Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Energy Crisis: Euro Falls to Two-Decade Lows
August 23rd, 2022Via: Reuters: The euro fell to a fresh two-decade low on Tuesday, dealt a fresh blow by renewed concern that an energy shock will keep inflation elevated and makes a recession in Europe all but certain.
China Drought Causes Shortage of Hydropower, Factory Shutdowns
August 22nd, 2022Via: Guardian: A record-breaking drought has caused some rivers in China – including parts of the Yangtze – to dry up, affecting hydropower, halting shipping, and forcing major companies to suspend operations. A nationwide drought alert was issued on Friday as a long-running and severe heatwave in China’s heavily populated south-west was forecast to continue […]
JB Straubel Keynote at Benchmark Battery Gigafactories 2022
August 15th, 2022Straubel had the biggest brain of anyone at Tesla. He’s going to have all major auto manufacturers knocking on his door as the situation with raw materials hits the fan. Via: Redwood Materials:
The U.S. Made a Breakthrough Battery Discovery – Then Gave the Technology to China
August 8th, 2022Via: NPR: When a group of engineers and researchers gathered in a warehouse in Mukilteo, Wash., 10 years ago, they knew they were onto something big. They scrounged up tables and chairs, cleared out space in the parking lot for experiments and got to work. They were building a battery — a vanadium redox flow […]
EU Prepares Public For Winter Gas Siege
July 28th, 2022Lilly is in Austria: Via: ZeroHedge: European Union policymakers have started to prepare the public for siege conditions this winter if gas supplies from Russia are completely cut, an effort to demonstrate diplomatic resolve as well as avoid panic later in the year. In recent weeks, officials from Germany and other EU member states have […]
Private Billions Are Flowing Into Fusion
July 18th, 2022Via: Bloomberg:
Gazprom Declares Force Majeure, Will Halt Gas Flows To Germany Indefinitely
July 18th, 2022Winter is coming. Via: ZeroHedge: Already days before the July 22 European “Doomsday” when the scheduled Russian 10-day maintenance of the crucial Nord Stream pipeline to Germany is slated to end – but which was thrown into deep doubt given Gazprom recently said it can no longer guarantee its “good functioning” due to crucial turbines […]
Germany Plans ‘Warm Up Spaces’ in Response to Gas Shortages
July 12th, 2022Via: Summit News: Cities across Germany are planning to use sports arenas and exhibition halls as ‘warm up spaces’ this winter to help freezing citizens who are unable to afford skyrocketing energy costs. Bild newspaper reveals how the the nation’s Cities and Municipalities Association has urged local authorities to set aside public spaces to help […]
French, German Leaders Warn Populations “Prepare For Total Cut-Off Of Russian Gas”
July 10th, 2022I hope Cryptogon readers in Europe are planning for the winter ahead. Via: ZeroHedge: European populations are bracing for a frigid upcoming winter amid an impending avalanche of high energy costs and emerging inflation. On Sunday French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned that Russia is poised to totally halt gas supplies to […]
Germany Begins Rationing Hot Water, Dimming Street Lights and Shutting Down Swimming Pools Due to Energy Shortages
July 9th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: Earlier today we wrote that Germany’s largest landlord, Vonovia, had taken the unprecedented step of restricting heating at night, a terrifying preview of what lies in stock for the “most advanced” European nation this winter. Alas, it’s going to get worse, much worse. According to the FT, Germany is now rationing hot water, […]
