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The biggest billion-dollar energy unicorn left standing

The biggest billion-dollar energy unicorn left standing This summer one of IKEA’s two retail stores in the San Francisco area will start producing electricity from biogas after it installs a fuel-cell system manufactured by Bloom Energy. For IKEA, Bloom’s fuel cells will help offset carbon dioxide emissions and contribute to the global home-furnishings chain’s 2020 … Continue reading The biggest billion-dollar energy unicorn left standing

New material could boost batteries’ power, help power plants

New material could boost batteries’ power, help power plants You’re going to have to think very small to understand something that has the potential to be very big. A team of researchers, including Kyle Brinkman of Clemson University, developed a material that acts as a superhighway for ions. The material could make batteries more powerful, … Continue reading New material could boost batteries’ power, help power plants

Bloom Energy CEO sidesteps questions about company’s future

#Bloom_Energy CEO sidesteps questions about company’s future When I heard that Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar was planning to speak this week in San Francisco, I made sure to arrive early and sit in the front. Sridhar rarely speaks publicly, even though his 14 year-old Silicon Valley company has raised over a billion dollars in … Continue reading Bloom Energy CEO sidesteps questions about company’s future