Why a former AirPods engineer is now building heat pumps

Merino Energy has simplified the heat pump dramatically in a quest to make them cheaper and easier to install.

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AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?

Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue

Realta Fusion is buying magnets from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, providing a revenue stop gap.

Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Meta’s upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants.

What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open

Fusion, fission, and even natural gas are appeared tied in the race to deliver new power to the grid in the early 2030s.

Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.

Arbor Energy just landed a billion-dollar order to bring rocket turbine tech to the power grid

The large deal sees Arbor delivering as many as 200 of its Halcyon turbines, which can burn either natural gas or waste biomass.

Arinna raises $4M seed round to solve the space power problem

Arinna builds solar cells specifically for spacecraft and has developed an ultrathin new material that it expects to be far more flexible and more efficient than current technology.