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One of the types of places that are definitely prime environments are the last two words in this paper’s title. Although these places are sparce around human-settled areas on Earth’s surface, others are actually created by humans. These include most high-radiation environments like those inside nuclear reactors. Your author is uniquely qualified to write about these.

OilPricedotcom: "As Ukraine Cripples Russian Refining, Global Diesel Markets Pay the Price." "Ukrainian drone {+ missile] strikes have crippled Russia's refining sector, cutting crude processing to its lowest level since 2005." Moscow has responding by withdrawing 1 fuel after another from export.

Chinese alkaline electrolyzer system costs have fallen to approximately $1.0M/MW in 2025, against approximately $2.0–2.5M/MW for Western equivalents — a gap that has widened as Chinese manufacturing capacity expanded to 39 GW/year against demand that generated only 693 MW of procurement in the first ten months of 2024. The cost trajectory is real. Its implication for green hydrogen competitiveness requires more precision than the headline numbers provide.

Scarcity conditions were severe enough that the auction once again hit the FERC‑approved price cap of $325/MW‑day, rather than clearing at a competitive market price. Without the cap, PJM reports that prices would have reached $555/MW‑day across most of the footprint (RTO) and $777/MW‑day in northern Illinois, reflecting tightening conditions across the region.

الدكتور المهندس حسام علي هادي رئيس مهندسين – وزارة الكهرباء العراقية باحث وخبير في أنظمة القدرة الكهربائية والطاقة المتجددة والتحول الطاقي الدكتور المهندس حسام علي هادي، رئيس مهندسين في وزارة الكهرباء العراقية، وباحث وخبير متخصص في أنظمة القدرة الكهربائية والطاقة المتجددة والتحول الطاقي، يمتلك خبرة مهنية وأكاديمية وبحثية تمتد لأكثر من عشرين عاماً في قطاع الكهرباء، شملت مجالات الإنتاج والتوزيع والتخطيط والتحليل الفني والأداء التشغيلي وإدارة المشاريع.

Dr. Eng. Husam Ali Hadi Senior Engineer – Iraqi Ministry of Electricity Researcher and Expert in Power Systems, Renewable Energy, and Energy Transition Dr. Eng. Husam Ali Hadi is a Senior Engineer at the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity and a researcher and expert specializing in power systems, renewable energy, and energy transition.

Scarcity conditions were severe enough that the auction once again hit the FERC‑approved price cap of $325/MW‑day, rather than clearing at a competitive market price. Without the cap, PJM reports that prices would have reached $555/MW‑day across most of the footprint (RTO) and $777/MW‑day in northern Illinois, reflecting tightening conditions across the region.

SightlineInstitute: "Drill, Baby, Drill!—for Thermal Energy." Claiming that electricity shortfalls are coming, utilities here in the Pacific Northwest are increasingly clamoring to roll back clean energy laws + build expensive, new gas-fired power plants, even though cheaper solutions are possible. To the rescue come "ground-source heat pumps...

Manufacturing is evolving faster than ever, with companies investing heavily in automation, digitalization, and AI. At the same time, skilled people remain the driving force behind innovation and continuous improvement. Which is more important for long-term success in manufacturing: investing in people or investing in technology? Why?

Two months ago, I recorded a podcast for CSO Online titled "Running an effective SCA practice in a post-NVD era.” It was just released this week. The podcast was sponsored by Revenera (a division of Flexera), which makes a widely used “software composition analysis” (SCA) tool; Venkat Ram Donga of Revenera was the other participant in the podcast.