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

Fluxnium’s fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.

The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry 

National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.

US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035

The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.

Hear how AI can engineer nature’s comeback at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Not long ago, bringing an extinct species back to life belonged to science fiction. Today, it’s the mission of a billion-dollar startup. Advances in artificial intelligence, genetics, and computational biology are changing what’s possible i…

Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world

Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.

Proxima Fusion bets €140M on a critical fusion ingredient dominated by Asian suppliers

Proxima Fusion’s new high-temperature superconducting magnet factory will help supply its commercial power plant.

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

The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery.

Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules

Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.

Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid

Fusionality is developing control systems and simulation environments to help fusion power startups move faster.

Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government

Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now, the plant’s owner is getting a $1.9B loan from the U.S. Energy Department.