Tim De Chant
It’s no secret that the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles generally sucks.
There are exceptions, of course: Tesla has it pretty well figured out, and some highly trafficked corridors are well covered. But overall, the state of fast charging, which can replenish usable amounts of range in 30 minutes...
Sucking carbon dioxide out of the air isn’t rocket science — the technology is decades old — but one startup thinks that maybe a little rocket science could help make direct air capture better.
Carbon dioxide scrubbers have been around since the 1800s, when commercial divers used them to...
After the GM and Ford deals, Tesla will have to double its Supercharger network in under three years or risk owner backlash
If Tesla wants to maintain its Supercharger network’s reputation, it’s got some work to do.
The automaker has recently agreed to open a large portion of its chargers...
As smoke from Canadian wildfires has enveloped large swathes of the East Coast, millions of people have found themselves trapped inside, gazing out on orange skies and hazy cityscapes. The air quality index — which is usually ignored — has suddenly become an object of fascination and source...
When it comes time to fret about minerals critical to the energy transition, lithium, cobalt and nickel may get all the attention, but another metal is keeping plenty of analysts up at night.
Though those other minerals are key ingredients for batteries, copper is used across every sector that...
Fusion power is often said to harness the power of the sun, so why are we just trying to make electricity with it?
That’s essentially what the co-founders at Realta Fusion were thinking when they formed the company to transform an experimental reactor design into a power source that...
Few fields are changing as quickly as climate tech. In the last five years, it’s undergone a radical transformation, blossoming from a niche area to a broad sector full of promising niches. With that diversification comes risk and opportunity.
And choices. So, so many choices. With the world looking...
Despite hints of a slowdown, investors still appear to be enamored with the climate tech world. Just ask those of us who cover the sector here at TechCrunch+: Our inboxes are constantly being bombarded with funding announcements. Here’s a quick rundown of three that caught our attention.
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Want a sneak peek at the electrical grid of the future? Don’t look to the U.S., Europe or China. Instead, head to Nigeria, where Odyssey Energy Solutions has been hard at work. There, a shaky and incomplete grid has driven many businesses and communities to invest in mini-...
Last year, Americans bought more heat pumps than gas furnaces, a striking split that’s likely to widen in the coming years as consumer awareness and climate regulations foster their uptake.
Heat pumps are already widely used to cool homes across the Southeast, and they’re making inroads in the Northeast...
