Nuclear Is Surging. The Real Question Is Timing

Big Tech, governments and investors are backing nuclear again. The harder question is whether it can scale in time for the grid.

A Steel Revolution: Game-Changer For The Climate And Energy Crises

A breakthrough innovation from Sweden could drastically reduce the CO2 emissions from steel production that stands for 7-9 % of the global emissions.

These Fish Robots Will Eat Seawater To Harvest U.S. Critical Minerals

Developing fish-like nanorobots to swim and eat lithium ions in seawater was among 19 projects to win $45.7 million in U.S. government critical mineral technology grants.

Chile’s Atacama desert is becoming the world’s biggest battery farm
Chile’s Atacama desert is becoming the world’s biggest battery farm

ContourGlobal, the independent power producer backed by KKR, has inaugurated a nearly $500 million solar-and-storage facility in Chile’s Atacama desert that stores daytime solar energy and delivers it after sundown. The Victor Jara hybrid plant combine…

Mykor lands £4M to scale waste-based construction materials

Mykor, a UK biotechnology companydeveloping low-carbon construction materials from industrial and agriculturalwaste, has secured £4 million in funding to accelerate the scale-up of itsindustrial biofa…

How Big Pharma Is Turning Industrial Heat Into A Strategic Asset

AstraZeneca’s Clean Heat Program is turning industrial heat decarbonization into a hedge against energy volatility — and a core business strategy.

Boom Times For The Battery Energy Storage Market

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s reliance on California and a deal to supply clean hydrogen, generated underground, for buses and trucks

Money, Speed, And Survivors: How The New FEMA Plan Will Hit Communities

The FEMA Review Council’s recently released plan focuses on speed and state responsibility, but that may leave smaller communities behind.

How Santa Marta Showed The World A New Way Forward

The conference in Colombia brought together a coalition of the willing wanting to protect nations from the economic, political and environmental impacts of fossil fuels.

U.S. Urgently Needs Domestic Enriched Uranium As Full Russian Ban Nears

The Trump administration is hastening measures to spur domestic production of enriched uranium to counteract a full ban on Russian imports that will take effect in 2028.