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Plasma flows through an illustration of a tokamak fusion reactor.
Climate

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M | TechCrunch

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade...

Realta Fusion's device sits in a large warehouse-like building.
Climate

Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit | TechCrunch

Fusion startup Realta Fusion this week announced a deal with Madison Gas and Electric that will place one...

A man works on Pacific Fusion's pulser prototype.
Climate

Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world | TechCrunch

Fusion power is getting back to its roots. As fusion startups keep chasing their ultimate goal — putting...

Signage at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.
Climate

Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs | TechCrunch

Google has agreed to buy 1 million carbon credits from Indian climate-tech startup Mitti Labs through 2030, in...

A geothermal drilling rig sits in a forest in Oregon.
Climate

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal | TechCrunch

Geothermal startup Mazama Energy raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series B, the startup said Thursday.The fresh funding...

The sun rises behind a nuclear power plant cooling tower.
Climate

Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel | TechCrunch

The U.S. has ambitious plans to triple the capacity of its nuclear power plants by 2050, but that...

Plastic bottles are collected and packed in bales for recycling
Climate

Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle build its first factory | TechCrunch

Plastics recycling startup MacroCycle announced a new deal with Meta on Tuesday that will help speed the development...