Energy Transition

Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are lagging behind the German federal states in the north of the country in expanding renewable energy sources, Claudia Kämfer, a professor of energy economics at the University of Lüneburg Leuphana told the Wirtschaftswoche magazine. According to Kemfert, too little has been done in the south of Germany for the energy transition, …

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Romania will accelerate the construction of small modular reactors to develop civil nuclear power, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said. At a joint press conference following a meeting with visiting Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, the Romanian leader said that his country would expand the production capacity of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant to meet …

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Hydrogen filling stations are being mass-produced across China, Xinhua news agency reported. According to Liu Yafang, a spokesman for the State Energy Administration of the People’s Republic of China, more than 250 filling stations for hydrogen vehicles have already been created in the country, which is 40% of the total number in the world. According …

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According to a government draft report on Monday, Germany intends to meet all of its power demands from renewable sources by 2035, contrasted to its earlier goal of abandoning fossil fuels “well before 2040,” Reuters reported. Other Western nations have pressed Germany to become less reliant on Russian gas, but the country’s plans to cut …

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Some regions of Japan had to stop the supply of electricity from some renewable energy sources to avoid shutdowns caused by a gap in supply and demand in some regions of Japan on Sunday, The Asahi Shimbun reports. Congested utilities have taken this step as renewable electricity has skyrocketed, and consumption has plummeted, creating an …

Green Energy Supply in Some Areas of Japan Turned Off During Weekend Read More »

Colombian energy company Enel Colombia will invest about 757 million euros in renewable energy. Enel Colombia announced that its renewables division Enel Green Power will receive most of the planned investment to reach 5 GW of installed capacity from non-traditional renewables. The newly formed company, formed from the combined assets of four retail, power generation …

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Greek Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas presented a comprehensive plan for the country’s energy security, local media reported. The developed measures will mitigate the consequences of the international energy crisis and provide the country with fuel in the event of a cessation of gas supplies from the Russian Federation. Thus, the Greek government intends …

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To achieve net-zero by 2050, the annual investment capital for developing the electric power industry in Vietnam will increase by $5-6 billion. At the same time, the price of electricity should also increase by about 30%, Nguyen Manh Cuong, deputy head of the power system department of the Energy Institute of the Ministry of Industry …

Electricity Prices in Vietnam Could Rise by 30 Percent Read More »

Short-term initiatives to alleviate the present energy crisis must be matched with a firm emphasis on the energy transition’s mid-and long-term aims. According to the World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022, high fossil fuel costs, energy security issues, and the gravity of climate change highlight the urgent need to transition quickly to a renewable energy system. …

IRENA Releases World Energy Transitions Outlook to Tackle Energy, Climate Crisis Read More »

Only one lithium deposit is believed to be operating in the US, although its effectiveness is also in question, making the country dependent on imports of this truly strategic raw material. At the same time, lithium in the form of dissolved salts is available in sufficient quantities in geothermal plants, and, according to scientists, the …

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