CREW Carbon raises $25M to embed carbon removal in wastewater plants
Brooklyn startup CREW Carbon closed a $25M Series A to scale wastewater alkalinity treatment that removes CO2 while improving plant operations, with Fortune 500 offtake agreements already locked.
Shield AI Enters Navy's $800M ISR Contract Pool With V-BAT
Shield AI won selection to compete for up to $800 million in U.S. Navy COCO ISR task orders using its V-BAT vertical-launch drone, marking a program-of-record entry against established competitors like AeroVironment and Textron.
Google Builds Carbon Lab on Degraded Salt Pond, Bets on Wetlands CDR
Google announced a wetland restoration and carbon dioxide removal science project at Pond A1 near its Mountain View campus, positioning nature-based CDR as corporate climate strategy while the federal government retreats from green energy funding.
SpaceX Files for IPO: $1.75 Trillion Valuation, National Security Moat
SpaceX submitted a confidential IPO filing to the SEC on April 1, seeking a $1.75 trillion valuation and up to $75 billion in capital. The filing values a merged aerospace-AI enterprise built on military launch dominance and Starlink's near-10-million-user base.
Doral Renewables Closes $900M Cold Creek Solar-Storage Financing
Doral Renewables closed ~$900M in construction financing for its 430 MWac / 340 MWh Cold Creek Solar + Storage project in West Texas on March 24, 2026, issuing a Notice to Proceed ahead of the July 4, 2026 IRA construction deadline.