What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open

Fusion, fission, and even natural gas are appeared tied in the race to deliver new power to the grid in the early 2030s.

Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.

Arbor Energy just landed a billion-dollar order to bring rocket turbine tech to the power grid

The large deal sees Arbor delivering as many as 200 of its Halcyon turbines, which can burn either natural gas or waste biomass.

Arinna raises $4M seed round to solve the space power problem

Arinna builds solar cells specifically for spacecraft and has developed an ultrathin new material that it expects to be far more flexible and more efficient than current technology.

Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally

Startup Epoch Biodesign uses enzymes to break plastic waste down into monomers, the chemical building blocks that can be used to make new plastic.

Kentucky woman rejects $26M offer to turn her farm into a data center

A “major artificial intelligence company” reportedly offered a Kentucky women $26 million to build a data center on their farm.

Crusoe makes big battery buys for its data centers

Form Energy and Redwood Materials both received orders from the data center developer.

Cauldron Ferm has turned microbes into nonstop assembly lines

The Australian startup says it has solved one of the biggest challenges facing synthetic biology companies, which it counts as customers.

Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks with OpenAI

Helion is reportedly negotiating a deal that would see it sell 12.5% of its power output to OpenAI.

How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it

Fusion power promises to generate large amounts of clean electricity from nearly limitless fuel. This article explains the main approaches and the companies that use them.