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Wind Energy Production Will Be Affected By Climate Change

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 18:58:52 +0000

According to a Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s researchers, climate change poses a big challenge for wind energy production in Europe. They have used spatially and temporally highly resolved climate models. The results have shown that stronger seasonal fluctuations and a more frequent occurrence of low wind are expected. However, only a slight change will happen. […]

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Climate Change Found Responsible For Europe’s Heatwave

Arsenij Percov — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:43:47 +0000

Temperatures were significantly higher than normal in northern Europe over the last month due to a heatwave. They are regularly over 30 degrees Celcius and have broken several records. Additionally, wildfires occurred in Sweden and the UK. According to a preliminary analysis, the reason for this heatwave in northern Europe is most likely a climate […]

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Nuclear Watchdog Offers Update On Mysterious Radiation In Europe

Nicholas Say — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:42:59 +0000

In a series of tweets released yesterday the ISRN, France’s nuclear watchdog, reaffirmed that there was no risk to human health from the mysterious radiation that was found all over Europe. In addition to those reassurances the ISRN stated that the levels of radiation that were encountered in this release are 1000 times lover than […]

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Apple’s Greenest Data Centers Will Be Located In Europe

Mila Luleva — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:14:16 +0000

Last month, Apple announced their plans to build brand new data centers in Europe, which will be powered solely by renewables and will have the lowest environmental impact among all other data centers that belong to the company. But is there a hidden agenda? The two data centers are planned to emerge in Ireland and […]

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Tunisian Solar Power Plant to Help Europe Forget About Fossils

Mila Luleva — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:37:40 +0000

Renewable energy in Europe might be receiving a new huge boost from the Tunisian Sahara desert. A major local company is currently looking into constructing a large solar power plant, which is expected to generate the amount of power Europe needs in order to completely forget about fossils. If there is one thing that Sahara desert can […]

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Did Lackluster European Sales Leads to Tesla Model S Price Drop?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:25:15 +0000

The Tesla Model S is a beautiful (and expensive!) electric vehicle, which makes it hard for many people to get into an electric vehicle that’s so capable. That being said, the Tesla Model S has been at the top of some sales charts, such as in Norway, where it was the best-selling vehicle, of any […]

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Used Electric Vehicle Batteries to Power European Data Centers

Mila Luleva — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:33:27 +0000

It is well known that large data centers account for quite a large portion of the total energy consumption around the world, and the numbers are only expected to grow. Although many tech giants, including Google and Apple, are now turning to renewable energy sources to power their new facilities, generally most wind and solar […]

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Tesla Motors’ Aggressive European Campaign

Benji Jerew — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:50:06 +0000

Tesla Motors has already proven to be a popular vehicle, both in the US and abroad, but Tesla is planning on even more aggressive measures to boost sales of the flagship Tesla Model S. For example, Tesla Motors has been selling well in Germany and Norway, where it has been the best-selling vehicle, of any […]

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Tesla Supercharger Network Expanding Across Europe

Benji Jerew — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:49:17 +0000

Which came first, Tesla Model S or the Tesla Supercharger? Well, obviously the Tesla Model S came first, and most popularly so! In Norway, for example, the Tesla Model S is actually the country’s best-selling vehicle, not green vehicle or electric vehicle, but any vehicle. Given that the Tesla Model S has such great range, […]

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Europe Facing Warmer Century With More Frequent and Intense Weather Events

Mila Luleva — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:08:22 +0000

Scientists from twenty seven leading European Research Institutes conducted a study, which forecasts devastating increase in average temperatures across the old continent in the coming century. The expected raise of up to 5 degrees Celsius will result in much higher intensity and frequency of extreme weather events such as rainstorms, heatwaves and consequently drought. The […]

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Europe to Follow U.S. In Opening Small-scale Energy Efficiency Projects to Individual Investors

Mila Luleva — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:22:10 +0000

Over the past few years, the trend of developing energy efficient technologies has become quite apparent. The popularity of energy efficient consumer products has now shifted from being strictly associated with giant manufacturers, to becoming a major factor for selling new consumer products, which attracts small-scale individual investments. Cutting on power usage is undoubtedly one […]

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EU to Tax Chinese Solar Panel Imports Starting June

Mila Luleva — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:28 +0000

The European Commission (EC) announced last week that they will impose import duties and hefty penalties on half of the solar panels from China in June. In response, Chinese officials stated that these could have serious implications on China-Europe trade relations. Following up on the recently reported issue regarding low cost imports of solar panels […]

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Europe Air Pollution Drastically Reduced, EEA Says

Mila Luleva — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:53:19 +0000

According to a report published by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) earlier this week, eight European Union countries have gone under the air pollution standards in 2011. Four countries: Denmark, Malta , the Netherlands and Sweden, managed to reduce their pollution levels and bring it below the authorized levels. In theory, countries that exceed the limits […]

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Europe Considering Fuel Economy Regulations, Balancing Jobs and Petroleum Consumption

Benji Jerew — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:43:18 +0000

In October, the EPA and DOT released the US plan to reduce emissions and now Europe is considering its own fuel economy regulations. There are a number of problems with business as usual in the automobile industry in the EU. First, petroleum imports cost about $1.3 billion daily and rising. Closely related to the amount […]

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Europe to Fine Automakers Who Don't Comply to New Emissions Regulations

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:26:49 +0000

In an effort to tighten CO2 emissions, the European Union has recently announced that it will forcefully reduce tailpipe-generated carbon dioxide 20 percent by 2015. This move will be imposed on European automakers and those who don’t comply will pay higher taxes. Therefore, starting with the beginning of 2012, the automakers will have to comply […]

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Meteosat Used to Detect Faulty Solar Panel Power Stations

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:28:18 +0000

Italy is known for its plans to develop photovoltaic power as one of their main sources of energy. Having such a wide experience in solar power harvesting, several issues arise regarding the solar panels' maintenance. Every PV plant has a sensor verifying the quantity of light arriving at its location at any given moment during the day.

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Electric Smart For Two Available Starting 2012 Promises to be More Fun

Cristi — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:21:38 +0000

Daimler AG plans to introduce its electric Smart for Two by the end of this year. Serial production of this model will only start in 2012 in the plant from Hambach, France.

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Helix-Shaped Vertical Wind Turbines Will Power GSM Towers in Africa & US

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:36:53 +0000

Too often, regardless of the energy sources being used, the GSM transmission towers' power fails, because of various reasons: theft, heavy rain/snow, disturbances in the grid lines. Helix, a San Diego-based wind company, is working on a wind turbine that is designed to power base stations in hard to reach, remote locations from Africa and the US.

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Waste From Beer Factories Turned into Energy

Cristi — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:05:13 +0000

Wolfgang Bengel and his partners have found a way to efficiently recycle the waste grains and wastewater and use them to fuel the beer factories.

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