Nascent Materials emerges from stealth to make LFP batteries better and cheaper
Nascent recently raised $2.3 million to develop its novel manufacturing process for cathode materials.
Novoloop is making tons of upcycled plastic
Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.
New York State wants more nuclear power in a big way
Gov. Kathy Hochul is directing the New York Power Authority to develop the new power plant.
Nvidia wants in on the nuclear renaissance, invests in Bill Gates-backed TerraPower
TerraPower has been riding a wave of interest from hyperscalers, data center developers, and now chip designers.
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.
xAI is facing a lawsuit for operating over 400 MW of gas turbines without permits
The Colossus data center was allegedly operating as many as 35 gas turbines without pollution controls in a region that already had poor air quality.
Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar
The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others.
Honda dips its toes in cargo delivery micromobility
Honda will supply last-mile delivery companies with the Fastport eQuad.
Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing
Pornainen recently turned on a 100 MWh thermal battery filled with ground up soapstone.
Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS
Amazon and Talen revised an existing deal to buy power from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant.