Breakthrough Energy

Breakthrough Energy
Company typePrivate
IndustryEnergy
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
FounderBill Gates
Headquarters
Websitebreakthroughenergy.org

Breakthrough Energy is the umbrella name of several organizations, founded by Bill Gates in 2015, that aim to accelerate innovation in sustainable energy and in other technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It invests in a variety of startup companies that are attempting to commercialize new concepts such as nuclear fusion, large-capacity batteries to store renewable energy, and microbe-generated biofuels.[1]

  1. ^ "Billionaire-Backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures Makes 7 More Investments". www.greentechmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.