Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid
Fusionality is developing control systems and simulation environments to help fusion power startups move faster.
Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government
Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now, the plant’s owner is getting a $1.9B loan from the U.S. Energy Department.
Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit
The grid has been straining under the weight of new AI data centers, and that has utilities courting fusion startups.
Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo
Fervo’s deal with Google could expand to 1 gigawatt of geothermal power, enough to supply a very large AI data center in Utah.
Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power
Fusion startup Pacific Fusion broke ground on a demonstration facility in New Mexico that it says will generate enough energy to power itself.
US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense
U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.
Tesla’s solar roof is dead — here’s what went wrong
Tesla’s solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof-integrated solar is dead?
Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast
Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours. It’s one of ten hurdles the company must overcome to make a profitable power plant.
Apollo Atomics wants to make nuclear power cheaper by shrinking an overlooked part
Y Combinator alumnus Apollo Atomics is shrinking a key nuclear reactor part, which promises to slash the cost of electricity below natural gas.
TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers
TerraPower’s nuclear power plant possesses a strategic advantage over competitors, especially when chasing after data center deals.