Zach Dell’s goal is to install a Base Power home battery system in every backyard in America—and in Europe and beyond for that matter—so it’s fair to say there’s a lot of room for growth. The son of legendary Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell, Zach has already made a name for himself in his own
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President Donald Trump said late Saturday that he would halt new planned attacks on Iran pending renewed talks to wind down the war and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. It was the latest in a pattern of announcements the U.S. president has made to first threaten massive strikes and then later call them off. The abrupt
America’s rapidly growing fleet of electric vehicles could become an unexpected source of electricity storage as the country races to meet growing demand for AI energy. That’s according to Redwood Materials, a startup founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, which now recycles more than 70% of all batteries in North America. With millions of
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Oil prices have risen more than 30% over the past month to surpass $100 a barrel, as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran in the Middle East threatens global energy supplies. The attacks in the Red Sea also add to the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, putting two key oil shipping routes