Entrepreneurial timing — among other ingredients — in cleantech can make or break a venture, says Will Chueh, director of Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy, in the debut episode of Stanford's new Ecopreneurship Podcast. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-_...

Unexpected momentum ahead of COP30 next week: • Renewables are now so cheap they're the logical choice for developing economies; • Petroleum exporters are investing in clean energy; • Small island states are stepping up. Read the Q&A: woods.stanford.edu/news/who-lea... #EnergyTransition

Pushing iron to repeatedly donate five electrons instead of the usual two or three per atom in chemical reactions was thought impossible. Breakthrough could lead to higher voltage lithium-ion #batteries and magnetism devices. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... #Batteries #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransit

The Environmental Protection Agency "has gotten out of the environmental protection business, and they have started to abandon the tribes," Pilar Thomas, '83, said to a packed lawn of Stanford students Tuesday evening in a discussion on tribal energy policy. Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/28/m...

New study shows where burying power lines could cut blackout hours the most. Undergrounding increases grid resilience, but remains expensive and unevenly implemented. Read: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/slow-pr...

Energy use is driving climate change, mainly from burning fossil fuels. Millions of people worldwide are experiencing the impacts. The good news: We have solutions. Read October's Energy Spotlight from Stanford's Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...

Flash-freezing reveals what’s really happening inside batteries Stanford researchers found that standard tests were changing battery chemistry. Their new “cryo-XPS” method can preserve it, offering a clearer path to longer-lasting lithium metal batteries. Read: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Southeast Asia’s $4T economy and 700M people remain underutilized on the global stage. In What It Takes: Southeast Asia, Gita Wirjawan argues that energy access, STEM education, and climate-friendly investment are key to the region’s rise. Read here: fsi.stanford.edu/news/how-sou...

Stanford and Technical University of Munich hosted the first Living Lab Summit, uniting 100+ participants from 10 countries to explore how campuses can test real-world sustainability solutions. Next stop: TUM in six months. Read more here: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/08/l...

Researchers solve model that can advance underground storage of #nuclear waste and CO2, enhanced #geothermal systems, conductivity of heat and electricity, and decarbonization of making #cement Read at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/researc...

Getting CO2 credits for farmers while improving their soil sounds like a wonderful combination. Read @washingtonpost.com's feature about Stanford spinout Terradot: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu... #climate #co2 #Brazil #Stanford #Terradot

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City signed a memorandum of understanding this morning to partner in accelerating clean energy and sustainability across Southeast Asia. #EnergyTransition #Vietnam #industry

How does a nation gain clean energy leadership? Stanford economist Shanjun Li reflects on lessons from China’s rise, and his own path from rural China to researching global energy transitions. Read his story: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/uncover... #EnergyTransition #ElectricVehicle

Energy efficiency isn’t a constraint; it’s a source of profit and competitive advantage. Former Delta CEO Yancey Hai and Precourt scholar Amory Lovins show how integrative design and efficiency can cut emissions and increase profit and revenue. Read: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/reduce-...

Stanford Energy news is out! The Week That Was: Energy #policy; MacArthur Fellow; #EV incentives; #Nuclear power Plus, all your guide to all energy events @stanforduniversity.bsky.social in the week ahead... mailchi.mp/stanford/941... @stanforddoerr.bsky.social @stanfordjournalism.bsky.social

Tarpeh designs devices and membranes that sort molecules from waste mixtures based on their chemical properties. His projects include recovering ammonia from #wastewater for use as fertilizer and extracting lithium from spent #batteries for reuse. engineering.stanford.edu/news/william... #recycling

Annual US subsidies to #oil & #gas firms have risen from $5B to at least $12B following recent legislation. Meanwhile, the same firms eliminated 4.7k jobs in the first half of 2025, with big corp's. planning significantly more workforce cuts. Read @ssir.org: ssir.org/articles/ent... #government

In 2024, renewables added 582 GW (91% of new power) while nuclear added as much as renewables added in two days. "Nuclear costs are huge and rising," write Stanford's Mark Jacobson, Amory Lovins, and co-authors. Read the full opinion piece: www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go... #nuclear

The $7,500 federal EV incentive expired Sept. 30, but California buyers can still save thousands by combining incentives from regional programs. Bay Area's Clean Cars for All offers up to $12K; PG&E adds more rebates. Read more on Peninsula Press: peninsulapress.com/2025/10/07/f...

