Last summer, solar panels and solar power in the EU saved a record amount of electricity, and if this energy were obtained by burning natural gas, it would cost consumers 29 billion euros. In the summer season of 2022, solar panels in the EU produced 28% more solar energy than in 2021. This was facilitated …
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The nuns of St Mary’s Abbey in Glankern in southeast Ireland have converted a 17th-century monastery to a renewable energy haven. Now, for heating and cooking, members of the religious order use biofuels and solar power, Reuters informed. The nuns have introduced sustainable agriculture into the life of the renewable energy haven: they grow apples, …
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An international scientific team, with the participation of scientists from the University of MISIS, has synthesized an effective industrial catalyst to produce biofuels, making it possible to obtain it faster and at low temperatures, the Asian Journal of Chemistry reported. The pace of growing environmental problems and the simultaneous global energy crisis motivate scientists worldwide …
Germany will temporarily suspend the phase-out of two nuclear power plants to bolster energy security after Russia cut off gas supplies to Europe’s largest economy, the Guardian reported. Economics Minister Robert Habeck announced that the Neckarwestheim power plants in Baden-Württemberg and Isar 2 in Bavaria would run longer than planned, so they could be used …
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A failing domestic power grid stands between the U.S. and its climate commitments, Hailey Zaremba wrote in an OilPrice analysis. The author reports that in many parts of the U.S., primarily in Texas, California, and the Southwest, renewable energy plants produce enough “clean” energy to be shared with other regions, but there is no way …
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There are currently 2,500 offshore wind turbines installed in the UK, which produced 12% of the country’s electricity last year. Nuclear power generated 15% and gas provided 40% of the country’s electricity. About half of the gas is imported, leaving the UK dependent on global markets and vulnerable to shortages and price hikes. Former UK …
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QatarEnergy, QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions, and Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO) have signed agreements to build the world’s largest Ammonia-7 plant, the first in the Blue Ammonia project. The new plant will be located in the industrial city of Mesaid. The plant’s capacity will be 1.2 million tons of blue ammonia annually, making it the world’s largest …
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French President Emmanuel Macron is convening a meeting of the French Defense and Security Council due to the crisis in the energy sector, BFMTV reports, citing sources. The meeting of the council, which will be chaired by Macron, will address the situation with gas supplies and the increase in electricity prices on the eve of …
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No one disputes the fact that the notorious greenhouse effect does a good job of heating the whole world, and therefore, numerous researchers are looking for ways to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and reduce its emissions. One way to achieve the latter is to use environmentally friendly renewable energy sources. …
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The European Commission will introduce an emergency tool to curb electricity prices next week, The Daily Telegraph reported. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Brussels is preparing emergency measures to intervene in the electricity market, and is also working on a structural reform of the energy market against the …
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