power plants
Beyond Market Intelligence keeps power plants in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “As fusion power scales, Licube is building the lithium supply chain to fuel it”, “Crusoe shifts focus, pausing Boom turbine deployment at data centers”, and “SpaceX's Texas chip fab leans on gas, not solar, to power production”. Fusion power is scaling fast, and that creates a massive new demand for lithium. Crusoe has quietly pulled back from Boom Supersonic's turbine deployment, pausing those plans at its data centers. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every power plants story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
As fusion power scales, Licube is building the lithium supply chain to fuel it
Fusion power is scaling fast, and that creates a massive new demand for lithium. Licube is building the supply chain to meet it, positioning itself as a key supplier for the plants of tomorrow. It is a smart, grounded bet on an industry that is finally moving from lab to grid. For another view on how this future is being built, see our piece on Cambridge Heavy Industries.
Crusoe shifts focus, pausing Boom turbine deployment at data centers
Crusoe has quietly pulled back from Boom Supersonic's turbine deployment, pausing those plans at its data centers. It's a sensible recalibration, not a retreat from the bigger picture. The pressure on data center power is intensifying, and as recent coverage in our related piece on US data centers potentially rivaling entire nations in natural gas use shows, every infrastructure choice carries weight. Crusoe's shift suggests a sharper focus on near-term priorities, which is exactly the kind of clarity this moment demands.
SpaceX's Texas chip fab leans on gas, not solar, to power production
SpaceX and Tesla's planned semiconductor fab in Texas will run on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels. It's a pragmatic choice, even if it clashes with the clean-energy branding we often attach to these companies. Reliability matters more than optics when you're manufacturing at this scale. The decision reflects a hard-nosed focus on output over ideology. For deeper context on how major players are making infrastructure bets, our piece on Crusoe shifting focus away from Boom turbines offers a useful counterpoint.