Tim De Chant

@tdechant

dechant over at bsky and 🐘. Senior climate writer @techcrunch. Teach at @MIT_Sciwrite. Formerly @arstechnica, @KSJatMIT, @NOVApbs.

Cambridge, MA

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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Feb 8, 2021
SCOOP: Japan joined the Netherlands and the U.S. in restricting export of next-gen semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. My latest for @thewirechina:
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The Chip Choke Point - The Wire China
A single machine from the Netherlands could catapult China to the leading edge of the semiconductor industry. If the U.S. allowed it, that is.
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Aug 21
Tesla killed its solar roof, a promising product that never lived up to expectations. What went wrong? Plenty.
Tesla’s solar roof is dead — here’s what went wrong | TechCrunch
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Aug 20
How do you make fusion cheaper? One step at a time. Today, let's talk about fuel. Inertia Enterprises gave me an exclusive look at how they sped up the fueling process. What used to take a week or more now takes a few hours.
Exclusive: Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast | TechCrunch
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Aug 20
What if it wasn't the reactor that's making nuclear power plants expensive, but another overlooked part? Apollo Atomics gave me a peek at how they've shrunk the steam generator, which they say will help nuclear beat natural gas on price.
Exclusive: Apollo Atomics wants to make nuclear power cheaper by shrinking an overlooked part |...
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Aug 19
Most nuclear reactors are great at running full steam all the time, making them excellent partners for the grid, less so for AI data centers. But TerraPower has a reactor that's almost tailor made for the task. Here's what sets it apart.
TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers | TechCrunch
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