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Alan Ohnsman

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GM Doubles Down On Energy Business To Serve Data Center Electricity Demand

GM Doubles Down On Energy Business To Serve Data Center Electricity Demand

Months after slashing its lofty electric vehicle goals, General Motors is intensifying its focus on energy technology to keep up with data center...

09.06.2026 5

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Alan Ohnsman

Data Center Silver Lining: They’re Powering Clean Energy Growth

Data Center Silver Lining: They’re Powering Clean Energy Growth

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Welcome back to Current...

08.06.2026 2

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SpaceX Left California. Its IPO Payday Did Not.

SpaceX Left California. Its IPO Payday Did Not.

Elon Musk loudly quit California after years of attacking its taxes, politics and business climate, moving SpaceX to Texas. Now the biggest fiscal...

08.06.2026 4

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Robot Trucks Can Help Cut Fuel Consumption

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Welcome back to Current...

01.06.2026 8

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How The Iran War Oil Shock Is Helping Launch A Market For Electric Tugboats

The next hot electric vehicle may not come with gullwing doors, a self-driving mode or the ability to provide backup power to your home. It may be an...

01.06.2026 6

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Boom Times For The Battery Energy Storage Market

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Welcome back to Current...

26.05.2026 9

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California Hater Elon Musk Needs The State’s Subsidies To Launch Tesla’s Semi

19.05.2026 10

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Tackling Plastic Pollution With A Hemp-Based Alternative

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Welcome back to Current...

18.05.2026 10

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Tackling Plastic Pollution With A Greener Alternative

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Welcome back to Current...

18.05.2026 10

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Solar On The Farm: The Benefits Of Agrivoltaics

11.05.2026 10

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Planning For The End Of The Oil Age

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Welcome back to Current...

04.05.2026 10

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Finding Hidden Geothermal Power With AI

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Interest in geothermal...

27.04.2026 9

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This Tesla Veteran Is Running A Copper Mine With AI-Powered Robots

Mariana Minerals CEO and cofounder Turner Caldwell is betting that the next big use for AI won’t be another chatbot—it’ll be a copper mine. His...

27.04.2026 10

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SpaceX’s IPO Could Leave Tesla Eating Rocket Dust

23.04.2026 10

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Warming Oceans, A Hot Year And ‘Elite’ Beliefs

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Weather across the U.S....

20.04.2026 10

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30 Under 30 Europe Manufacturing & Industry 2026: The Builders Bringing AI, Robotics And Data To Industry

13.04.2026 10

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Trump Hates Offshore Wind. Republicans Don’t

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. President Donald...

13.04.2026 10

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This Google Spinout Thinks AI Can Fix America’s EV Battery Problem

China’s dominance in batteries is powering a global auto industry shakeup. The country didn’t just get better at making them. It got better at...

07.04.2026 10

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A Move To Crack Down On Microplastics

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. For the past 14 months,...

06.04.2026 9

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A Billionaire’s Pitch To Cut Power Bills Collides With California’s Real Costs

Tom Steyer wants to make California electricity cheaper by doing what every insurgent gubernatorial candidate does: break the “monopoly,” add...

04.04.2026 20

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Can Surging Gas Prices Reverse EV Sales Slump?

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. USsales of new electric...

30.03.2026 10

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Can Surging Gas Prices Reverse U.S. EV Sales Slump?

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. USsales of new electric...

30.03.2026 10

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A Push To Revive Clean Energy Incentives

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. With spiking gasoline...

23.03.2026 10

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Tesla Semi’s Biggest Rival Might Be Its Chinese Twin

Nine years after Elon Musk vowed to electrify trucking with Tesla’s electric Semi, the vehicle is finally edging into something like regular...

23.03.2026 10

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U.S. Cleantech Rollbacks Hurt Both The Climate And Your Wallet

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. When Donald Trump was...

16.03.2026 10

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Tesla’s Best Growth Story Isn’t Robotaxis—It’s Batteries

Tesla’s era as the market’s can’t-miss EV growth engine has passed, cracking under tougher competition and softer demand. With Chinese rivals...

12.03.2026 20

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Uber’s Next Robotaxi Deal: Amazon’s Zoox

Uber is partnering with Amazon-owned Zoox to let riders book the company’s small, boxy electric vans via the Uber app starting in Las Vegas this...

11.03.2026 10

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Turning Idle California Farmland Into A Clean Energy Powerhouse

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. California’s Central...

09.03.2026 10

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Turning Idle California Farmland Into A Clean Energy Powerhouse

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. California’s Central...

09.03.2026 10

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Data Center Batteries Enter The Iron Age

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. The spike in power...

02.03.2026 50

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A New Clean Hydrogen Option: Make It Underground

09.02.2026 20

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Tesla’s Semi Is Finally Hitting The Road. The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse

05.02.2026 10

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Waymo Raises $16 Billion To Speed Up Its Global Robotaxi Push

03.02.2026 10

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Tesla Suddenly Likes Solar Again

02.02.2026 20

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‘Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads

28.01.2026 20

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Robot Trucker Waabi Wades Into Robotaxi Battle With Billion Dollar Raise

28.01.2026 20

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That Green ‘Scam’ Is The Top Source Of New U.S. Electricity

26.01.2026 20

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A Short-Sighted, $27 Billion EV Retreat

20.01.2026 20

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The Short-Sighted, $27 Billion U.S. EV Retreat

19.01.2026 20

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Brightline Hires Ex-Eurostar Chief As Vegas Bullet Train Costs Climb

14.01.2026 20

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The U.S. Goes Rogue On The Climate Fight

12.01.2026 20

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Tesla’s Manufacturing Hangover Is Steering Musk Into Robotics

07.01.2026 10

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Good Day Sunshine: Solar’s Relentless Rise

05.01.2026 40

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From Ford To Tesla, Big Electric Pickups Are A Tough Sell

22.12.2025 10

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California Says Tesla Deceived Consumers With Its Self-Driving Claims

17.12.2025 70

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Calls For A Moratorium On New Data Centers Get Louder

15.12.2025 20

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Rivian Is Adding Self-Driving Capability To Its EVs, Starting With The R2 SUV

11.12.2025 20

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Waymo Targets 1 Million Robotaxi Rides A Week

10.12.2025 50

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Weak Mileage Rules Put U.S. On The Road To An Automotive Jurassic Park

08.12.2025 20

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L.A. Kicks Coal As It Fires Up The World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Power Plant

05.12.2025 60

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