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ADELE PETERS

Adele Peters is a staff writer at Fast Company who focuses on solutions to some of the world's largest problems, from climate change to homelessness. Previously, she worked with GOOD, BioLite, and the Sustainable Products and Solutions program at UC Berkeley.

Technology

How Google is building a gigawatt-scale power plant—without building a power plant

Google’s new virtual power plant deal appears to be the largest of its kind from a hyperscaler.

Co.Design

This startup is turning fallen leaves into biodegradable plastic

Perennial Polymers is turning urban leaf waste into biodegradable plastic without using food crops.

Technology

What if AI data centers didn’t need new power plants?

Rune taps into extra renewable energy to run its modular data centers.

Technology

How much energy does agentic AI actually use? One scientist tracked every prompt he sent

Tech companies say typical AI prompts use little energy. Zeke Hausfather’s experiment suggests AI agents are a different story.

Co.Design

Denim has a water problem. Can this new digital dye solve it?

A startup called Wtrlss designed a better way to make blue jeans.

Technology

The world’s largest ‘biological datacenter’ could help make animal testing obsolete

Vivodyne’s AI experiments on lab-grown human tissue could soon replace the need to test drugs on mice or dogs—and the approach has the potential to create drugs that work better.

Technology

This startup wants to turn your water heater into a smart thermal battery

Reservoir’s ultra-efficient water heater can save you money by running when electricity is cheap—and help the grid make better use of renewable energy.