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    of the value in 2022. Emission-free city buses and coaches achieved a market share of at least 18 percent and delivery vans of five percent. However, trucks over twelve tons usually still have diesel engines. Emission-free trucks only have a market share of 0,9 percent. But that is likely to change very quickly in the next five years. The reason for this are two new...

  2. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    Good year 2023, sales collapsed. VW is cutting an entire shift at its electric car factory in Zwickau, Mercedes is building more combustion engines again. Are we facing a renaissance of petrol and diesel cars? Helmut Holzapfel: Many car buyers are now opting for what is supposedly tried and tested. We also see something similar with heating: gas boilers are booming...

  3. Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany

    also human water consumption. So it's high time to think about sustainable water strategies... * Federal Council | Subsidies | Sanctions, subsidy reductions and cuts Agricultural diesel, clinical atlas, digitization: What else the Federal Council has decided The federal states made headlines on Friday not only when it came to the topic of cannabis and the Growth Opportunities Act:...

  4. Newsletter VII 2024 - February 11th to 17th - Current+ super election year in the crucial climate decade

    The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing Egyptian officials and security analysts... * February 16, 2011 (INES 2) Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant, FRA The failure of the emergency diesel generator was discovered during one of the regular tests. (Costs?) Nuclear Power Accidents Wikipedia Nuclear Power Plant_Tricastin On February 16, 2011 it was found that in more than half...

  5. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    Tons less than last year. The think tank determined that the reduction resulted primarily from declines in the number of farm animals and nitrogen fertilization. [...] If a tractor burns diesel, this is not an energy-related emission, but an agricultural-related emission. Through this special regulation, the agricultural sector received up to seven million tons of additional emissions in the climate law...

  6. Newsletter LI 2023 - December 17th to 23rd - Current news + steps towards climate change, unsettled OPEC and loving politics

    but also to drive forward the expansion of negative emissions at a record pace. Both are a race against time. A race against climate change. * Agriculture | Transformation | diesel | Farmer catcher “Supporting climate transformation” Federal Environment Agency welcomes removal of agricultural diesel subsidies – and suggests relief for farmers elsewhere From the perspective of...

  7. Newsletter XLVIII 2023 - November 26th to December 2nd - Current News+ Greenwashing at COP28: How corporations lobby against climate goals

    do now. First: cut spending in non-future areas. We pay over 60 billion in environmentally harmful subsidies every year, part of which can be given away immediately. The abolition of diesel and company car privileges, for example, is long overdue. Secondly: examine unnecessary spending by the climate fund. It should be checked whether microelectronics come from sources other than the...

  8. Newsletter XXXVIII 2023 - September 17th to 23rd - News+ A future that I dread

    and the entire MAN company are proud of the product. Just years ago, the continued existence of the Augsburg subsidiary was in jeopardy. Then came a new boss and a new strategy: less diesel, more technology to cope with the energy transition. And a new name to go with it: MAN Energy Solutions. The technology from Augsburg will soon provide district heating for up to 25.000 households...

  9. Newsletter XXXIV 2023 - August 20th to 26th - News+ The sun will shine for another 4,5 billion years

    Wikipedia Beznau Nuclear Power Plant On August 21st, Unit 2 was undergoing annual maintenance. The block-common reserve network feed was switched off for maintenance work. To compensate, the emergency diesel generator of Unit 1, which was running at full load, was switched on while idling. After the reserve network was reestablished, it was noticed that this diesel engine was not fulfilling its emergency power function due to a malfunction...

  10. 2010 to 2019 - INES, NAMS and other events

    to bring nuclear power plants that were shut down after the GAU back online despite the resistance of the population. February 16, 2011 (INES 2) Tricastin nuclear power plant, Pierrelatte, FRA The failure of the emergency diesel generator was discovered during one of the regular tests. (Costs?) Nuclear Power Accidents Wikipedia de Nuclear power plant_Tricastin On February 16, 2011 it was found that in more than...

  11. 1990 to 1999 - INES, NAMS and other events

    which was higher than calculated in the safety analyses. The existing flood protection systems proved to be unreliable. Fortunately, the power supply could be maintained using emergency diesel. Several safety devices and pumps failed after an emergency shutdown. The event was only announced publicly days later and was described as an...

