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Fusion hits a record $4.48bn funding year as China keeps building
Four stories shaping the global nuclear sector this month: a record $4.48bn fusion funding year, China's relentless reactor pipeline, the UK's £2.5bn fusion strategy, and Rosatom completing its VVER accident-tolerant fuel pilot.
30 Jul 2026PJM's capacity crunch deepens as grid-forming batteries move to mainstream
PJM's 2028/29 auction hits the price cap for a third straight time, short 6.8 GW of its reliability target. Meanwhile, grid-forming BESS crosses from pilot to infrastructure - from Scotland to Munich.
30 Jul 2026The grid can't keep up: how data centres became the power sector's defining problem
PJM Interconnection's 2028/2029 Base Residual Auction cleared at the FERC-mandated $325/MW-day cap on July 14, 2026, leaving a 6.8 GW reliability shortfall. The price signal has hit its ceiling; PJM is now managing scarcity through administrative tools.
30 Jul 2026