<p>Solar and wind together now represent nearly a quarter of electricity demand and nearly 10% of all energy consumption in the U.S.</p>

<p>Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.</p>

<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul is directing the New York Power Authority, which owns and operates two dozen power plants — mostly dams and gas turbines — to develop the new facility. The plans are still in their infancy: NYPA, a state government entity, has yet to pick a location or a design.</p>

<p>TerraPower has been riding a wave of interest from hyperscalers, data center developers, and now chip designers. </p>

<p>Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies. </p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others. </p>

<p>Honda will supply last-mile delivery companies with the Fastport eQuad.</p>

<p>Pornainen recently turned on a 100 MWh thermal battery filled with ground up soapstone.</p>

<p>Amazon and Talen revised an existing deal to buy power from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant.</p>

<p>Meta is the latest tech company to warm to geothermal energy, announcing on Thursday a deal with startup XGS Energy to develop a 150 megawatt geothermal power plant in New Mexico. </p>

<p>Battery manufacturer Powin filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday. The Chapter 11 filing will let it continue operating while it restructures its debt.</p>

<p>Fervo is developing what promises to be the largest enhanced geothermal power plant in the world. </p>

<p>Standard Nuclear was the winning bidder for Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation&#8217;s fuel-related assets at a bankruptcy auction.</p>

<p>Commercial nuclear fusion power isn’t a reality yet. But venture capital is flowing into startups that promise that clean, safe, and virtually limitless energy is no longer just a distant dream.</p>

<p>Bedrock Ocean wants to use autonomous underwater vehicles to make mapping the seafloor faster and cheaper.</p>

<p>Mitra Chem is developing materials to make lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries store more energy.</p>

<p>Global investments in clean energy are likely to hit new highs in 2025, according to a new IEA report.</p>

<p>Elon Musk spent months in government and alongside President Trump. Did his gains outweigh his losses?</p>

<p>TAE Technologies raised $150 million from investors including Google, Chevron, and others.</p>