Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery
The deal paves the way for Form Energy to raise a new funding round before potentially going public next year. Image: Dylan Carr / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
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Google’s new 1.9GW clean energy deal includes massive 100-hour battery
Form Energy’s iron-air batteries will store wind and solar power to keep the data center running 24/7. Image: BoliviaInteligente / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Michigan antitrust lawsuit says oil companies hobbled EVs and renewables
The energy industry is pressing for laws that would ban climate liability lawsuits. Image: Richard Hedrick / Unsplash Source: Ars Technica
Beyond the Chip: The AI Boom’s Hidden Power Crisis Sparks a $425M Bet on Battery Rebirth
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Judicial Rulings Propel East Coast Wind Farms, Bolstering Clean Energy Ambitions
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The Data Center Gold Rush: A High-Stakes Clash Over America’s Power Grid
Introduction A quiet revolution in the American landscape is triggering a political and economic earthquake. The explosive growth of data centers, fueled by artificial intelligence and cloud computing, is pushing the nation’s aging power grid to its breaking point. In an unprecedented move, a coalition of state leaders and the federal government is now demanding…
The Grid Gamble: A Political Push to Make Big Tech Fund America’s Power Future
Introduction A high-stakes political and economic battle is quietly unfolding over the backbone of the American economy: its electrical grid. In an unprecedented alignment, the Trump administration and a bipartisan coalition of Mid-Atlantic governors are mobilizing to fundamentally shift who pays for the nation’s future power supply. Their target? The booming, energy-hungry data center industry,…
The AI Power Crunch: Trump’s Call for Tech Giants to Fund America’s Energy Overhaul
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The AI Power Crunch: Trump’s Call for Tech to Fund the Grid’s Billion-Dollar Reboot
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Vance’s Venezuela Vision: A New Era of ‘Resource Diplomacy’ or a Return to Gunboat Politics?
Introduction A stark declaration from a potential future U.S. administration has sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles. In a recent interview, Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance framed Venezuela’s vast oil reserves not merely as an economic asset, but as the central lever for geopolitical control, signaling a dramatic shift in hemispheric policy that critics warn echoes…