Tim De Chant
Editor at Future Proof Reviews
Senior Climate Writer at TechCrunch
dechant over at bsky and 🐘. Senior climate writer @techcrunch. Teach at @MIT_Sciwrite. Formerly @arstechnica, @KSJatMIT, @NOVApbs.
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5 days ago |
techcrunch.com | Tim De Chant
Google and nuclear site developer Elementl Power announced this week that they will work together on three sites for advanced nuclear reactors. The tech company has been rushing to lock up energy sources as its AI ambitions drive growing power demands at its data centers. This year alone, Google plans to spend $75 billion building data center capacity. With the new deal, Google is promising to add at least 600 megawatts of generating capacity at each of the three sites.
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6 days ago |
techcrunch.com | Tim De Chant
The Gates Foundation received a death sentence of sorts today. Microsoft co-founder turned billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said today that his foundation will have just 20 years to exhaust its coffers and wind down operations. He has pledged to donate 99% of his fortune, which today is worth an estimated $107 billion, to the foundation. Over the next 20 years of donations, he expects the foundation to spend more than $200 billion.
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1 week ago |
techcrunch.com | Tim De Chant
For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program has helped consumers save a collective $40 billion in annual energy costs. Now, the Trump administration wants to wind it down, according to a report from CNN. The Energy Star program, which has a budget of $32 million, is a public-private partnership that works with appliance and electronics manufacturers to certify energy-efficient products while also helping consumers find rebates to lower the purchase cost.
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1 week ago |
technewstube.com | Tim De Chant
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1 week ago |
techcrunch.com | Tim De Chant
For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program has helped consumers save a collective $40 billion in annual energy costs. Now, the Trump administration wants to wind it down, according to a report from CNN. The Energy Star program, which has a budget of $32 million, is a public-private partnership that works with appliance and electronics manufacturers to certify energy-efficient products while also helping consumers find rebates to lower the purchase cost.
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Armed with $900 million, Pacific Fusion's president, Will Regan, told me how his startup is going to build a fusion power plant. https://t.co/GNsASWQN5h
I've talked with so many fusion startups that are all targeting the early 2030s for their power plants. But none of them have mentioned a crucial detail: how they'll be fueled. Now, one startup has emerged to fill that gap. https://t.co/MUysFHpM80
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