Frontier energy technology: fusion, advanced generation and the companies turning new physics into abundant power.
A Nature Energy Perspective argues that reactive CO2 capture could reach early industrial use without further gains in selectivity or voltage, if durability and scaling barriers are solved. The authors name three challenges: cathode stability, fluid compatibility and bipolar membrane scaling.
The DOE's Office of Energy Dominance Financing closed a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa, though the project still requires Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval. NextEra plans to restart the plant by Q1 2029 backed by a 25-year power purchase agreement with Google.
Secretary Wright signed Emergency Order 202-26-41 on September 1, authorizing PJM Interconnection to run specified power plants past environmental limits and use backup diesel as a last resort. The order expires September 8 and suspends rolling-average emissions accounting, moving the environmental cost to downwind airsheds.
