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Every fusion startup that has raised over $300M | TechCrunch
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! —…
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Climate
Exclusive: What does a promising climate tech startup look like? | TechCrunch
What will it take for a startup to make a dent in climate change? The most promising candidates tend to…
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Batteries
Exclusive: Sunamp's thermal battery uses a chemical found in salt-and-vinegar potato chips
Nearly 20 years ago, Andrew Bissell was sitting in the living room of his beachfront home in the Edinburgh area.…
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C-Zero
Exclusive: C-Zero is raising $18M to make emission-free hydrogen using natural gas, filings reveal | TechCrunch
Hydrogen startup C-Zero has raised $5 million of an $18 million funding round, according to an SEC filing. The company…
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Climate
Endolith is using 'Olympic caliber' copper microbes to address the copper shortage | TechCrunch
Copper is critical to the energy transition away from fossil fuels. The metal is an excellent conductor of electricity, used…
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Climate
Exclusive: Oxylus Energy strikes “beautiful balance” to make e-fuels for aviation and shipping | TechCrunch
Many airlines and shipping companies say they’ll hit net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but right now they have no…
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Azolla Ventures
Exclusive: Why Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy and other investors are scouring universities for founders | TechCrunch
The humble garage is so steeped in Silicon Valley lore it’s almost cliché. Yet that’s exactly how Caleb Boyd and…
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Adept Materials
Exclusive: Adept Materials' dehumidifying paint was inspired by trees and semiconductors | TechCrunch
The steam that condenses on your bathroom mirror may not seem like a big deal, but for architects and builders,…
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Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy lands massive seed extension to commercialize fusion power | TechCrunch
Ever since a government experiment proved in 2022 that fusion isn’t as far fetched as it once seemed, physicists, engineers,…
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aviation
CrowdStrike chaos leads to grounded aircraft — and maybe an unusual weather effect | TechCrunch
Air traffic for many airlines ground to a halt after a buggy update from CrowdStrike took down Windows computers around…
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