Energy
Japan Fukushima Nuclear Plant ‘Clean-Up Costs Double’
Japan’s government estimates the cost of cleaning up radioactive contamination and compensating victims of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has more than doubled, reports say. The latest estimate from the trade ministry put the expected cost at some 20 trillion…
Is Small-Scale Hydro the Answer To India’s Clean Energy Needs?
In the western Himalayas, the entire village of Hamal is powered by a small hydroelectric plant on the edge of the Shalvi river. Producing 2MW per hour, the plant provides enough power to light up 100 homes at a time,…
Swiss Pilot Plans To Fly Solar Airplane To The Edge Of Space
It might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Swiss pilot is preparing to fly to the edge of space in a solar-powered aircraft. According to Wired, Raphël Domjan is planning to fly his plane, SolarStratos, higher than…
Report: China Risks Wasting $500bn On Unneeded Coal Plants
China is at risk of wasting almost half a trillion dollars on new coal plants which could quickly become stranded assets as a result of the country’s pursuit of a lower carbon economy. That is the conclusion of a new…
Gazprom and Russian producers of pipes and steel sign scientific and technical cooperation programs
Two scientific and technical cooperation programs for the period 2016 through 2021 were signed few days ago at the Gazprom headquarters, with one program inked by Gazprom, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works, and TMK, and the other by Gazprom, Magnitogorsk…
Finland Set to Become First Country in the World to Ban Coal
The Finnish government has announced plans to stop using coal, one of the the dirtiest fuels on the planet, by 2030. “Finland is well positioned to be among the first countries in the world to enact a law to ban…
Mayor of Vienna receives OPEC Secretary General
HE Michael Häupl, Mayor of the City of Vienna, received OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, on Thursday, 24 November 2016, during a courtesy visit to Vienna City Hall (the Wiener Rathaus). The Mayor welcomed the Secretary General, congratulating…