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fusion power for data centers

Nuclear Fusion Could Power WA Data Centers — But 50 Million Degrees and Plasma Chaos Stand Between Promise and Reality

Fusion energy promised to power AI data centers by 2028. One plasma meltdown could incinerate that timeline entirely.
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Puerto Rico’s Perovskite Solar Research Targets 30% Efficiency as Island Deploys 1.3 GW Residential Capacity

Puerto Rico chases 1.3 GW while perovskite cells just shattered 30% efficiency. The solar world may never look the same.
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Perovskite Solar Cells Hit 27.87% Efficiency as Oxford PV Ships First Commercial Tandem Modules

Single-junction perovskite just beat silicon in the lab. Oxford PV’s commercial tandems may change everything next.
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After U.S. Solar Cell Manufacturing Died in 2019, Suniva’s Georgia Reopening Sparks 34 GW Comeback

America’s solar cell manufacturing was dead — now Suniva’s Georgia revival is igniting a 34 GW comeback nobody saw coming.
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Idaho National Lab Opens DOME: First-Ever Test Bed for Private Microreactors Up to 20 Megawatts

The world’s first private microreactor test bed is open — and one company already has a year-long experiment lined up inside it.
toxic waste site hydrogen battery

Questa’s 50-MW Superfund Solar Project Turns Toxic Waste Site Into 50-Hour Hydrogen Battery

A toxic Superfund site is becoming a 50-hour hydrogen battery. Here’s why that changes everything about rural clean energy.
expensive fusion cheaper solar energy

Fusion Power Faces $700M Per Plant and $0.15/kWh Costs Against Solar’s $0.03

Fusion power costs 5x more than solar — yet analysts say it could still win. Here’s why the math makes sense.
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xAI Restructures Under Musk’s $1.25 Trillion Private Conglomerate After SpaceX Acquisition

Musk merged xAI into SpaceX, creating a $1.25 trillion private empire—but half of xAI’s founders walked away. Here’s why.
energy efficient ai innovation

Tiny Footprint, Big Images: MIT’s Near-Zero Power AI Revolution

MIT scientists slash AI’s massive energy appetite by 30x while AI devours 4% of US electricity—your ChatGPT query burns more than you think.
hydrogen project investments decline

Global Green Hydrogen Dreams Crumble as Billion-Dollar Projects Vanish

The $22 billion green hydrogen collapse nobody saw coming will change everything you believed about clean energy’s future.
sand battery reduces emissions

Finland’s Colossal Sand Battery Awakens, Crushing CO2 Emissions by 70% Overnight

Finland’s giant sand battery slashes CO2 emissions by 70% using ancient technology that outperforms modern solutions—hot rocks beat high-tech.
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Former Coal Giant Pivots: $3 Billion Bet on Green Ammonia Revolution

From coal giant to green pioneer: A stunning $3 billion gamble on zero-carbon ammonia that’s slashing costs and revolutionizing shipping, agriculture, and energy storage. Fossil fuel titans are trembling.