December 5, 2023
In Bulgaria, the government has declared a state of emergency in large parts of the country. ADVERTISEMENT Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said. A 40-year-old man in Moldova
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France, England and countries across Western Europe have braced for what could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán arrived on the English coast Wednesday evening. ADVERTISEMENT Heavy rain associated with the storm was pushing ashore at the southwest tip of England. The Met Office, the
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As European energy ministers gear up to meet on 17 October, France and Germany struggle to find a compromise. ADVERTISEMENT Despite record temperatures this October, Europe is slowly shifting towards winter – its second since the Ukraine war started and prompted Russia to cut gas supplies to the continent. After prices surged last winter, when
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Scientists, bioelectronics engineers, said they have created a strain of the deadly E-coli bacteria that can generate electricity as the microbe thrives off raw sewage. The breakthrough could not only revolutionize sustainable energy efforts but could transform the well-over 640 billion pounds of human excrement produced each year into a literal gold mine for utility companies. Electricity has often
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OSLO: Electricity was free in Norway’s two biggest cities on Monday, market data showed, the silver lining of a wet summer. With power almost exclusively produced from hydro in Norway, the more it rains or snows, the more the reservoirs fill up and the lower the electricity price. A particularly violent summer storm dubbed “Hans”
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A man has revealed how he has lived off grid for 46 years in an isolated cabin in the woods, where he uses a homemade waterwheel to power his gadgets. Simply referred to as ‘Al,’ the 82-year-old outdoorsman from the state of Washington stars in a short film made by YouTuber DiegoTriesHard. In the documentary, he shows
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Since the start of summer, Senegalese households are complaining about the rising cost of electricity. Hotter than average seasonal temperatures have increased energy consumption and the national electricity company, Senelec, is accused of unfairly squeezing profits out of customers. In recent days, newly formed consumer rights groups have begun calling for reduced rates. Our correspondents
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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) recorded a 4 percent increase in electricity sales to 4,582 gigawatt hours (GWh) in June from 4,405 GWh in the same month last year. Thus, the total electricity sales for the first half of the year amounted to 24,458 GWh, which is 3.4% more than in the same period a year
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Thursday that GRID users will have stronger incentives to use electricity more efficiently. The ERC said in a statement that National Grid Corp. Philippines (NGCP) is following its order of 24 May 2023. It has committed to immediately implement the 2022 Open Access Transfer Service (OATS) rules, which
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