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were formed in ancient geological times from the breakdown products of dead plants and animals. These include brown coal, hard coal, peat, natural gas and petroleum. These energy sources are called fossil energy sources or fossil fuels (see also fossil). In contrast, biomass is obtained from wood and other modern organic waste and remains. Fossil fuels are based on...
Podhale near Zakopane is used. At 16,6% of total generation, the share of combined heat and power generation is at a relatively high level. Due to the very high proportion of conventional energy sources, Polish politicians are campaigning against ambitious climate protection goals out of concern about potentially high costs. Polish politicians are also relying on coal-fired electricity in order to be as independent as possible from...
Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty
Electricity sector. According to a new study by KfW, around 2023 percent of electricity in the European Union will be generated from renewables in 44. This is a “new high”. The share of fossil fuels fell to 34 percent, with nuclear energy accounting for the remaining 23 percent. The direction is already correct, but the current pace of reducing emissions in the electricity sector is "clearly...
Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany
Since then, it has grown by a further 1,2 percent every year - to over eight billion people today. However, this strong increase is not only due to the use of convenient fossil fuels, but also to technical, hygienic and medical advances. Development of population, growth and CO2 emissions To date, the population has grown even faster...
Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good
and with the necessary precision. The robot cell therefore fulfills an essential requirement for fuel cell systems to become more affordable. Hydrogen is considered one of the energy sources of the future. It could not only be used for stationary generation of electricity and heat, but also power aircraft and vehicles in the form of fuel cells. Especially in...
complement well. The European Union (EU) has set itself the binding goal of being climate neutral by 2050. To this end, the European energy system is already being converted to renewable energy sources. A complete move away from fossil fuels is fundamentally feasible. “Previous research has shown that our energy system can operate at low cost and with a low environmental impact...
– a formation that occurs worldwide, as researchers report in “Science”. This could mean that there are large reserves of hydrogen elsewhere too. Hydrogen is considered the energy source of the future. However, the H2 gas has so far had to be produced chemically - for example through the electrolysis of water or methane reduction. Hydrogen production is therefore complex and...
Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support
https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=Stromgestehungskosten Wikipedia Energiewende Energiewende ist der deutschsprachige Begriff für den Übergang von einer nicht-nachhaltigen Nutzung fossiler Energieträger und der Kernenergie zu einer nachhaltigen Energieversorgung mittels erneuerbarer Energien. Der Begriff wurde nach dem 1980 erschienenen Buch Energiewende – Wachstum und Wohlstand ohne Erdöl und Uran...
The focus is usually on the technologically advanced industrialized countries of the West or on China. Under the radar, Uruguay has now almost completely completed its transition away from fossil fuels. Nuclear physicist relies on wind power The whole thing started in the South American country around 15 years ago. At that time, oil prices skyrocketed and the state...
to renewable energies. The phase-out of electricity generation from brown coal is legally agreed in 2038. Because of its high carbon dioxide emissions, lignite is more harmful to the climate than other energy sources. *Japan | Defense industry | Weapons exports Rockets for Ukraine Japan is increasingly turning its back on the pacifism of the post-war period: the arms industry's business is to be boosted...
All fossil energies are mentioned, in addition to coal also oil and gas. The final declaration does not contain a commitment to an exit, but only to a move away from fossil fuels. But it is clear where we are headed: it is the beginning of the end for coal, oil and gas. Given the climate policy situation, the only question is whether this will happen quickly enough. It benefits us...
Newsletter XLIX 2023 - December 3rd to 9th - News+ The language of autocracy
a lot of that... * CO2 emissions | CCS | 1,5 degrees | COP28 Fossil energies at the climate conference: Underground idea The future of fossil fuels is being debated at the climate conference in Dubai. Proponents of burning rely on technology. 1 Wait a minute, there is the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. Doesn't it already say that we can use fossil fuels...
fossil fuels. Climate change remains “the great, global challenge of our time.” "We must now all show a firm determination to get out of fossil fuels - first and foremost coal. We can set sail for this at this climate conference," said the SPD politician in his speech in Dubai on Saturday. Olaf Scholz went on to say...
THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023
become. "Things can't get any better" was the headline in the Westfälische Anzeiger (WA) on November 16th. - Really not? The "green" hydrogen, which is often much praised by the public, is problematic as an energy source because it results in between 20 and 40 percent loss during its conversion There would be an additional energy loss of between 15 and 25 percent during processing and transport. In addition...
recently published. But what does that mean and whose politics is it due to? According to Ember, at least 107 of the 205 economies surveyed peaked in fossil fuel use in their power plants five or more years ago. Since then, most people have increasingly met their electricity needs with renewable energies. [...] in this country is the highlight...
Newsletter XLII 2023 - October 15th to 21st - News+ For a new concept of fascism
be made to take into account the daily dependency of this type of electricity generation. Otherwise, the lack of solar energy would have to be replaced at night by burning fossil fuels. If this does not happen, there is a risk that an energy mix dominated by solar energy will be forced worldwide into dependence on fossil fuels... * China |...
to: kernare-welt@reaktorpleite.de October 14th LNG | Fracking | Methane US liquefied natural gas from fracking is much more harmful than coal LNG causes more greenhouse gases than all other fossil fuels, and it also causes massive damage to health and the environment. The ARD documentary “LNG at any price” dismantles the myth of the supposedly clean liquefied natural gas LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) from the USA. On...
Then 2024 could be the big year for the expansion of green electricity in Germany. News+ background knowledge Top of page Background knowledge ** The map of the nuclear world Raise taxes on fossil fuels and military equipment, lower taxes on green electricity. The internal search for industrial electricity prices | Green electricity | Electricity tax brought the following results, among others: September 20, 2023 - Federal Government...
A lot still needs to happen in order for it to work. Or? Combining green electricity tariffs with smart meters In fact, more and more companies are advertising electricity tariffs that are far below the prices for fossil fuels. They also promise that the electricity they purchase comes exclusively from renewable sources, i.e. it is 100 percent green electricity... * September 30, 1999 (INES 4) Tōkaimura nuclear factory,...
Petroleum Institute, court documents show. The state accuses them of “actively spreading false information” about the risks associated with the use of fossil fuels. »For more than 50 years, the oil giants have lied to us and concealed the fact that they have long known how dangerous the fossil fuels they produce...
