apple Pulls ICE App
AI is now being used to detect zero-day software vulnerabilities, advancing cybersecurity, while OpenAI's parental controls are easily bypassed with delayed alerts for harmful teen conversations. Venture capital investment in AI startups hit $192.7 billion, raising concerns about a market bubble,...
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UtilityAI Pro: The First Vertical AI Platform for Energy Insights
Bidgely launched UtilityAI Pro, a specialized AI platform for utilities that offers ten times greater data granularity and detailed insights into customer behavior and grid performance. The platform addresses security concerns by integrating directly into utilities' existing data infrastructure, ...
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Google's AI Data Centers Are Heading to Space
Google is developing Project Suncatcher to launch solar-powered data centers into space, aiming to overcome Earth's energy limitations for AI systems with constant clean energy. The initiative faces challenges including establishing high-speed satellite communications and protecting hardware from...
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Retina Implants Advance as Climate Change Alters Flowers
Amazon Web Services is restoring hundreds of applications after a significant outage, highlighting widespread reliance on cloud infrastructure for essential digital operations. OpenAI faced scrutiny for retracting a statement about a mathematical breakthrough, sparking debate on AI's realistic ca...
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Tesla's Success Validates Elon Musk's Bold Vision
Tesla shareholders demonstrated strong support for Elon Musk's leadership by rejecting a proposal to increase corporate accountability and consistently aligning with board recommendations, including measures that dilute their own holdings. Despite Musk's vision of "sustainable abundance," Tesla f...
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Electric Car Tax Credits End: What's Next for EVs?
Federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases have expired, potentially slowing buyer interest but new models may soon boost demand. The elimination of incentives, which offered up to $7,500 for new EVs, is expected to cause a temporary decline in sales after a pre-deadline surge. Automakers...
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Moon Helium-3 Mining Could Make Oil Obsolete
Helium-3, a rare isotope abundant on the Moon but scarce on Earth, is driving a new space race for its potential in quantum computing and clean nuclear fusion energy. It is essential for cooling quantum computer qubits to near absolute zero and offers a path to low-waste fusion power, though extr...
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Thea Energy Unveils Helios: A Pixel-Inspired Fusion Power Plant
Thea Energy's Helios reactor uses arrays of identical magnets and advanced control software to simplify fusion reactor design, aiming to reduce costs and complexity compared to traditional stellarators. This software-defined approach allows for rapid design iteration and compensates for manufactu...
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2025 Sees Over 80 New Tech Unicorns Emerge
The venture capital landscape in 2025 is seeing a surge in new billion-dollar companies, heavily fueled by investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. While AI startups dominate, new unicorns are emerging from diverse sectors including space tech, blockchain, healthcare, consumer goods, and ...
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