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Athens Has A Water Problem, So They Looked Back To The Ancients For Answers

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments Agriculture, ATHENS, drought climate change, Greece, Irrigation, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:50:44 +0000

It’s been another year of record-breaking heat and dwindling rainfall in Greece. Lake levels have noticeably receded. Struggles in the agriculture sector to irrigate make crop production tenuous. Wildfires have complicated water scarcity problems, because, as firefighters battle the infernos, the water they use depletes already weakened supplies. Water reservoirs … [continued]

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1st Recycling Facility Powered by Recycled Solar, New US Solar Cell Factory — Clean Energy News Roundup

August 2, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, comed, Energy Storage, goodwill, Greece, lithium-ion batteries, northvolt, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar panels, solarcycle, solaredge, sunnova, sunnova energy, ymca

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:00:18 +0000

Check out the video below to find proof that renewable energy isn’t about throwing away or making more waste. SolarCycle has deployed the first-of-its-kind solar recycling facility in the country to be powered by reused solar panels. Other good news for solar in the US that is a much appreciated: … [continued]

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New Battery Center in South Carolina, Athens Wants Electric Taxis, Solar Cleans Up Wine Country in Australia — News Roundup

June 28, 2024 admin ATHENS, Australia, batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, concentrating solar power, detroit, electric cars, electric taxis, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, exxonmobil, Greece, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, mass transit / public transit, meyer burger, Michigan, mobility house, motorcycles + scooters, netherlands, sandia national laboratories, schneider electric, sk on, sodium-ion batteries, Solar energy, SOUTH CAROLINA

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:26:10 +0000

The green revolution is accelerating in Athens! By 2026, the city hopes to have ten times as many electric taxis on the road as there currently are. There are currently 13,661 taxis in Athens, and only 100 of them are electric. In solar news, a ramp-up of solar module production … [continued]

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12 EU Countries Will Fail to Comply With 2030 National Climate Targets — New Study

June 26, 2024 admin clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, GERMANY, Greece, Italy, Poland, policy & politics, research, Spain, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:04:40 +0000

Germany and Italy are currently on course to miss targets by such a large gap that they would eat up all available surplus left for other countries. But there is still time for governments to change course before 2030. Without immediate action, twelve EU countries will miss their national climate … [continued]

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Masdar Inks $3.4 Billion Deal to Acquire Greece Renewable Energy Major

June 20, 2024 admin EU, European Union, Greece, International, masdar, news, power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, United Arab Emirates, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:54:12 +0000

Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy major, said it has agreed to buy Greece’s Terna Energy in a €3.2 billion ($3.4 billion) deal. The agreement signed June 20 is one […]

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Ember Claims Renewable Energy Is Taking Market Share Away From Thermal Generation

May 13, 2024 admin China, clean power, Europe, Greece, Solar energy, tariffs, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 15:04:09 +0000

Ember has issued a new report that claims renewable energy is beginning to push thermal generation out as a source of electricity.

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Undersea Cable Projects to Transmit Renewable Energy Move Forward

November 5, 2023 admin Australia, cables, electrification, Greece, gregy, hybrid power, International, Morocco, news, power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, subsea, uk, undersea, Wind, xlinks

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:06:19 +0000

Government officials in the UK have shown further support for a plan to bring renewable energy from a massive project in Morocco to Britain, one of at least three projects worldwide in which miles-long subsea

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Agean Island Astypalea Is Electrifying — Nearly At 100% EV Sales, 80% Solar Electricity By 2026

June 19, 2023 admin bicycles, cars, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, electric ridesharing, electric scooters, Electric vehicles, ev ridesharing, Greece, islands, motorcycles + scooters, ridesharing, Solar energy, solar power plants, volkswagen (vw), volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:54:55 +0000

Astypalea, an island in the Agean Sea, is electrifying. Almost 100% of new car sales are now electric car sales. Additionally, 25% of the islanders now use the electric ridesharing service ASTYBUS, which allows them to rent electric cars, electric scooters, and electric bikes. A solar power plant will provide 100% of the necessary electricity […]

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GE Will Supply Turbine and More for New Gas-Fired Plant in Greece

March 20, 2023 admin 9ha.02, 9ha.02 gas turbine, alexandroupolis, engineering, Gas, gas turbine, ge, ge gas power, Greece, International, natural gas, news, power, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:28:27 +0000

A new 840-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Greece will use equipment from General Electric (GE), with GE also providing services for the facility that is expected to come online in 2026. GE on March 20 announced the plant in Alexandroupolis will feature a 9HA.02 gas turbine, an STF-D650 steam turbine, and a W88 generator. […]

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Canada Immigration

Why birth rates are low in Canada and much of the Western world

February 8, 2023 admin birth rate, Canada, canada immigration, covid-19, Greece, immigration, population growth, statistics canada, United States, western world, workforce growth

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:15 +0000

Birth rates are low in much of the western world. For instance, in the United States of America, “the [national] birth rate has fallen by 20%” over the last 15 years. Elsewhere, Greece has seen a 30% decline in births since 2008. Canada is in a similar situation. Canada’s fertility rate currently falls short of […]

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