Iată integral poziția directorului executiv Solar Power Europe: „Evenimentele recente asociate contextului geopolitic european au accentuat tensiunile pe piața energetică. Prețurile ridicate ale energiei electrice cauzate de criza combustibililor fosili, reprezintă principala preocupare a guvernelor țărilor membre UE. Cu intenția de a atenua presiunea economică pusă asupra consumatorilor individuali și a companiilor, statele europene au […]
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Nuclearelectrica și Nova Power & Gas au obținut un grant de 14 mil. USD de la USTDA pentru reactoarele mici modulare (SMR) de la Doicești
Grant-ul va fi folosit pentru studiul preliminar de inginerie și proiectare (FEED) pentru a avansa proiectul dezvoltării primei centrale nucleare SMR din România, potrivit unui comunicat de presă. “Studiul preliminar va include elemente cheie de dezvoltare a proiectului, precum un plan de configurare a amplasamentului, o estimare bugetară și un plan de execuție a analizei […]
Scientists take ‘huge step’ towards harnessing power of stars
Researchers set a new record for the amount of energy released in a nuclear fusion reaction Oxford-based scientists announced on Wednesday that they have hit a “major milestone” in the quest to make nuclear fusion a viable and low-carbon energy source. The researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET) managed to set a new record […]
Disaster declaration in Texas amid ice storm & power outages
The storm poses an ‘imminent threat’ to people and property, according to the governor Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration in 17 counties across the state on Thursday as an ice storm led to power outages and hundreds of flight cancellations. In a statement, Abbott said the ice storm “poses an imminent threat […]
Dozens killed by fallen power cable
24 women and two men were fatally electrocuted after the line snapped over a city market The collapse of a high-voltage power cable onto a market in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulted in 26 deaths and two serious injuries on Wednesday. DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde announced […]
US govt warns power grid could be targeted to ‘accelerate coming civil war’
Extremists of all stripes see the power grid as a target for attacks, the US government warns in a new report The US Department of Homeland Security has claimed that American “extremists” have designed concrete plans to attack the nation’s power grid in the hopes of paralyzing the government and stirring unrest. AP obtained a […]
Military claims power in Burkina Faso coup
Members of the African nation’s military say they’ve deposed the president, seized control, and suspended the constitution Members of Burkina Faso’s military appeared on state television channel, RTB, on Monday, claiming to have seized control of the West African nation. The soldiers said that they had suspended the constitution due to the failure of Kaboré […]
Drones over nuclear power plants attract attention from spy agency
Sweden’s domestic intelligence service is looking into drones spotted hovering near three nuclear power plants last week The Swedish Security Service confirmed on Monday it was leading an investigation into drones seen near the nation’s three nuclear power plants, amid concerns the country isn’t prepared for the threat of the aerial devices. Sweden’s police force […]
Globurile de Aur: Belfast și The Power of the Dog pe primele locuri în topul premiilor
Acestea sunt primele la nominalizările pentru Globul de Aur. Ceremonia din ianuarie nu va fi difuzată din cauza lipsei de diversitate din rândul votanților. Sir Kenneth Branagh are două nominalizări pentru filmul Belfast. Filmul autobiografic Belfast al lui Sir Kenneth Branagh și The Power of the Dog, un western cu Benedict Cumberbatch în rolul principal, […]
President delegates power after contracting Covid
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, 69, has delegated his responsibilities to the deputy president after testing positive for Covid-19. Ramaphosa’s office announced his condition on Sunday, saying the president, who is fully vaccinated, was tested after not feeling after “leaving the State Memorial Service in honor of former Deputy President FW de Klerk in Cape […]
‘Stop unlimited power grab!’ Huge crowd protests in Melbourne against vaccine mandates & sweeping pandemic powers bill (VIDEOS)
A large group of demonstrators gathered around the state parliament in Victoria, Australia to demand an end to a recently imposed vaccine mandate and protest a draft pandemic bill that would grant draconian powers to officials. Photos and videos circulating on social media show a vast crowd outside Parliament House in Melbourne, the state capital, […]
Bill Gates says nuclear power ensures ‘reliability’ of energy supply, warns of public ‘backlash’ against carbon tax, price hikes
Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates said that completely abandoning nuclear power makes it harder to guarantee stable energy supply. He warned against making climate change decisions that may anger the public. The Handelsblatt newspaper asked Gates whether Germany’s move to completely phase out nuclear power next year was a mistake. The businessman said each country […]
Power outage across Afghan capital Kabul after reports of explosions
Power has been cut off in the city of Kabul, according to Afghanistan’s national electricity service, after reports of explosions destroying a pylon and connected power lines. Some areas outside the capital are also impacted. “An explosion blew up a power pylon in Qala Murad Beg area of Kabul province, cutting off a 220 kV […]
Czech lawmakers move to strip ailing President Zeman of power amid constitutional crisis; universal fury batters chief-of-staff
A Czech Senate commission has approved the redistribution of President Milos Zeman’s duties to a number of other top officials. He was rushed to hospital after his ally, Prime Minister Andrej Babis, lost the election. Zeman remains at the Central Military Hospital and is not capable of exercising his mostly ceremonial functions, according to the […]
Lebanon in COMPLETE DARKNESS after 2 power stations shut down, blackout will continue for few days – official source
Due to fuel shortages, two of Lebanon’s biggest power stations were forced to shut down on Saturday, leaving the country – which is already in crisis, both politically and economically – in the dark, an official source has said. The blackout in the country of almost six million is expected to last for several days, […]