The Robot That Eats Rock: How Petra Beat Hard Rock and Still Went Under
Petra built a machine that bores through the hardest rock on earth without touching it. The technology worked. The company died anyway. What happened next is the part worth studying.
The Diesel Killer: How Radiant is Building Portable Nuclear Reactors for the Grid
"Stop building nuclear plants like buildings; build them like cars." Inside Radiant, the SpaceX alumni-founded startup bringing portable micro-reactors to the grid.
Apollo Atomics: Why AI is Demanding Micro-Nuclear
Traditional nuclear takes decades to build. Apollo Atomics uses proven MIT research and a 20x smaller steam generator to build truck-sized micro-reactors for AI.
Why Tesla’s Battery Genius Left to Fix the Grid with Heron
Why walk away from the top engineering job at Tesla? Because you found a bigger problem. Inside Drew Baglino's new startup, Heron, and the race to fix the US power grid.
How Crusoe Energy Feeds AI Without the Grid
AI needs power, but the grid is tapped out. Crusoe Energy brings the data center to the oil field, turning waste gas into H100 compute.
The Grid is Broken. Base Power is fixing it from the Edge.
Base Power is deploying distributed batteries, smart controls, and utility partnerships to rebuild reliability from the edge.
The Anti-Generator: How Petra Power is Killing the Diesel Engine
Petra Power is reinventing backup energy with a rugged, silent, fuel-flexible solid oxide fuel cell that outperforms diesel generators on cost, efficiency, and longevity.
Valar Atomics: The First Startup to Split the Atom
Valar Atomics just made history with Project Nova, becoming the first startup to split the atom. This is the story of how they plan to replace fossil fuels not by banning them but by engineering something far better.