Breakthrough Energy

<p>Breakthrough Energy is the umbrella name of several organizations, founded by <a href="/facts/Bill_Gates/z16t4m7s">Bill Gates</a> in 2015, that aim to accelerate innovation in <a href="/facts/Sustainable_energy/EnD6dsKV">sustainable energy</a> and in other technologies to reduce <a href="/facts/Greenhouse_gas_emissions/Cu9nXPHE">greenhouse gas emissions</a>. It has been investing in a variety of startup companies which were attempting to commercialize new concepts such as <a href="/facts/Nuclear_fusion/hP0gLDqj">nuclear fusion</a>, large-capacity batteries to store <a href="/facts/Variable_renewable_energy/kynTl1t2">renewable energy</a>, and microbe-generated <a href="/facts/Biofuels/RWu7b6Y3">biofuels</a>. 
In 2025, strategy shifted away from <a href="/facts/Public_policy/fYl7gXaC">public policy</a> towards supporting <a href="/facts/Clean_energy/EnD6dsKV">clean energy</a> technology alone, as the <a href="/facts/Second_Trump_administration/a3CUnzUu">Second Trump administration</a> has been promoting fossil fuels and dissolved programs addressing <a href="/facts/Climate_change/rEN4BDE7">climate change</a>.     
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