Jackery announces ‘world’s slimmest’ fridge battery
Jackery announces ‘world’s slimmest’ fridge battery

Jackery is jumping on the fridge-battery trend with what it says is the “world’s slimmest.” FridgeGuard also looks nice; a break from power stations that tend to look more at home at a job site than the kitchen or living room. Measuring just 2.63 inches (67mm) thick, the Jackery FridgeGuard power station is meant to […]

Lower-Cost Desalination May Be On The Way

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at GM’s push to develop data center batteries and turning to street lights to boost EV charging options.

Forget Elon’s Data Centers In Space. This Startup Wants To Float Them At Sea

Panthalassa sees data centers powered and cooled by the ocean as a cheaper alternative to the orbiting server farms Musk is pitching to SpaceX investors.

How Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Shaping AI And Global Growth

Sovereign wealth funds like Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala are quietly becoming the architects of AI and energy infrastructure—and reshaping global economic power.

Meet The Staffing Billionaire Who Just Won The Republican Gubernatorial Runoff In Georgia

His medical staffing firm lifted Rick Jackson out of poverty. Now he’s beaten Trump’s pick in Georgia’s gubernatorial runoff and will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Scaling for sovereignty: How EU policy is reshaping Europe’s deeptech playbook
Scaling for sovereignty: How EU policy is reshaping Europe’s deeptech playbook

Europe’s deeptech startups are increasingly being asked to do more than build successful businesses. As policymakers focus on strengthening strategic autonomy, securing critical supply chains, and ac…

Enera raises $2M to improve the EV charging experience

Enera, an AI-powered driver experience platform forelectric vehicle charging, has raised $2 million in funding. The round was ledby Lakehouse Ventures, marking the firm’s first investment outside the …

GM Doubles Down On Energy Business To Serve Data Center Electricity Demand

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.

GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech

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 […]

Granarium raises €1M+ to commercialise renewable supercapacitors for grid stability

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…