Critical Insights on Powering What's Next
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There's no single answer to what comes next in power generation. This edition of Critical Insights looks across the timeline: new gas-fired plants adding capacity and flexibility today, and how gas can get cleaner, from upstream methane sourcing to combined-cycle design; the role of nuclear in the grid's next decade; geothermal's growth worldwide; fusion's research progress; and Japan's hydrogen strategy. Some of these options are delivering now, while others are years from commercial scale. Together, they show an industry building for reliability today while preparing for what's next.
 

Aaron Larson
Executive Editor, POWER
New Gas-Fired Plants Bring Needed Generation, Flexibility to the Power Sector
Several natural gas–fueled units are being developed as a way to support the industrial sector, including data centers, and to help integrate more renewable energy to the grid. [Read More]
Cleaner Gas, Smarter Design: A Practical Path to Lower-Emissions Power
Lower-emissions gas sourcing, efficient combined-cycle generation, and carbon capture-ready construction offer hyperscalers a way to meet data center power demands without compromising on emissions. As [Read More]
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Building Now For What Comes Later: How Nuclear Fits Into the Grid's Next Decade
Ten years ago, utilities could plan for new 100-megawatt (MW) load requests. That size of energy load fit inside existing forecasts: it could be absorbed,… [Read More]
Research Brings Results in Search for ‘Holy Grail’ of Clean Energy
Scientists around the world are making progress as they try different techniques to bring commercial fusion energy to fruition. [Read More]
Geothermal's Rise a Hot Topic Worldwide
The global surge in energy demand is spurring investment in several sectors, and is bringing renewed interest in areas such as geothermal. The world’s literal hot spots—places such as Iceland, Indonesia, Kenya, and part of the U.S.—are seeing new projects, often as part of testing of advanced technologies such as enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). [Read More]
Japan’s Hydrogen Strategy Is About More Than Hydrogen
Japan for nearly a decade has been one of the world’s most committed proponents of hydrogen. It was among the first countries to establish a national hydrogen strategy, and it continues to invest heavily in [Read More]