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Czero's newsletter archive: real engineering case notes on clean energy R&D, mechanical design, modeling and simulation, and prototype build & test.

 
Thermochemical energy storage system integration at UC San Diego
Latest Issue · Jul 2026 · No. 06

Systems That Have to Work

A first-of-its-kind thermochemical storage deployment at UC San Diego, a new electrification collaboration with Bosch Rexroth, a defense prime proof point worth revisiting, and technical white papers that show exactly how we work.

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GTO Technologies geothermal system development hardware
Apr 2026 · No. 05

The Closer You Get to Hardware

A first-of-its-kind geothermal system deployment, three active ARPA-E programs, and a technical white paper built on seven years of real system development.

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Celebrating 19 years at Czero
Feb 2026 · No. 04

Celebrating 19 Years

From Czero's automotive roots to global hardtech partnerships, plus M1 Abrams HIL testing, ARPA-E JOULES 1K, and Quixik's ISO certification.

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Czero team and community highlights
Dec 2025 · No. 03

A Year of Engineering Tomorrow

A year-end look at e-fuels, wave energy, Quixik's first year, community partnerships, and conversations that moved hardtech forward.

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Czero design, build, and test capabilities
Sep 2025 · No. 02

Scale Smarter, Not Harder

Design–Build–Test capabilities, CalWave's wave energy technology, advanced HIL/SIL simulation, and practical lessons for scaling hardtech.

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ARPA-E Nexceris methanol synthesis project
Aug 2025 · No. 01

Hardtech Problems Are Different

Why "fail fast" works differently in hardware, a novel methanol reactor under ARPA-E GREENWELLS, and Czero's support for the Department of Defense.

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