  12. 2000 to 2009 - INES, NAMS and other events

    European nuclear facilities October 2008 (INES ? Class?) Nuclear power plant Gravelines 5, FRA Wikipedia de Nuclear power plant_Gravelines During the overhaul in June, the engine of one of the two emergency diesel engines was replaced. After more than three months, in October, it was discovered that this replacement engine had not been installed properly: the diesel would not have been available for three months, which clearly...

  13. Newsletter XXIX 2023 - July 16 to 22 - News+ I don't want to be my grandson

    a sustainable action program... * Heat, combustion engines and subsidies Survived transit spaces, sealed heat protection and flopping electric cars In Germany, more gasoline and diesel engines are still being registered than electric cars, says Andreas Knie, mobility researcher and member of the editorial board of Klimareporter°. While the premiums for electric vehicles almost all expired, combustion engines benefited...

  14. Newsletter XV 2023 - April 9th ​​to 15th - News+ Traffic light climate, Switzerland as a role model and the better alternative to e-fuels

    surfaced, but the crew was unable to put out the fires. The reactor's emergency systems kicked in, leaving the submarine with virtually no power. The auxiliary diesel generators also could not be started. The control room and all adjacent departments were filled with incendiary gases. Air was pumped into the aft main ballast tanks to keep the ship above...

  15. Newsletter XIV 2023 - April 2-8 - News+ Wars and School Massacres: The Cancer of Dehumanization

    1 is to be scrapped. Japan Atomic Power submitted the nuclear reactor 2015 safety review application in 2... * Arctic | Permafrost | Nuclear waste, toxic waste from thawing permafrost? Diesel, heavy metals, industrial waste - there is a lot of toxic waste in the Arctic, often simply on or in the permafrost soil. But due to global warming it is thawing. Researchers warn of dangers for...

  16. Newsletter VII 2023 - February 12th to 18th - News+ Buzzword climate neutrality, saviors of the fossil lobby and the talk of alarmism

    as PV locations: They are plentiful, easily accessible, no additional areas need to be sealed... * February 16, 2011 (INES 2) Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant, FRA The failure of the emergency diesel generator was discovered during one of the regular tests. Nuclear Power Accidents.pdf - Nuclear Power PlantsPlag https://atomkrafteplag.fandom.com/de/wiki/Tricastin_(France) Tricastin...

  17. Newsletter IV 2023 - January 22nd to 28th - News+ How the FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann plays down her proximity to the armaments lobby

    have. Or – what does “sitting out” actually mean: The former popular parties simply boycotted the energy transition and with it the Paris Agreement... * Energy supply Ukraine | Diesel supplies Russia Ukraine buys diesel fuel from Russia instead of relying on renewable energies In Russia's terrible war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia is deliberately destroying...

  18. Newsletter XLV 2022 - November 08th to 15th - News+ Penalties for activists - And what about the climate?

    Their role is to push politics forward with criticism. [...] By switching from fossil fuels to green electricity, the final energy requirement in transport and heating is falling: one liter of diesel has an energy content of around 10 kilowatt hours. This means that a golf-class car can travel around 17 kilometers. A comparably sized electric car runs over 10...

  19. Newsletter XL 2022 - October 09th to 15th - News+ In the hyperloop of excitement

    became. "Radon is, after smoking, one of the most common causes of lung cancer - from which you can protect yourself well," said BfS President Inge Paulini... * Zaporizhia | Emergency power | Diesel generators | Diesel for ten days Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant again without external power, emergency diesel is running Once again, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe is no longer running on electricity from...

  20. Newsletter XXXIII 2022 - August 14th to 21st - News+ Brainwashed? – Strategic communication!

    On August 21st, Block 2 was in annual revision. The block-common reserve network feed was switched off for maintenance work. To compensate, the emergency diesel generator of Unit 1, which was running at full load, was switched on while idling. After the reserve network was established, it was noticed that this diesel would not have fulfilled its emergency power function due to a malfunction. According to the HSK authority...

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