Why AI Needs a “Genie Coefficient”
Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you ask an AI to do and the unspoken assumptions about how you want the AI to do it. We propose…
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Hyperion Robotics Raises $7.4 Million to Enable Faster, Lower Carbon Infrastructure Production
Automation, robotics, and sustainable materials startup Hyperion Robotics announced that it has raised $7.4 million in a growth funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the expansion of its platform to produce infrastructure components faster, at lower…
19-State Coalition Joins Suit Against U.S. Department of Defense, Hegseth for Blocking Wind Projects
A coalition of 19 state Attorneys General* announced that they have moved to join a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth, alongside other senior DoD officials for blocking the advancement of more than 100…
POWEROAD and Phage.Energy Establish Strategic Partnership to Advance Intelligent Energy Storage Solutions
With expertise in Virtual Power Plant (VPP) technology, Phage.Energy integrates distributed battery energy storage systems, generation resources, flexible loads, and AI computing capabilities into a unified platform. By combining these capabilities with POWEROAD’s advanced energy storage solutions, the collaboration aims to deliver smarter, more flexible, and value-driven…
Germany opens first 4.5 GW capacity auction including long-duration storage
Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has launched the first auction under Germany’s new Electricity Supply Security and Capacity Act (StromVKG). Companies have until Sept. 8 to submit bids for new dispatchable generation and long-duration energy storage capacity. The first auction covers 4.5 GW…
Mirova Invests €150 Million in Clean Energy Developer Yanara
Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova announced an investment of €150 million (USD$171 million) in renewable energy developer Yanara, aimed at accelerating the development of Yanara’s utility-scale renewable energy portfolio in Australia. Founded in 2019, and spun off from BrightNight in 2025,…
JDEnergy and Topfit Energie deepen partnership with 300 MWh framework agreement in Germany
The agreement builds on the companies’ ongoing collaboration in the commercial and industrial energy storage market. A 25 MWh energy storage project, comprising 100 JDEnergy eBlock-250 systems, is being developed for an energy-intensive manufacturing facility, where it is expected to strengthen energy resilience for critical production…
Hydro storage plants could host 25 GW more renewables, says Ember
Energy think tank Ember said hydropower plants across Austria, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, and Spain could host an additional 25 GW of wind and solar capacity by connecting the new generation behind the same grid connection point, a practice…
Airbus, Air Canada Launch Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment Platform
Air Canada and Airbus announced a series of initiatives aimed at scaling the sustainable aviation fuel industry in Canada, including plans to establish a jointly funded Sustainability Co-Investment Platform, aimed at supporting a commercial-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry in…