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2024 hurricane season predicted to be particularly active - Statisa

9 July 2024

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday, moving inland after having torn across the eastern Caribbean last week, killing 11 people. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Beryl was a Category 1 hurricane when it reached the coast

INTERVIEW: Ukraine’s biggest private power producer races to recover as winter looms

9 July 2024

A top DTEK Group executive says companies desperately need access to finance and capital to cope with widespread infrastructure damage from Russian strikes.

Germany may pipe in 100 TWh of green hydrogen by 2035, says study

9 July 2024

Germany could import up to 100 TWh of green hydrogen from its neighbours by pipeline from neighbouring countries by the mid-2030s, according to a study by the Berlin-based Agora Energiewende and Agora Industry think-tanks.

MEOG: Iraqi minister signals progress with KRG

9 July 2024

Iraq's Oil Minister spoke positively this week about negotiations with the KRG

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid growth not possible without climate change

8 July 2024

Deadly Hurricane Beryl has been powered by global heating driven by the burning of fossil fuels, say experts.

Iran’s Pezeshkian-led Reformists face monumental challenge in tackling electricity shortfall

8 July 2024

As the days of the current government of Iran are numbered, the nation continues to grapple with widespread power shortages exacerbated by the scorching summer heat.

Caspian Sea can propel Azerbaijan to forefront of offshore wind power

5 July 2024

In 2022, the Global Wind Energy Council ranked countries based on their offshore wind energy potential. Azerbaijan joined the top four alongside Australia, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

Wildfires rage through Russia’s Far East

5 July 2024

Yakutia, a Republic in Russia’s Siberia, is currently dealing with over 350,000 hectares of fires, the regional operational headquarters has reported.

European Commission clears NPP expansion project in Romania

4 July 2024

New reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant are expected to avoid the emission of 20mn tonnes of CO2 per year.

Putin talks trade and energy with Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin at SCO summit

4 July 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin held in-depth negotiations with his Mongolian counterpart, President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, in the former Kazakh capital of Alamaty during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on July 3.

Google’s emissions up 48% in five years because of AI

3 July 2024

The greenhouse gas emissions of search and data giant Google increased almost 50% in five years because of its offerings and use of artificial intelligence (AI). The technology is highly power-hungry.

New tipping point looms beneath Antarctic ice sheet

2 July 2024

For the first time, a “new and worrying” way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterised by scientists. Projections of sea level rise may thus be “significant underestimates”.