Empowering innovators to build the future of energy

Energy powers prosperity. The innovation pipeline is stronger than ever. As founders, investors, and partners gather in Houston for the BEV Investor Summit, we’ll focus on what it takes to scale companies that can deliver affordable, reliable, clean energy across the world’s largest industries.
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A strong showing from our portfolio on this year’s “50 by 2050” list from @congruentvc and @SiliconVlyBank: @pivotbio, @Mill, @WeaveGrid, @VEIR_Grid, @tsconductorcorp, @heronpower, @FormEnergyInc, @CFS_energy, @RedwoodMat, Lydian, @luxwall_inc, @rondoenergy, Koloma, @Electric_H2, Electra, and @antoraenergy. Proud to see so many teams we back recognized for building technologies with the potential to reshape major industries and infrastructure. bth-energy.com/46LwaqV
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First power. First in the world. @fervoenergy is now sending electricity from Cape Station to the grid—the first utility-scale enhanced geothermal system to reach this milestone. Congrats to the team. bth-energy.com/4ruap8t
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Our Breakthrough Energy Fellows program is now 100+ companies strong. Today, we’re proud to share Cohort 6 of Breakthrough Energy Fellows, bringing 40 Fellows across 21 companies and 9 countries into the program—expanding the global pipeline of builders working on the next generation of energy and industry. bth-energy.com/4hEDIlk
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The first project is only the start. Breakthrough’s @juliareinaud joins Before It Scales to talk about the harder part: turning new energy technologies into repeatable infrastructure that can reshape the industries the modern economy depends on. bth-energy.com/4hyQLVw
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More solar from less land. Planted just raised $32M to scale its digital twin + robotics approach to building solar farms, helping developers use tougher sites, cut site work, and get more projects built. bth-energy.com/4y7uKmM
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A new facility in Bedford, Massachusetts is now home to @fourthpowerinc’s first full-scale energy storage demonstration. The goal: multi-day storage that can beat gas peakers on cost and deliver affordable, reliable, clean power when the grid needs it most. bth-energy.com/3VyV8ap
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Lower costs. More supply certainty. Better tools for growers. That’s what @pivotbio is building toward with U.S.-produced nitrogen and new crop nutrition technology developed with farmers and the realities they face in mind. bth-energy.com/4yHF30F
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Our newest portfolio company @psipbc helped find a new route to Alpha Centauri using AI. Just one early use case for what could be possible at the intersection of AI and physics. bth-energy.com/4xjNgHa
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A well-earned spotlight for Tadeu Carneiro, CEO of Breakthrough-backed Boston Metal, named a 2026 TIME Trailblazer. His team is rethinking how the world produces the metals that power modern industry. bth-energy.com/4xZZZ2I
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Less than 1% of textiles are recycled into new textiles, and cost remains a major barrier. Breakthrough-backed @circ_earth is building polycotton recycling technology and aggregating brand demand through its Fiber Club to help circular fashion scale. bth-energy.com/3TaQn6h
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Our CTO Eric Toone explains the connection between energy and prosperity. Breakthrough invests in innovation that advances more affordable, reliable, clean energy.
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We’re leading @psipbc’s $58M seed round. PSI is building an AI-powered physics lab, starting with terrestrial and orbital data center optimization and working toward discoveries that could unlock new possibilities across energy, computing, materials, and other foundational technologies. bth-energy.com/4gKkwBg
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Transformer shortages are slowing the grid down. @heronpower is building its first commercial factory in Morgan Hill, California to manufacture software-controlled power conversion systems that help data centers, solar, and storage connect faster. bth-energy.com/4gKLicM
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Fusion is becoming a CEO-level energy question as demand for affordable, reliable, clean power keeps rising. @BobMumgaard of @CFS_energy explains why. bth-energy.com/3Uj7W4r
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A cross-sector group is helping move contrail avoidance from science into live aviation. Through Operation Blue Skies, Contrails.org is working with partners across tech, weather, air traffic management, and research to test targeted altitude changes over the North Atlantic. bth-energy.com/4gr6F3W
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