Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
One person's trash is another person's treasure...provided you've got the right tools to make it valuable, I suppose. For miners and battery manufacturers, the right tool might be a new set of silicon filters, which promise to recover valuable minerals from waste streams.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
Commonwealth Fusion Systems sold two of its high-temperature superconducting magnets to UW-Madison. That might seem like some minor, inside-baseball news, but I think it's more than that — a sign of a subtle but important evolution in the fusion power industry.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
It was great seeing everyone at Breakthrough Energy Summit 2024. So much packed into a couple short days. I had the honor of moderating a panel on green hydrogen with Irina Gorbounova, Leia Guccione, P.E., and Ahmed El-Hoshy, who brought depth and perspective on an emerging industry. Also ran into plenty of other folks (too many to mention here!) who all had lots fresh ideas and energy — looking forward to digging deeper in the coming weeks and months.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
Hidden in some new funding news is a possible path for climate tech startups to cross the commercial valley of death. It probably won't work in every instance, but it might only take a few such deals to bridge the gap for others.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
Making batteries requires more than just critical minerals. A new startup wants to make key ancillary chemicals from waste at mines and metal refining operations, closing the loop.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
Sodium, as in the stuff that's in table salt, has been the talk of the battery world, and a new startup is throwing its hat in the ring, claiming it has solved some of the challenges that have prevented sodium-ion from being a drop-in replacement for lithium-ion.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
Dandelion co-founder James Quazi thinks home electrification could happen a lot faster if people had access to advice and financing to help them through the process. He gave me an exclusive peak at what's happening with his new startup, Balto Energy.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
Big number for what's looking like a seed round at Aether Fuels. More details in my scoop for TechCrunch.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
Collaborative Fund breezed through fundraising to add another $125 million for seed-stage investments focused on climate, health, and food. Craig Shapiro and Sophie Bakalar gave me the inside scoop for TechCrunch.
Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, Founder and Editor at Future Proof, Lecturer in Science Writing at MIT
EnerVenue, which is building a gigawatt-scale factory for its nickel-hydrogen batteries, is raising $515 million in a new round. The company is hoping the technology, which was previously used aboard satellites, will help utilities store wind and solar power. Read more in my latest scoop at TechCrunch.
