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Heirloom Carbon raises $150M to remove CO2 from the air using rocks
<p>The startup is betting that by building bigger and capturing more carbon, it can bring down the cost to remove each metric ton of CO2.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Heirloom Carbon raises $150M to remove CO2 from the air using rocks
<p>The startup is betting that by building bigger and capturing more carbon, it can bring down the cost to remove each metric ton of CO2.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Meta jumps aboard the nuclear-powered data center bandwagon
<p>Meta wants nuclear power developers to help it build 1 to 4 gigawatts of new electricity generating capacity.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Amazon teams up with Orbital to remove CO2 from the air at one of its data centers
<p>The system should remove more carbon dioxide than the electricity used by the datacenter would produce.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Amazon teams up with Orbital to remove CO2 from the air at one of its data centers
<p>The system should remove more carbon dioxide than the electricity used by the datacenter would produce.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 3, 20242 min read
FireDome launches projectiles filled with fire retardants to stop wildfires
<p>Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome, the startup’s automated system hopes to protect everything from neighborhoods to vineyards in coming fire seasons.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 3, 20243 min read
FireDome launches projectiles filled with fire retardants to stop wildfires
<p>Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome, the startup’s automated system hopes to protect everything from neighborhoods to vineyards in coming fire seasons.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 3, 20243 min read
GM offloads its stake in EV battery factory to joint venture partner LGES
<p>General Motors is selling its stake in the nearly completed Ultium Cells battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan, to its joint venture partner LG Energy Solution (LGES). GM’s step back from the factory comes amid weakening electric vehicle demand and the potential rollback of Biden administration incentives to produce clean energy domestically. GM and LGES […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Climate VCs are cautiously optimistic about a second Trump term — here’s why
<p>President-elect Donald Trump made no secret during his campaigning that he doesn’t think the U.S. should take an aggressive stance on climate change. From leading chants of “drill, baby, drill” to frequently criticizing everything from wind turbines to electric vehicles, he appears poised to cast a shadow over the climate tech sector for the next […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 30, 20244 min read


From pond scum to premium skincare? Deep Blue BioTech is all in on blue-green algae to make better chemicals
<p>Decarbonizing our economies in the race to fight climate change demands a wholesale overhauling of all sorts of production processes to make them as sustainable as possible. Greening chemicals, which are used as ingredients in all sorts of products, is where U.K. startup Deep Blue BioTech is putting its energies. The biotech startup founded in […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 28, 20245 min read


From pond scum to premium skincare? Deep Blue BioTech is all in on blue-green algae to make better chemicals
<p>Decarbonizing our economies in the race to fight climate change demands a wholesale overhauling of all sorts of production processes to make them as sustainable as possible. Greening chemicals, which are used as ingredients in all sorts of products, is where U.K. startup Deep Blue BioTech is putting its energies. The biotech startup founded in […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 28, 20245 min read
Cambridge materials science spin-out Molyon is on a mission to make next-gen batteries fly
<p>Battery tech is pivotal as the world leans into electrification to power decarbonization in the race against climate change. But rising demand is putting more attention on the limits and drawbacks of current generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. This is where Cambridge University spin-out Molyon hopes to come in: the U.K. startup is developing next-gen […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 26, 20246 min read
Cambridge materials science spin-out Molyon is on a mission to make next-gen batteries fly
<p>Battery tech is pivotal as the world leans into electrification to power decarbonization in the race against climate change. But rising demand is putting more attention on the limits and drawbacks of current generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. This is where Cambridge University spin-out Molyon hopes to come in: the U.K. startup is developing next-gen […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 26, 20246 min read
Volkswagen slashes the value of its stake in Northvolt, the beleaguered battery manufacturer
<p>The write downs occurred throughout the current fiscal year as the situation at Northvolt deteriorated.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Volkswagen slashes the value of its stake in Northvolt, the beleaguered battery manufacturer
<p>The write downs occurred throughout the current fiscal year as the situation at Northvolt deteriorated.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Tesla says it has reached a ‘conditional’ settlement in Rivian trade secrets lawsuit
<p>Tesla and Rivian may have resolved a lawsuit in which Tesla accused Rivian of poaching employees and stealing trade secrets. Bloomberg reports that Tesla told a California judge that the companies have reached a “conditional” settlement and that it expects to seek dismissal of the lawsuit by December 24. Tesla filed the suit, which was […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 23, 20241 min read
Tesla says it has reached a ‘conditional’ settlement in Rivian trade secrets lawsuit
<p>Tesla and Rivian may have resolved a lawsuit in which Tesla accused Rivian of poaching employees and stealing trade secrets. Bloomberg reports that Tesla told a California judge that the companies have reached a “conditional” settlement and that it expects to seek dismissal of the lawsuit by December 24. Tesla filed the suit, which was […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 23, 20241 min read
Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, co-founder and CEO resigns
<p>The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances. </p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, co-founder and CEO resigns
<p>The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances. </p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Future Google supplier Kairos gets approval to build two small nuclear reactors
<p>The reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity.</p>
Rahul Patil
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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