For decades, electricity systems have been built around a simple assumption: power is generated in large, centralized facilities and delivered to users through extensive transmission and distribution networks. This model shaped grids, regulation, and investment decisions across much of the world. That assumption is no longer universally valid. A growing share of economic activity now takes place beyond the practical reach of centralized grids, or in environments where grid co

Former Director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to support nT‑Tao’s scientific team in interpreting fusion research...

From a Pacific island to a mining facility to an Arctic research station, the world’s most critical remote operations are tethered to a fragile and outdated energy model. A technological revolution is on the horizon, but we must act now to harness it.

On April 28, 2025, large parts of Spain, Portugal, and southern France were unexpectedly plunged into darkness. A sudden and widespread...

We are living at the edge of power, both figuratively, because the global energy system is approaching its limits, and literally, because...

Who will win? Homes or data centers? The whole planet is facing this energy dilemma. We need to think out of the box in energy production.

In the grand sweep of human civilization, the march toward urbanization is relentless. By mid-century, more than two-thirds of humanity...

Democratizing Energy Access is a game changer.

For decades, the narrative was simple: the West relied on fossil fuels pumped from the Middle East and Russia. This dependence fueled...