Swiss authorities managed to build a unique underground hydroelectric power plant Nant de Drance, located at a depth of 600 meters. The plant is located between two reservoirs and operates only at a time when it is beneficial for consumers, local media reported. The station is worth for $2.3 billion, and was in the works …
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“Mongolia can become a major player in the renewable energy supply chain,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said following a meeting with Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunhiin Battsetseg. Guterres believes that Mongolia has the potential to supply not only itself but also other countries, and the republic is capable of becoming a leader in this area. The …
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The summer heat that hit Europe once again reminded countries of the need to switch to clean energy, which everyone forgot a little about due to geopolitical problems in the east of the continent. Naturally, with a new surge of interest in moving away from fossil fuels, the main question of the green revolution in …
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The U.S. Senate voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act – and the sweeping bill includes support for existing and new nuclear plants and is the most significant investment in history to fight the “existential crisis” of climate change. The Senate vote comes days after Senator Joe Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural …
Russian scientists at two universities – St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University “LETI” and St. Petersburg National Research Academic University- created materials that are highly resistant to aggressive media and can maintain their properties even in the vacuum of space while increasing the efficiency of solar panels, local media reported. Today, the main element in photovoltaic …
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The Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago (IIT) startup Influit Energy has developed five separate projects as components of an innovative closed-loop energy ecosystem. “We have created a new flow battery based on our invented composite electrolytic fluid, which includes nanoparticles as active elements of the device, in a single system, which we called nanoelectric fuel …
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The energy crisis threatening Germany may force the authorities to extend the service life of existing nuclear power plants, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz not ruling out such a scenario for the first time. Three nuclear power plants are currently operating in Germany, and all of them should be disconnected from the grid at the end …
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Azerbaijan’s goal to diversify its energy mix received a significant boost after the approval of a US$114.2 million financing package from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Abu Dhabi Development Fund (ADFD). The funds will be used to commission a 230 megawatt (MW) …
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The Federal Funding for Efficient Heat Networks (BEW) will begin in mid-September, with €2.98 billion allocated for implementing green district heating until 2026, AgrarHeute reported. Financing can be obtained by energy supply companies, municipalities, and cooperatives for investments in heating networks. A prerequisite is using renewable energy sources or waste heat for heat supply. A …
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Tohoku University climate scientist Kunio Kaiho calculated the next mass extinction timing, and according to the Japanese, whose work was published in the journal Biogeosciences, this won’t happen before the year 2500. Over the past 540 million years, the Earth has experienced five mass extinctions, often accompanied by climate change. According to Kaiho, he assessed …
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