Are small modular reactors about to take off, or stuck in the demonstration phase? 74 new projects worldwide, $15.4B in financing to date, but only 2 operating today. Read more in September’s Energy Spotlight from the Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...

Cleantech fails to scale because companies constantly redesign instead of standardizing. Repeating proven designs cuts costs and emissions dramatically. Read The Stanford Daily article on key insights from the latest Energy Transition seminar: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/01/p...

Three Stanford Energy postdocs are bringing science beyond the lab: Lev Tsypin taught biology at San Quentin Prison, Liat Adler introduced high schoolers to hornworts, and Yukio Cho writes to students through Science Penpals. Read the story here: energypostdoc.stanford.edu/news/postdoc... #STEM

Most U.S. families could reduce #electricity bills by around 15% on average using #solar panels with battery storage. The combination could also help most homes affordably weather blackouts, @stanforduniversity.bsky.social study finds. Read and watch: abc7news.com/post/stanfor... #batteries

Wildfires threaten #utilities with bankruptcy-level liabilities, prompting Western states to reconsider when and how #electricity companies are responsible for #fire damages, according to new legislative changes. Read the #Stanford analysis: cepp.substack.com/p/utility-fi... @woods.stanford.edu

1/2 of emissions cuts are achievable with existing technologies. Another quarter could come from early-stage technologies. The final fourth of reductions will require breakthrough technologies still in the research phase. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... #climate #NetZero #California #electricity

Not just about #ClimateChange: Report confirms human health threats from #GHG emissions Michele Barry, MD, a co-author of the report and director of the @StanfordCIGH.bsky.social, boils down the findings in this brief Q&A: globalhealth.stanford.edu/planetary-he... #PublicHealth #FossilFuels

Climate Tech Atlas, a new, comprehensive roadmap for climate innovation developed over a year with 80 contributors, is open to the public. Read the exclusive article, with link to the Atlas, @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/climate-tech... #cleantech #climate #buildings #decarbonization

Stanford Energy newsletter is out! The Week That Was: #California & AI; "50 by 2050"; #Wastewater; Endangerment Plus, all the energy events in the week ahead... Check it out and subscribe for free: mailchi.mp/stanford/941... @woods.stanford.edu #EnergyTransition #electricity

Six of Congruent Ventures’ “50 by 2050” in climate tech have Stanford roots Five of the six got their start from TomKat Center’s Innovation Transfer program: Antora #Energy, Fervo Energy, Nitricity, Tandem PV, and WeaveGrid. The sixth startup is Redwood Materials. tomkat.stanford.edu/news/six-con...

#California has approximately 24 months to course correct or risk losing its competitive advantage in AI and data centers to states that better align their policies with explosive AI growth demands, the experts estimated. Read the news: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... #DataCenters #electricity

Stanford researchers are revolutionizing wastewater treatment by transforming energy-intensive facilities into energy producers and valuable mineral extractors. Read the feature at Stanford Alumni Magazine: stanfordmag.org/contents/pip... #wastewater #energyefficiency #agriculture

Stanford Energy newsletter is out! The week that was: 1. Battery recycling; 2. Nuclear and AI; 3. Renewables vs. O&G; 4. Russia's energy demise Plus, all Stanford energy events in the week ahead. Read it & subscribe for free: mailchi.mp/stanford/941... #batteries #nuclear #renewables #Russia

Bay Area congregations are building decarbonization hubs that fund local programs and support underserved neighborhoods. Led by @stanford.edu lecturer Anthony Kinslow’s nonprofit @geminiesolutions.bsky.social and Green the Church. insideclimatenews.org/news/0709202... #solar #EVcharging #resilience

New dissolvable EV battery design could transform recycling. Stanford postdoc Yukio Cho and MIT colleagues designed one that dissolves “like cotton candy,” easing disassembly and reuse. Read: www.fastcompany.com/91397414/mit... #CircularEconomy #ElectricVehicle #battery

