Fusion energy company Proxima Fusion has signed an agreement with the Free State of Bavaria, RWE, and Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) to put the world’s first commercial stellarator fusi…
President Donald Trump tried to quell Americans’ concerns about rising electricity costs during his State of the Union speech – and now we’re learning that the deals he promised could land next week. Trump claimed that he’s negotiated a “rate payer protection pledge” with major tech companies, which would see them build out or pay […]
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a former top Tesla engineer’s plans to rewire the grid and the outlook for solving spiking electric power prices
Cologne-based Einklang, which specialises inintegrated energy solutions for Germany’s mid-sized companies, has secured €2.2million in funding. The round was led by Vireo Ventures, with participationfr…
The Trump administration just tossed out Biden-era restrictions on mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants. It’s repealing Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) just as electricity demand in the US ticks up with the buildout of new AI data centers. Those standards are particularly impactful when it comes to pollution from coal plants […]
Fusion power moves closer to commercialization. Storing data for 10,000 years. Why AI won’t necessarily take your job. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.
Heron Power, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy, is scaling up production of solid-state transformers that more efficiently move power to the grid.
Munich-based EV charging technologycompany HeyCharge has been awarded a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The company, backed by BMW i Ventures,Statkraft Ventu…
In 2024, Google claimed that their data centers are 1.5x more energy efficient than industry average. In 2025, Microsoft committed billions to nuclear power for AI workloads. The data center industry tracks power usage effectiveness to three decimal p…
The green transition is reshaping global power: mineral-rich countries like China and the DRC now control critical materials for batteries, magnets, and grids.