Podcast
Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?
Startups are testing new technologies to solve the challenges facing conventional nuclear. Will they succeed?
Nuclear
Nuclear
This tiny fusion reactor is made out of commercially available parts
Nuclear startup Avalanche Energy has modest funding, a skeleton crew, a pocket-sized prototype — and grand ambitions.
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Nuclear
Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators. What does this mean for next-gen nuclear?
If innovative reactor designs can't pass muster with the federal government, the U.S. nuclear industry is in trouble.
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Climatetech finance
DOE Loan Programs Office is back in action, plus the latest climatetech deals
Monolith is about to get a mammoth loan; NuScale is going public via SPAC; AES is buying Community Energy; and more.
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Podcast
Is nuclear fusion getting closer?
A technical expert discusses when (or if) fusion will become a reality.
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Nuclear
Commonwealth Fusion pulls in a colossal $1.8B for novel nuclear tech
Billionaires and VCs continue to invest fortunes in fusion companies, despite distant prospects of success.
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Nuclear
Bill Gates–funded nuclear startup will transform a Wyoming coal plant
Will this be the project that revives American nuclear? Plus, a roundup of other nuclear news.
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Climatetech finance
Jigar Shah has a new strategy to boost climatetech through DOE loans
The serial entrepreneur, who now leads the loan program at the Department of Energy, has $46B to invest in long-shot decarbonization bets.
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Nuclear
Helion brings in $500M for its novel approach to nuclear fusion
Despite its theoretical promise, fusion has never been harnessed. Are VCs throwing billions at science fiction?
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Policy & regulation
Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage
The sprawling bill would bail out nuclear, fund clean energy, boost workforce training — and allow the state’s largest coal plant to stay open through 2038.
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Solar
California just OK'd a massive new buildout of renewables and clean storage
A plan to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with 11.5 GW of zero-carbon capacity — and no natural gas — will test the grid value of renewables and batteries.
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