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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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All of this helps explain why, though sanctions aimed at prominent Russian individuals are merely symbolic, those targeting major banks are serious—and why there has been only a single direct move against Russia’s energy sector: the cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Certification of the €9.5 Consumption of E.U.-produced

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. The report calculates the cost of producing electricity from different types of new power plants. 2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA/NEA.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Tight coal and gas reserves continued to bite throughout the winter. “We Ukranian President Volodimir Zelenskyy Still, operating as an electrical island left Ukraine more vulnerable to Russia’s army, including its cyberwarriors. The result is an electrical backstop to help sustain Ukraine’s defenders and its civilian population.

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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Because electrical engineering uses a lot of mathematics, a subject Gelenbe liked, he figured he wouldn’t be wasting his time by studying EE. He ended up loving the subject and went on to earn a bachelor’s, a master’s, and a doctoral degree, all in EE. Philips was the largest electronics company in the world.

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006. Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5 However the sector remains a large source of air pollution, responsible for around 60% of all EU-27 SO x emissions and 20% of total NO x emissions.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6.

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