Tag: Climate
Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules | TechCrunch
Massachusetts became the latest state to force data centers to bring their own power, but this time there’s...
The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry | TechCrunch
Across the country, Americans are debating how their lives might change if new AI data centers are built...
Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient | TechCrunch
As rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns put Asia’s water-intensive rice farming under pressure, Mitti Labs, a New...
US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035 | TechCrunch
The AI race has grown so frenzied that, by 2035, U.S. data centers are projected to consume more...
Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers | TechCrunch
Grid software unicorn Emerald AI has formed a coalition with Google and Nvidia that will use the startup’s...
Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries | TechCrunch
Anthro Energy broke ground on Tuesday on a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, that can make enough battery materials...
Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic | TechCrunch
For over a century, fire protection has been limited to water and chemicals. And while they can prevent...
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...
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation | TechCrunch
Valar Atomics, a startup building small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) — essentially miniaturized, factory-built power plants designed to...
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...
