Climate News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/climate/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:56:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Climate News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/climate/ 32 32 A cloud-seeding startup did not cause the Texas floods https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/a-cloud-seeding-startup-did-not-cause-the-texas-floods/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:40:14 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3027098 LGND wants to make ChatGPT for the Earth https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/lgnd-wants-to-make-chatgpt-for-the-earth/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:58:45 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3026297 YPlasma zaps the air to cool chips for data centers https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/yplasma-zaps-the-air-to-cool-chips-for-data-centers/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:40:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3025729 Frontier is helping Arbor build a ‘vegetarian rocket engine’ to power data centers https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/frontier-is-helping-arbor-build-a-vegetarian-rocket-engine-to-power-data-centers/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3025303 Tulum Energy rediscovered a forgotten hydrogen tech and used it to raise $27M https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/tulum-energy-rediscovered-a-forgotten-hydrogen-tech-and-used-it-to-raise-27m/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3025224 Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen but lifts nuclear and geothermal https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/final-gop-bill-kneecaps-renewables-and-hydrogen-but-lifts-nuclear-and-geothermal/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:38:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024778 xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/xai-gets-permits-for-15-natural-gas-generators-at-memphis-data-center/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:45:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024570 Tesla’s energy storage business gets sucked into the company’s downward spiral https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/teslas-energy-storage-business-gets-sucked-into-the-companys-downward-spiral/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:35:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024302 Terra CO2 cements $124M Series B to slash concrete’s carbon footprint https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/terra-co2-cements-124m-series-b-to-slash-concretes-carbon-footprint/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:49:51 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024265 Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/googles-data-center-energy-use-doubled-in-four-years/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:52:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3023962 Google inks its first fusion power deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/google-inks-its-first-fusion-power-deal-with-commonwealth-fusion-systems/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022880 Meta buys over 1 GW of renewables to power its data centers https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/27/meta-buys-over-1-gw-of-renewables-to-power-its-data-centers/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:02:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022791 Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/redwood-materials-launches-energy-storage-business-and-its-first-target-is-ai-data-centers/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 03:36:04 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022691 Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/air-quality-tests-around-xais-memphis-data-center-raise-questions/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:42:42 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022215 Bill Gates-backed Airloom begins building its first power plant https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/bill-gates-backed-airloom-begins-building-its-first-power-plant/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:10:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3021790 Nascent Materials emerges from stealth to make LFP batteries better and cheaper https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/nascent-materials-emerges-from-stealth-to-make-lfp-batteries-better-and-cheaper/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3021906 Novoloop is making tons of upcycled plastic https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/24/novoloop-is-making-tons-of-upcycled-plastic/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3021351 New York State wants more nuclear power in a big way https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/23/new-york-state-wants-more-nuclear-power-in-a-big-way/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:03:24 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3021173 Nvidia wants in on the nuclear renaissance, invests in Bill Gates-backed TerraPower https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/nvidia-wants-in-on-the-nuclear-renaissance-invests-in-bill-gates-backed-terrapower/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:41:06 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3020614 Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/19/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:39:01 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2878248