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with. The reactors were put into emergency mode after disruptions to the country's energy system. Several units of the southern Ukraine nuclear power plant have also been shut down due to the power outage. The reason for this is the Russian air strikes on large parts of Ukraine. Everything is fine with the power plant, says a spokesman for Energoatom. Electricity is not generated. In addition...
from 11/11/22). Of course it would be nice if we didn't have to change our lives, as long as we installed enough wind turbines and solar panels. But unfortunately it is an illusion that green electricity could be enough to fuel eternal growth... * Energy transition | Renewable | Power generation Global energy transition: Lots of wind and sun Energy and climate – compact: Renewable energy sources...
Woman) succumbs to her injuries in hospital, the debate continues to gain momentum... * France | EDF | Cracks Cracks in the system In 2022, French nuclear power plants produced less electricity than they had in 30 years. One reason for this is cracks in safety-relevant lines. An expert in the French nuclear industry criticizes: These cracks are just a symptom of...
Newsletter XLIII 2022 - October 28th to 31st - News+ Climate protection: It's not enough
Bad because almost half of the dilapidated nuclear reactors failed in the summer, the energy company EDF lost at least 32 billion euros. It is on the verge of full renationalization. Taxpayers pay extra for “cheap” electricity. "It's getting worse and worse," writes the French daily Liberation about the plight of the French nuclear power company EDF. This doesn't mean the...
Newsletter XLII 2022 - October 23rd to 27th - News+ The fairy tale with primary energy consumption
to revise its negative forecast for 2022 downwards again. France's ailing energy company EDF announces further losses. Due to the failure of some nuclear reactors and the resulting falling electricity volumes, the board of directors canceled its forecast for the sixth time this year and announced a loss of 2022 billion euros for 32. In September there was a loss of 29 billion euros...
no need for action... * France | Energy crisis | Cracks Cracks in France's nuclear strategy Almost half of the 56 reactors are still shut down and the country imports enormous amounts of electricity from its neighbors. The causes are diverse. Almost a year ago, the company Électricité de France (EDF) discovered cracks in the safety pipe system of the Civaux 1 nuclear power plant near...
Newsletter XL 2022 - October 09th to 15th - News+ In the hyperloop of excitement
Kemfert sees the high energy costs as payment for the failures of the past few years. She says: Climate protection and affordable energy prices – both are possible. The high prices for electricity and gas could have been avoided if Germany had focused on the expansion of renewable energies earlier and more specifically. This is how energy economist Claudia Kemfert assesses...
Germany and Spain are putting pressure on France to get Paris to give up its opposition to the MidCat Pyrenees pipeline. However, Macron considers them unnecessary and instead calls for more power lines. After a nine-year break, the time had come last Wednesday. Bilateral German-Spanish government consultations took place again for the first time. They were made in Galicia, northwestern Spain...
Solar industry stands In our series on de-globalization, we highlight German and European dependencies on raw materials and supply chains. The federal government wants to achieve four times as much solar power as today – that’s what the federal government wants to achieve by 2030. But where are all the solar cells supposed to come from? Probably not from Germany. The local industry was once a world leader...
Newsletter XXXVII 2022 - September 17 to 23 - News+ Low-level ionizing radiation also poses a risk
a piece of roadway can be covered with solar modules. Construction is scheduled to begin this year, says Autobahn GmbH. Highways could be used to generate electricity with the help of solar systems. A pilot project in which a section of motorway in Germany is to be covered with photovoltaic panels is now taking shape. The foundations for the building would be laid this year...
The same will apply from 2023 for areas with 50 or more parking spaces... * France | EDF | Profit Profit forecast reduced Nuclear power plant crisis costs EDF billions The decline in French nuclear power production has been causing prices on the electricity exchanges to skyrocket for weeks. The operator EDF is now expecting further burdens and is once again cutting its profit forecast. The heavily indebted French...
Newsletter XXXV 2022 - September 01st to 08th - News+ No nuclear power plant runtime extensions!
Uranium is being transported from Russia to Lingen in Lower Saxony. The basis is approvals from 2021. There are almost no options for banning deliveries. * Green electricity | Merit Order | Excess profit Planned profit skimming Green electricity expansion in danger? The federal government's plans to skim high profits from electricity producers are met with concern from green electricity producers...
KAZ August 30, 2003, submarine K-159, RUS * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nuclear-welt@reaktorpleite.de ** August 31st France | Nuclear power | Electricity price Nuclear power plant operators under high pressure France fears for its nuclear power In the midst of Europe's biggest energy crisis in decades, 30 percent of nuclear power plants in France are failing: maintenance...
Newsletter XXXIII 2022 - August 14th to 21st - News+ Brainwashed? – Strategic communication!
which visually resembles the FDP posters from the federal election campaign, these words are put into Lindner's mouth: #9EuroTicket: No money for public transport? They should drive a Porsche. * expensive nuclear power | Nuclear waste | “Coal or nuclear power” repository – a German ghost debate Not even the nuclear power plant operators want longer operating times. Money? Then it's better to make the complete switch straight away. A...
any minimum distances are prohibited. * Excess profit | Merit Order Rising profits at RWE: Prevent unnecessarily high prices Although gas in particular has become more expensive, profits for electricity from coal and renewables are also rising sharply. Politics must take countermeasures here. * Philippsburg | Emergency cooling system August 12, 2001 (INES 2) Phillipsburg nuclear power plant, DEU Nuclear power plantsPlag Philippsburg nuclear power plant#Earthquake danger...
Newsletter XXXI 2022 - August 01st to 06th - News+ Withdraw the nuclear weapons from Europe!
Information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de ** August 06th Australia | Wave power plant | Efficient This floating hydroelectric power plant generates electricity from waves In Australia, a floating wave power plant supplies an entire island with electricity. The hydroelectric power plant from the Australian company Wave Swell converts the power of waves into...
Newsletter XXIX 2022 - July 17th to 24th - News+ Government in the climate crisis
Regain Congress. Cooperation with right-wing radicals in Europe and Orbán Hungary. What to do? (Part 2) **July 21st France | Record heat | EDF energy crisis: Uncertain times for France's nuclear power Every second nuclear power plant in the EU is in France. But only half of them currently supply electricity. The reasons are complex. Experts warn of bottlenecks in winter.... 29 of...
Newsletter XXVII 2022 - July 02nd to 10th - News+ Global security is only possible together!
| wine | Sustainable solar power plants over fields and vines solve several climate problems at the same time. They protect crops from too much sunlight and also generate clean electricity: solar cells over fields and vines. The building permit is still missing for the Kaiserstuhl. "20 years ago I could spend the whole day in the vineyard in the summer, today I have to leave the area at 10 a.m....
with over 40 percent efficiency Scientists from the renowned MIT have presented a variant of a thermal photovoltaic (TPV) cell that converts heat into electricity with an efficiency of over 40 percent. It is therefore somewhat more efficient than the usual steam turbines. The vast majority of our electricity supply consists of making water hot in some way - with the...
Newsletter XXV 2022 - June 18-25 - News+ Assange case: "Black day for freedom of the press"
own photovoltaic project pipeline of around 2.500 megawatts. Photovoltaic projects with around 400 MW are now being transferred from Procon Solar GmbH to EnBW. More projects will follow. * Energy transition | Solar power | Energy price Germany's unused roofs Solar power from Germany's roofs could replace ten coal-fired power plants, according to a study. But so far the potential has been largely untapped, although...
