Rome Nam (Romez) is a computer scientist, investor, and author focused on energy technology. He founded Planetary VC investing in energy companies, was founding faculty at Singularity University, and is a leading voice on solar, battery, fission, and fusion cost curves. He applies Moore's Law/Wright's Law thinking to energy transitions.
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Agent Gentic deploys 4-hour battery storage at data centers to charge at night and avoid peak grid draw, qualifying for fast-track interconnection under new Texas/FERC interruptible-load rules; Rome has invested three times and may add a fourth.
Weave Grid's software time-slices EV charging at the neighborhood transformer level, reducing last-mile grid stress and creating headroom for AI data center loads; Rome is an investor.
Factory-built, wave-powered data center buoys in the Southern Ocean achieve ultra-cheap baseload power (2¢/kWh) and free 40°F seawater cooling that extends GPU life; Rome regrets passing on seed round and has since invested twice at higher valuations.