Metal Morph raises £700K to recover industrial resources from wastewater

UK-based water technology startupMetal Morph has raised £700,000 in pre-seed funding to advance its technologyfor recovering industrial resources from water and wastewater treatmentprocesses. The roun…

Iron Vs Carbon: Funds Surge For Makers Of Batteries That Store Power For Days

Form Energy raised $750 million to boost output of iron-based batteries that hold power for over 100 hours, on the heels of Antora raising $550 million for thermal batteries made from carbon

Economic Cost Of Summer Heatwaves Highlighted In New Research

Record heatwaves across the U.K and Europe this summer have inflicted substantial economic costs, highlighted by two new reports

The Solar Dilemma: Build Local Or Buy Cheap From Overseas?

Should the U.S. buy cheap imported solar panels to power the AI boom or reshore manufacturing? Washington faces a trade-off between energy security and affordable power.

How The Shipping Industry Is Helping Research Into Plastic Pollution

Parts of the shipping industry are partnering with environmental scientists to monitor ocean plastic pollution.

OpenAI is hiring a power trader, because electricity is now a position on its books
OpenAI is hiring a power trader, because electricity is now a position on its books

OpenAI is recruiting a power-trading lead for its data centres. The role will own commodity hedging strategy across the company’s power portfolio. It will have no direct reports at first. Bloomberg’s Julian Hast reported the listing on Monday. OpenAI d…

Meta is giving $1bn to data centre towns. Its proof is a tax from 1968
Meta is giving $1bn to data centre towns. Its proof is a tax from 1968

Mark Zuckerberg announced a $1 billion Future Is For Everyone Fund on Monday. It will invest directly in the American communities where Meta builds data centres. The commitment sits inside a 6,500-word letter, The Future is for Everyone: The Path to a …

Can Tariffs Boost U.S. Solar Component Production?

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at who gets electricity when the grid is under strain and boom times for clean energy investment

Amazon’s new Texas data centre could become America’s biggest single polluter. It will not touch the grid.
Amazon’s new Texas data centre could become America’s biggest single polluter. It will not touch the grid.

Amazon has confirmed it is investing in a large natural gas plant to power a data centre in Pecos County, Texas, a facility the New York Times reports could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States. Permits allow the p…

How A Battery System In Malawi Solves More Than Blackouts

A 20-megawatt battery in Malawi is replacing lost hydropower, cutting diesel costs, and offering a blueprint for grid reliability across Africa.