Jun 17, 2026
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This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Climate tech companies are going public.

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1 min readSource:MIT Technology Review, MIT Technology Review
The Download: climate tech goes public and the AI Hype Index returns

Key facts

  • Solar and battery company Solv Energy went public in February, hitting a $6 billion valuation.
  • X-energy, which builds small modular nuclear reactors, followed at $11.5 billion.
  • Then came geothermal company Fervo Energy, reaching a market cap of about $12.4 billion.
  • All three have been IPO success stories.
  • And it doesn’t feel like a coincidence that they’re racing to provide electricity in an era of rising demand, driven partly by data centers.

This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Climate tech companies are going public.

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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by MIT Technology Review, MIT Technology Review.

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