AI won’t rescue nuclear, says Stanford Precourt Institute scholar Amory Lovins. Nuclear is expensive and slow, while AI’s power use is modest. Renewables add more capacity in 2 days than nuclear in a year. Read his essay: www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear... #renewables #nuclear #DataCenter

Russia’s oil & gas empire is unraveling. Sanctions, falling prices, and a failed gas squeeze on Europe have slashed revenues. EU plans to end Russian gas by 2027, cutting $60B/yr. Hoover Institution’s Michael Bernstam explains. Read here: www.barrons.com/articles/how... #EnergyTransition

📣 Applications open for the 2026 Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship. Nature Energy ranks Stanford as the top U.S. institution for energy research. Application deadline: October 1, 2025. Read more and apply: energypostdoc.stanford.edu #EnergyTransition #postdoc

Speed matters in energy infrastructure. Communities across states are choosing faster, cheaper clean energy over fossil fuel projects. Read more in SSIR’s latest article: ssir.org/articles/ent... #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #EnergyStorage

Stanford Energy news is out TomKat Center's new Innovation Transfer awards; #Nuclear fusion energy surge explained; #California #oil; #Renewables beating fossil Check it out and subscribe for free if you like what you see: mailchi.mp/stanford/941... #entrepreneurs #startups @ssir.org

What’s driving the surge in private fusion investments? Private fusion companies pulled in $2.6 billion in funding over the past 12 months, more than a quarter of all private fusion investment to date. Read more: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst... #nuclear #NetZero #DataCenter

Stanford's TomKat Center awards 10 energy ventures: enhanced geothermal, fossil-free fuels, battery warranties, and CO₂-capturing soil additives, plus more. Since 2013, 132 teams have raised $3.9B. Read more: tomkat.stanford.edu/news/stanfor... #sustainable #cleanenergy

FINAL CALL for the Clean Energy, Education, & Empowerment Initiative ( #C3E ) poster competition. Students and postdocs present their research at the Annual C3E Symposium & Awards, Nov. 5-6, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. 🌵 c3e.org/poster-compe... #C3EWomen #CleanEnergy

Worker shortage threatens renewable energy deployment. Climate philanthropists focus on policy wins while neglecting "human infrastructure" - the workers needed for energy transition. Read how to fix it: ssir.org/articles/ent... #EnergyTransition #WorkforceDevelopment #CleanEnergy

Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) new senior fellow Yejin Choi, named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, challenges the "bigger is better" narrative driving energy-hungry AI development. Read: time.com/collections/... #EnergyEfficiency #DataCenter

Stanford rising sophomore Edward Chen (‘28) spent his summer at the California Energy Commission drafting recommendations to ensure renewable energy projects benefit local communities. Read Chen's article: explore-energy.stanford.edu/news/califor... #renewables #EnergyTransition #equity

Stanford Energy news is out! The week that was: 1. Factory automation; 2. China & EV batteries; 3. Fertilizer from urine; 4. AI electricity growth; 5. Power Smart campus Check it out and subscribe for free: mailchi.mp/stanford/941... #decarbonization #agriculture #electricity #EV #battery

Stanford Solar Car Project’s video takes you inside the engineering, strategy, and teamwork that led to their second-place finish at the Formula Sun Grand Prix. Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zWR... Video credit: Harry Gregory #solar #battery #energystorage

‘Power Smart’ safeguards campus power supply Just as campus temperatures crept into the mid 90's, a new initiative calls for the Stanford community to reduce electricity use on hot days during peak hours from noon to 8 p.m. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... #electricity #reliability #conservation

Battery manufacturing costs drop 9% every time production doubles. Stanford research shows how Chinese firms perfected production to cut costs and dominate global markets. Read the brief: sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/china-briefs... #batteries #manufacturing #EnergyTransition

Brief equipment stops called “microstops" waste massive amounts of electricity. Stanford graduates built tech to catch these energy-draining moments before they become major losses. Read the article: tomkat.stanford.edu/news/parsing... #EnergyEfficiency #CircularEconomy #industry