Powering the AI Era Sustainably: Breakthrough Climate Hardware Tech from 8 Innovators

Episode notes

In this special year-end episode of Hardware to Save a Planet , host Dylan Garrett explores how the rapid expansion of technology and data centers to support it is accelerating some of the most important climate tech breakthroughs of the decade. Dylan revisits insights from eight innovators shaping the future of grid capacity, renewable power, long-duration storage, hydrogen backup systems, thermal batteries, and low-carbon construction materials. As energy demand from technology infrastructure and data centres surges, these technologies are proving essential for building resilient, sustainable infrastructure. This recap highlights the hardware, economics, and engineering advances that will define how data centers can scale, without overwhelming the planet.