Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups

Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conservationist on the cap table for nature-friendly startups. Now, the firm has closed its first fund, securing $25.9 mi…

Trump’s EPA plans to ignore health affects of air pollution

The Trump administration is planning to stop assigning value to human life when analyzing the costs and benefits of air pollution controls.

Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges

Small modular reactor startups are betting that mass manufacturing will help them bring costs down. But are they underestimating the challenge?

Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power

Two smaller companies, Oklo and TerraPower, along with Vistra, a large energy company, just signed agreements with Meta.

America’s new era of energy imperialism is about more than oil 
America’s new era of energy imperialism is about more than oil 

President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. “We’re gonna get the oil flowing the way it should be,” he said January 3rd, soon after his administration stunned the world with what many policy experts and Democratic lawmakers are calling […]

How Quilt solved the heat pump’s biggest challenge

Quilt’s heat pumps are built containing a suite of sensors, which have delivered mountains of data that allow its engineers to wring added performance out of its systems.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia

The fusion power frontrunner said that construction on its Sparc reactor was proceeding as planned. Meanwhile, it’s building a digital twin to help dial it in.

Offshore wind developers sue Trump administration for halting $25B in projects

The lawsuits seek to reverse the Department of the Interior’s stop-work order which affected five offshore wind projects off the Eastern Seaboard.

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

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

12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech

After a tumultuous year, venture investors are still optimistic about climate tech’s long term prospects, especially as data centers continue to drive demand for electricity, manufacturing, and materials.