The carmaker scaled back electric vehicle plans, but is going all in on advanced batteries, including a new sodium-ion chemistry designed for large-scale power storage.
At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face of growing electricity demand from AI data centers. The automaker announced that it would be activating new vehicle-to-grid capabilities for its current EV and home energy customers. It’s releasing a […]
Deeptech energy startup Granarium Technologies, spun out from VTT, has raised over €1 million Pre-Seed funding. BSV Ventures and Beamline led the round, with participation from FiBAN (Finnish Business…
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claims have been thoroughly debunked by Ryan Inis Hughes on his popular Ziroth YouTube channel. According to Hughes, Donut Lab has engaged in deliberate, calculated deception by claiming to have a solid-state battery ready for mass production. In reality, it’s nothing more than a standard lithium-ion design. Hughes’ investigation got an […]
Berlin-based GALVANY Energy GmbH has raised€10 million in seed funding to support the continued development and rollout ofits platform for the installation, operation, and optimisation of heat pumpsac…
As data centers transform into “AI factories,” global economic power is shifting to nations that can scale power grids, transformers, and energy infrastructure.
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at an emerging market for electric tugboats and boom times for a solar panel maker that doesn’t use Chinese components
“Not in my backyard” is the rallying cry of citizens everywhere resisting projects proposed for their locality. Whether it’s affordable housing, a waste treatment plant, or a new data center, they may recognize the benefit of the activity. They just d…
Arc Marine started out selling luxury electric boats. Now it’s chasing a bigger business: battery systems for tugs, barges and military boats.