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Chris Holmes and Quintin Neuls

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An Interview with e-Zinc CEO James Larsen

Oct 16, 2026

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An Interview with e-Zinc CEO James Larsen

Ruben Rosen
Ruben Rosen

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🚀 Google Backs Solar Robots, Shell and ConocoPhillips Join $135M Geothermal Bet, ESR Buys 1.6GW

Sep 25, 2026

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🚀 Google Backs Solar Robots, Shell and ConocoPhillips Join $135M Geothermal Bet, ESR Buys 1.6GW

PLUS: Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy joins $31.8M solar raise, H2air adds 500MW, and Index Ventures backs AI-powered energy

Chris Holmes
Quintin Neuls
Chris Holmes, +1

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🚀 Google’s €13B Power Push, Fervo’s Nearly 1GW Deal, $1.9B Nuclear Restart

Sep 11, 2026

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🚀 Google’s €13B Power Push, Fervo’s Nearly 1GW Deal, $1.9B Nuclear Restart

PLUS: We interview Solaires’ CEO on the investable perovskite market, floating wind targets 50% lower capex, and battery recycling raises $4.6M

Chris Holmes
Quintin Neuls
Chris Holmes, +1

Startups

Inside Perovskite Technology: A Conversation with Dr. Sahar Sam, CEO of Solaires Enterprises

Sep 11, 2026

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3 min read

Inside Perovskite Technology: A Conversation with Dr. Sahar Sam, CEO of Solaires Enterprises

Ruben Rosen
Ruben Rosen

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⚡ CPP & Equinix’s $4B Data Center Deal, Ballard’s £275M Hydrogen Buyout

Sep 4, 2026

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2 min read

⚡ CPP & Equinix’s $4B Data Center Deal, Ballard’s £275M Hydrogen Buyout

PLUS: Odyssey raises $74M for distributed energy, Westbridge sells a 325MW solar + storage project, and Eelpower expands its £500M battery platform

Chris Holmes
Quintin Neuls
Chris Holmes, +1

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⚛️ YC-Backed Nuclear Raises $26M, Canada’s $70B Energy Bet, Mitsubishi’s $1.4B Deal

Aug 21, 2026

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3 min read

⚛️ YC-Backed Nuclear Raises $26M, Canada’s $70B Energy Bet, Mitsubishi’s $1.4B Deal

PLUS: Form Energy raises $750M for 100-hour storage, $857M flows into distributed solar, and Brookfield expands its European renewables portfolio

Chris Holmes
Quintin Neuls
Chris Holmes, +1

Newsletter

🚀 Peter Thiel backs $140M Wave-Powered Data Centre, Nuclea acquires Moltex’s nuclear tech, geothermal leases hit record bid

Aug 14, 2026

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🚀 Peter Thiel backs $140M Wave-Powered Data Centre, Nuclea acquires Moltex’s nuclear tech, geothermal leases hit record bid

PLUS: Tesla eyes a $10.1B solar factory, Kyoto Fusioneering builds fusion fuel tech, and $20B in U.S. climate grants survive an EPA challenge

Chris Holmes
Quintin Neuls
Chris Holmes, +1

Newsletter

🚀 Energy Capital Partners Raises $8.1B, Base Power Hits $13B, Oklo Goes Critical

Aug 7, 2026

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2 min read

🚀 Energy Capital Partners Raises $8.1B, Base Power Hits $13B, Oklo Goes Critical

PLUS: Tandem PV acquires nexTC, Hydrostor secures a 4GWh storage agreement, and Ore Energy raises $43M.

Chris Holmes
Quintin Neuls
Chris Holmes, +1

Startups

Inside Open Waters Solar: A Conversation with CEO Simon Angus

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

Inside Open Waters Solar: A Conversation with CEO Simon Angus

Ruben Rosen
Ruben Rosen

Featured Posts

🪨 ⛏️ The Copper Crunch: Tariffs, AI, and the Next Energy Bottleneck

Jul 11, 2025

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11 min read

🪨 ⛏️ The Copper Crunch: Tariffs, AI, and the Next Energy Bottleneck

PLUS: Uranium Outperforms the S&P. AES Stock Soars 20% on Buyout Hype. Gold H2 Produces First Subsurface Hydrogen

Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
📉 Why Clean Energy Startups Are Suddenly Struggling to Raise Money

Jul 4, 2025

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8 min read

📉 Why Clean Energy Startups Are Suddenly Struggling to Raise Money

VC pullback, grant rollbacks, and how the funding drought will reshape winners and losers.

Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
This Solar Tech Just Cracked 34% Efficiency: Here’s Why It Matters

Jun 20, 2025

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9 min read

This Solar Tech Just Cracked 34% Efficiency: Here’s Why It Matters

From lab breakthroughs to market challenges, we explore what’s holding back the most promising solar tech of the decade

Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
📉 Global solar sector funding dropped 39% year-over-year... But M&A heats up

Jul 25, 2025

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8 min read

📉 Global solar sector funding dropped 39% year-over-year... But M&A heats up

PLUS: Enbridge is investing US$900 million into a 600 MW solar project in San Antonio, Texas, for Meta.

Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
⏳New IRS Notice Forces Developers To Act Fast On Wind & Solar Projects

Aug 22, 2025

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8 min read

⏳New IRS Notice Forces Developers To Act Fast On Wind & Solar Projects

PLUS: $860M battery firm sold for $40M to Glencore 🔋 + the $100M startup building nuclear plants for AI

Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
Unlocking Ultra-Low Cost Hydrogen: Investment outlook for geological hydrogen

Jun 10, 2025

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12 min read

Unlocking Ultra-Low Cost Hydrogen: Investment outlook for geological hydrogen

Exploration is accelerating and capital is circling, but the path to commercialization still largely unproven.

Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
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