Peter Fairley
IEEE Spectrum
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Russia Annexes Nuclear Station; Invites Sanctions
Claimed ownership of Ukrainian power plant bolsters case for embargoes on Russia's nuclear energy sector → Read More
Fitful Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Stokes Powerful Fears
Shelling from, on, and around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station has emboldened nuclear safety experts in Ukraine to openly advocate for a controlled shutdown of the beleaguered plant. It was off-grid for a time this week. Now, precariously and amidst continued shelling, it has returned. → Read More
Nuclear Energy Brinkmanship in Ukraine
The Zaporizhzhia power plant is a strategically important prize, but war damage could be calamitous → Read More
Ukraine's Nuclear Peril Compounded by Internal Struggle
A new threat may also be stalking Ukraine’s four nuclear generating stations: a cloak-and-dagger struggle for control of state nuclear energy firm Energoatom, pitting activist nuclear professionals against alleged Russian agents. → Read More
Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence
Ukraine’s nuclear sector is taking steps to remove Russian influence from its operations. There appears to be concern about possible sabotage of nuclear power plants and fuel-handling operations from within—either to cause a nuclear incident or to pave the way for Russian forces to intervene. → Read More
Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence
Ukraine’s nuclear sector is taking steps to remove Russian influence from its operations. There appears to be concern about possible sabotage of nuclear power plants and fuel-handling operations from within—either to cause a nuclear incident or to pave the way for Russian forces to intervene. → Read More
How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”
On Wednesday they made it happen, closing breakers along Ukraine’s southern border and synchronizing its power system with the 50-hertz electromagnetic wave traversing the wires of the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E). The move simultaneously looped in Moldova. → Read More
Algorithms Help Turbines Share the Wind
Field tests affirm the energy boost long promised by optimized ‘wake steering’ of wind turbines → Read More
Caffeine Cranks Up Solar Cells
Caffeine makes perovskite photovoltaics more stable, enhancing their commercial potential → Read More
A Power Line to Every Home: India Closes In on Universal Electrification
Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to electrify every household, but gaps remain in rural India → Read More
China’s Ambitious Plan to Build the World’s Biggest Supergrid
A massive expansion leads to the first ultrahigh-voltage AC-DC power grid → Read More
China’s Most Advanced Power-Grid Tech Is in Xinjiang, But Good Luck Trying to See It
Chinese authorities want to avoid outside scrutiny of the country's security crackdown on Uyghur Muslims → Read More
China Stumbles on Path to Solar Thermal Supremacy
A crash plan to scale up solar thermal power generation struggles amidst overly-ambitious timing and market uncertainty → Read More
China’s nuclear hiatus may be coming to an end
Beijing has approved four new reactors after a two-year pause, according to Chinese media. → Read More
Iron-Platinum Catalyst Keeps Fuel Cells Clean, Even in Cold Weather
A novel catalyst protects fuel cells from contaminants, and could help China catch up in battery-free EVs → Read More
China’s State Grid Corp Crushes Power Transmission Records
State Grid's 1.1 million volt DC line pushes power from Xinjiang to eastern megacities over 3000 kilometers to the East → Read More
Ethereum Plans to Cut Its Absurd Energy Consumption by 99 Percent
The cryptocurrency is going on an energy diet to compete with more efficient blockchains → Read More
China’s losing its taste for nuclear power. That’s bad news.
Once nuclear’s strongest booster, China is growing wary about its cost and safety. → Read More
This Photocell Generates Both Power and Hydrogen
A novel hybrid photocell could accelerate the transition to carbon-free power → Read More
U.S. Deep-Sixes Plutonium-Handling Nuclear Fuel Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy's termination of a MOXCancellation of its MOX fuels project marks another technology and management fiasco for the U.S. nuclear sector → Read More