1. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    In the Chilean part of Patagonia (Punta Arenas), Siemens Energy and Porsche have built the world's first commercial e-fuels (synthetic fuels) plant, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics. For this purpose, thousands of wind turbines are to be built in the area of ​​the Mapuche Indians. The intended use is remarkable: "The plan is...

  2. Newsletter XXXVII 2023 - September 10th to 16th - News+ How Germany is ruining the climate with billions in gifts to industry

    What's crazy is the proposal by Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP), the man who keeps the state's coffers tightly tied when it comes to basic child welfare, to give so-called e-fuels tax advantages. As reported, the minister is considering exempting car owners who only use fuel synthesized with (a lot of) electricity from vehicle tax. Energetically...

  3. Newsletter XXI 2023 - 21 to 27 May - News+ World Biodiversity Day: Will the plan to restore Europe's biodiversity fail?

    You can also see who cares about climate protection and who doesn't. That was already the case in the debate about stopping registrations of cars with combustion engines from 2035. It was about e-fuels. What do you think of these debates? They hinder climate protection and damage democracy. Many people have the impression that in the end it's not about the issue, it's about...

  4. Newsletter XIX 2023 - May 7-13 - News+ Is the West turning Ukraine into a nuclear battlefield?

    were then concreted in. During the incident, large amounts of strontium-90 and tritium are said to have escaped and entered the groundwater... May 12th Climate protection | Kini Jödler | Announcements E-fuels and nuclear fusion: Söder's fairy tale hour Creating climate neutrality through price doesn't work. Nuclear fusion, mini-reactors and e-fuels are also pure wishful thinking. Markus Söder and the FDP are...

  5. Newsletter XVII 2023 - April 23rd to 29th - News+ Faulty SPD, self-deception at 1,5 degrees and war as a climate destroyer

    True, but still, technological change is increasingly becoming fodder for debates about identity politics. Wind turbine, solar panel, green hydrogen, gray hydrogen, gas heating, combustion engines, e-fuels, nuclear fusion: the more the spontaneous aversion to this sequence of terms increases, the more likely a vote for the Greens is. Instead, the more enthusiasm grows, the...

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

    is protected... News+ Background knowledge *** News+ ** Switzerland | Traffic light climate | CO2 emissions | CO2 removal | CO2 price traffic light climate, model Switzerland and the better alternative to e-fuels As a large industrial country, Germany will probably not be able to completely avoid all CO2 emissions, says Hartmut Graßl, physicist and member of the editorial board of Klimareporter°. If this...

  7. Newsletter XIII 2023 - March 26 to April 1 - News+ What uranium ammunition would do to Ukraine

    There are still no alternatives for some PFAS chemicals. In addition, some fear that production will then move to countries where there are no environmental standards. * Hydrogen | E-Fuels | Photosynthesis Solar synthesis gas in one step Nanofactory simultaneously produces hydrogen and carbon monoxide using sunlight Solar fuel factory: Chemists have developed a novel...

  8. Newsletter XII 2023 - March 19th to 25th - News+ The poison of doubt is the sugar for the bastard

    behavior can make you pay. Here we present three models and an author of the world climate reports assesses whether and when they make sense... * Climate protection costs | Energy transition | E-Fuels “We are experiencing the worst gas crisis we have ever had” How should Germany become more climate-friendly? This question is currently causing controversy in the federal government. Sharp criticism comes from expert Claudia...

  9. Newsletter XI 2023 - March 12th to 18th - News+ 12 years after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima – What have we learned from it?

    Acrylic compounds (PFAS). It is estimated that the group includes around 10.000 different substances... * Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Avoid greenhouse gases | Transformation necessary Anyone who is in favor of nuclear energy, e-fuels and gas heating should read this report. Researchers are compiling knowledge on climate change for the sixth time. Many politicians have not yet understood how threatening the scenarios are...

  10. Newsletter X 2023 - March 5th to 11th - News+ Dangerous toxins: Which products contain PFAS

    costs New solar parks are being built in the desert at a record pace and are continually undercutting each other in terms of electricity prices. This could lure energy-rich industries away from Europe. For e-fuels and green hydrogen, however, it is good news. Economy from above is a cooperation with LiveEO. The first large solar power plants are currently being built in the world's great deserts and will generate...

  11. Newsletter IX 2023 - February 26 to March 4 - News+ 48 days until the last nuclear power plants in Germany are switched off

    to be welcomed, said the Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry (BDLI) on Thursday... * FDP Greens | combustion engine | E-fuel combustion engine ban from 2035 Green politician swings to the FDP line on e-fuels The FDP is getting surprising support in the fight against a blanket ban on combustion engines from 2035: from the green-led Ministry of Economic Affairs. According to State Secretary Giegold...

  12. Newsletter VI 2023 - February 5th to 11th - News+ War is peace, peace is war

    | Progress Technology | Climate protection The garbage of the FDP “advanced technologies” should be able to assert themselves in free competition. When it comes to climate protection, nuclear energy, nuclear fusion, e-fuels and CCS are particularly important to them. The “Eco-Logical” column. The FDP Presidium has called for a “technological freedom principle” to be enshrined in law. “Advanced technologies” should...

  13. Important newspaper articles on Atom * ... etc. from 2023

    April Current News+ Poisons for eternity - Uranium and its radioactive relatives ** Newsletter XV 2023 - April 9th ​​to 15th Current News+ Traffic light climate, model Switzerland and the better alternative to e-fuels ** Newsletter April News+ Wars and school massacres: The cancer of dehumanization *** 2023 2 8 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 *** Newsletter XIII 10 - March 11...

  14. Newsletter XXIX 2022 - July 17th to 24th - News+ Government in the climate crisis

    apologizes Was Finance Minister Lindner a lobbyist for Porsche? The head of the car manufacturer has now apologized for statements about an allegedly close exchange on the issue of dealing with e-fuels. And the FDP also rejected the allegations. - IMHO But that was a short career. Or maybe not, because if the minister calls the boss directly, VW can spend a lot of money on others...

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