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

    Reactors“ in der Ukraine. Ein Beispiel eines Mini-AKW ist das schwimmende Kernkraftwerk „Akademik Lomonossow“, das seit Mai 2020 die sibirische Hafenstadt Pewek sowie angrenzende Bergwerke mit Strom und Wärme versorgt. Des Weiteren haben Energoatom und Holtec in diesem Abkommen den Bau einer ukrainischen Produktionsstätte für Komponenten des Trockenlagers für abgebrannte Brennelemente...

  2. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    "Then Rabeya emphasizes in the same matter-of-fact tone that she is not a biologist. As a justification for the many power plants, the government has repeatedly pointed out that electricity is needed to lead the residents and industry into a better age. “We currently have a capacity of almost 26.000 MW for all power plants in the country. In June 2024 it is expected to increase to 30.000 MW...

  3. Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty

    a ten year old child. Israeli Homeland Security has given the all-clear for the time being: Israeli residents no longer have to stay near shelters. * Renewable | Power supply | Nuclear debate A year without nuclear power: And Germany still exists The gloomy forecasts for Germany after the last nuclear power plants were switched off have not come true. The topic...

  4. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    in Germany In Germany there is significantly more space available for the expansion of open-field photovoltaic systems than is required for a completely renewable electricity system according to current estimates. Ground-mounted photovoltaics (PV) are solar modules that, unlike roof-mounted solar modules, are installed in open spaces such as parking lots, industrial facilities or over agricultural...

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    Intervention by politicians or the big media. Even some human rights organizations weren't always sure whether Julian's life was even worth protecting... * Batteries | Power storage | Electric car e-vehicles with a 15-year guarantee: CATL presents a battery with a mileage of 1,5 million kilometers and no loss of capacity after 1.000 charging cycles CATL already has battery packs...

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

    Risk The next catastrophe threatens with new nuclear power plants. In the summer of 2023, half of all nuclear power plants in France were shut down. The French only got through the summer by importing German wind and solar power, and in England six of nine nuclear power plants were shut down at the beginning of January 2024. One nuclear disaster follows another. The future belongs to renewables. The sun sends us 15.000 times more energy...

  7. Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD

    for the industry. A so-called resilience bonus, which is intended to make Germany more independent of imports, is planned in Solar Package 1. It is intended to increase the feed-in tariff for solar power producers who buy products from Europe. But the package has still not been passed by the Bundestag. The reason: The FDP is against it. She sees subsidies as a market distortion that...

  8. Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good

    Germany will miss almost all of its energy transition goals by 2020. Conclusion 2021: The federal government is inadequately controlling the energy transition. A reliable and inexpensive supply of electricity is questionable. The result remains “sobering”. In 2024, the test results will be “sobering” again, the authorities say. When it comes to expanding renewables and the electricity grid, the government is also...

  9. Newsletter IX 2024 - February 25th to March 2nd - News+ Deceptively real AI videos: What if we can no longer believe anything?

    of East Germany with gasoline and other refined products play a central role. But parts of western Poland are also supplied, as is Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. * Investment | Power grid | Network expansion The Federal Network Agency is planning five mega routes 4800 kilometers of new lines, an estimated 76 billion euros in additional costs: The Federal Network Agency has presented its new plan to expand the power grid...

  10. Newsletter VIII 2024 - February 18th to 24th - News+ On the death of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny

    to establish a "safe zone" under the control of the Israeli military within the Gaza Strip. This zone is said to be on the border with Israel... February 23 France | Electricity price | Nuclear power Electricity price shockwave in France - third major price increase for consumers in a year Münster - While electricity prices for new contracts are steadily falling in Germany,...

  11. 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...

  12. Newsletter VI 2024 - February 4th to 10th - News+ Nuclear power is a dead horse - why isn't Merz getting down?

    than a million Palestinians. Most of them fled there before the war from other parts of the Gaza Strip, partly on orders from the Israeli military... * Finland | Power storage | Underground One of Europe's deepest mines is being converted into a battery. A huge prototype of a gravity battery is to be built in a Finnish mine. The Pyhäsalmi mine...

  13. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    There are big crowds at other subway and S-Bahn stations in the city center... * China | Solar energy | CO₂ emissions 1.700 GWh per year Gigantic solar park in China generates electricity day and night A gigantic solar park has been put into operation in China that can produce electricity day and night. The plant is expected to generate 1.700 GWh per year. Gansu (China). In the Chinese province of Gansu...

  14. Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?

    for forensic medicine at the University Hospital in Kiel could no longer identify any traces on the weapon. It must have been thoroughly and completely cleaned beforehand... * France | Nuclear power | Electricity bill Nuclear energy is becoming more expensive: Why the price of electricity is rising in France France has long been known for cheap electricity, but the costs for previously cheap nuclear power...

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

    Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office. She added: "The announcement demonstrates the government's commitment to domestic nuclear energy, preserving existing electricity generation while supporting a stronger nuclear energy industry." The payments will be made in installments over four years of operation from 2023, with the amounts being paid, among other things, to...

  16. Newsletter II 2024 - January 7th to 13th - News+ SMR: US developers of mini-nuclear power plants under pressure - class action lawsuit by shareholders against NuScale Power

    Oil leak reported at Japan's Shika NPP following earthquake [...] The company said at a press conference that about 3.500 liters of oil had leaked, knocking out part of the external power system. The total oil leak amounted to around 19.800 liters, of which around 100 liters came from a transformer in block 2... Translation with...

  17. Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support

    taken over, and the Czech industry was integrated into Eastern Europe as a supplier in the production of most reactor components. In today's Czech Republic, six reactors provide electricity: two in Temelín near České Budějovice and four in Dukovany near Brno... January 4th Fossile | Winnings | Dividend Fossil Energy Climate Destruction – and Lavish Profits The new year is also a new...

  18. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    Energy increases - on some days it's over 100 percent. A record is clearly emerging for renewable energies. Calculated over the year 2023, the renewable share of electricity from public power plants was almost 60 percent. Last week it was even around 80 percent. Even the 100 percent mark was broken on Christmas Eve. There are more and more phases...

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

    The energy company Leag is pushing ahead with the construction of a solar system on the former opencast mining areas. [...] The energy company Leag is planning a conversion towards 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 |...

  20. Newsletter L 2023 - December 10th to 16th - News+ The tail wags the dog and those on the right lead us by the nose ring “Back to the Future”

    of 4,9 percent. According to the IEA, an increase of eight percent was recorded in India, while consumption in Indonesia increased by eleven percent. Demand there is increasing because more electricity is being generated and hydroelectric power plants are providing less energy. According to the International Energy Agency, coal consumption in Europe fell by 23 percent and in the USA it fell by 21 percent. This...