Arcturus could halve the grid’s electrical losses using its nano-infused copper
The world uses a lot of copper, but thanks to the energy transition and data centers, it’ll need a lot more. Between now and 2050, we’ll have to produce more copper than has been mined throughout all of human history, according to one study.
A lot of that copper ends up in the electrical grid, which in the U.S. is showing its age.
“We’re hitting this inflection point of AI and the electrification of nearly every industry, and it’s creating this point where we have overburdened and overstressed the energy grid,” Amir Mashal, founder and CEO of Arcturus, told TechCrunch.
One option is to throw more copper at the problem, but Mashal said his startup, which has been operating in stealth, offers an alternative. Arcturus can reduce the amount of energy that electrical conductors lose to heat by infusing carbon nanomaterials into copper and aluminum using lasers. Replacing...
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