The architect of the water bankruptcy concept explains why the problem is so difficult to solve politically, even when the solutions are known.
Parents at an elementary school next to Tesla’s Fremont car plant want more time to question a plan that could raise emissions from the factory, Matthew Brown reported for SFGate. Lila Bringhurst Elementary sits less than 1,000 feet from the plant. Tes…
California has opened a $28M round paying up to $100,000 per public DC fast-charging port, covering as much as 100% of eligible costs. The top rate goes only to ports above 275kW, even though charger makers’ own data shows plug count raises usage far m…
England’s water companies failed to report more than 50,000 sewage discharges within the legal timeframe in the first half of this year, according to a new analysis.
Oracle is trucking compressed natural gas to AI data centres that cannot yet connect to a pipeline, at roughly four times the price of gas at a hub. Europe has the same grid bottleneck and is answering it the other way, with Spain proposing to refuse c…
The fashion industry has been talking about circularity for nearly a decade. But now, a few key businesses are putting it into action across US, Europe, and China.
VEIR has raised $110 million in a Series C round. The Massachusetts company makes superconducting power cables for AI data centres. Matter Venture Partners and Tyche Partners co-led the round, which VEIR called oversubscribed. LG Technology Ventures, G…
Voltus has raised $225 million in a Series D round. The San Francisco company pays businesses and homes to cut, shift or supply power when the grid needs it. Generation Investment Management led the round, with Activate Capital and the energy trader Vi…
Google’s 890 MW nuclear deal shows carbon-free firm power is becoming a geographic edge, leaving the 22 states without reactors behind in the AI power race.
The WWF’s Living Planet Report warns there has been an average 73% decline in wildlife population sizes, driven by systematic failures around food, energy and finance.