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Major German energy companies EnBW and RWE have postponed initiatives to sell stakes in some of the country's transmission networks, according to Bloomberg sources. This comes after the government scrapped plans to buy a stake in TenneT, which operates the country's biggest power grid. Given this investment gap, EnBW and RWE's sales have been thrown into uncertainty, as demand could weaken for their shares in transmission networks. Energy firms consider next stepsIt's possible that the energy firms are delaying the transactions due to fears that the stakes could be undervalued. Bloomberg noted...
Euronews (English)
Besides never-ending culture war provocations and French officials' inexplicable dedication to persuading the world that the Seine River is not, in fact, an open sewer, the most interesting news out of the 2024 summer Olympics involves repeated attacks on France's infrastructure. Coming so soon after the chaos created by the CrowdStrike fiasco, it underlines the vulnerability of so much of modern society, even amidst heightened security. Acts of Malice and Incompetence"France's high-speed rail network was hit by 'malicious acts' including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system,...
Reason
Switzerland and Germany are sending more than 100 used trams to Ukraine to help the embattled country improve its public transport. Tens of thousands of people have moved to the western city of Lviv since Russia’s invasion in 2022, placing more pressure on its transport network. Many of the new arrivals have been disabled by the war, and so have additional needs that Switzerland is helping to meet with accessible low-floor trams. Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is also sending dozens of the trams to Vinnytsia in central Ukraine. Why is Europe experiencing such extr...
Euronews (English)
Slovakia will increase electricity exports to Ukraine to help stabilize supplies during the autumn and winter months, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini told reporters on July 4. In recent months, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure in a renewed assault against the country's energy grid. As a result of the attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine began implementing rolling blackouts on May 15. "Since the beginning of the war, we have already exported more than 40,000 megawatts of electricity to Ukraine, and we are going to increase supplies in autumn an...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Slovakia will increase electricity exports to Ukraine to help stabilize supplies during the autumn and winter months, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini told reporters on July 4. In recent months, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure in a renewed assault against the country's energy grid. As a result of the attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine began implementing rolling blackouts on May 15. "Since the beginning of the war, we have already exported more than 40,000 megawatts of electricity to Ukraine, and we are going to increase supplies in autumn an...
Kyiv Independent
Slovakia will increase electricity exports to Ukraine to help stabilize supplies during the autumn and winter months, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini told reporters on July 4. In recent months, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure in a renewed assault against the country's energy grid. As a result of the attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine began implementing rolling blackouts on May 15. "Since the beginning of the war, we have already exported more than 40,000 megawatts of electricity to Ukraine, and we are going to increase supplies in autumn an...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and on Tuesday it hit a milestone. A California utility is backing the largest new geothermal power development in the US - 400 megawatts of clean electricity from the Earth’s heat - enough for some 400,000 homes. Utility company Southern California Edison will purchase the electricity from Fervo Energy, a Houston-based geothermal company, Fervo announced. The company is drilling up to 125 wells in southwest Utah. Clean electricity like this reduces the need for traditional power plants that cause cli...
Euronews (English)
Flights from Manchester Airport in the north of England were cancelled on Sunday due to a major power cut which affected Terminals 1 and 2. Footage posted on X showed long queues, dimly-lit corridors, and congested baggage collection areas. Airport officials on Monday said all systems were running as normal but warned there could be delays and urged travellers to check their flight status before leaving for the airport.
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Sun-worshippers have another reason to celebrate today, as solar power is set to peak at a fifth of the world’s electricity for an hour. Analysing midday highs on 21 June, clean energy think tank Ember says the renewable will make up 20 per cent of the global power mix, up from 16 per cent last year. Global solar generation typically performs best in June due to longer summer days in the northern hemisphere, where around 89 per cent of the world’s solar panels are installed. “At 20 per cent share, solar is now a serious global electricity source,” says Kostantsa Rangelova, electricity analyst ...
Euronews (English)
A new proposal in the New York Legislature would prohibit insurance companies from doing business in the state if they insure businesses that make over 10 percent of their money from fossil fuels. The bill, however, could backfire, encouraging insurers to vacate New York entirely rather than leave the lucrative industry. "Within five years of the effective date of this article," the bill mandates, the "superintendent shall require any insurer doing business in the state to certify that they have divested" from "any company that derives ten percent or more of revenue from exploration, extractio...
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