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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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In the depths of the 1970s oil crisis, French prime minister Pierre Messmer saw an opportunity to transform his country’s energy supply. So, incidentally, will natural gas, which the current German government actually favored.) The obvious answer might be solar and wind. After all, the cost of renewables continues to plummet.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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Russia is the world’s second largest producer of crude oil, behind the United States and ahead of Saudi Arabia, and its second largest exporter, behind Saudi Arabia. For natural gas, it is the world’s second largest producer , behind the United States and ahead of Iran, and its largest exporter. Certification of the €9.5

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

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and other nations have committed to mitigating their environmental impact by reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). For example, Poland, Belarus and Serbia have committed to 2030 net-zero emissions to increase sustainability. The car runs on a battery-powered motor and requires no gasoline, oil or any fossil fuels for operation.

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EC awards €1.2B from NER300 “Robin Hood” mechanism for 23 renewable energy projects; 5 advanced biofuel projects targeted for €516.8M

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million); 6 wind projects (€273.2 The novel gasification technology will convert the biomass into gas before a gas-to-liquid conversion renders it fit for biofuels production. The plant will use some 950,000 tonnes/year (t/y) of woody feedstock and 31,000 t/y of tall oil to deliver an annual output of 115,000 t/y of biofuel.

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