
Russia’s Chernobyl-style reactors to keep operating until the end of the decade
Recent announcements by Russian nuclear officials that they will extend the runtimes of several Chernobyl-style RBMK nuclear reactors shed light on t...
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Publish date: March 22, 2005
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“Solar energy is renewable, inconsumable, and can be a rich energy source for millenniums. High cost of solar energy is its main problem. Its cost is several times higher than nuclear energy”, – Alferov said. Filipp Rutberg, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences says: “It will require 2040 years to produce 70% of the world energy by means of renewable sources, “Interfax reported.
Power generation by means of organic garbage processing is another perspective direction. Leading experts consider, that garbage processing will provide up to 20% of energy in Europe in 15 years. Now one European produces about two kilograms of garbage and one American – more than three kilograms of garbage daily, said Ruttberg. Alferov thinks that “one of the nearest perspectives is hydrogen energy”. One of the largest Russian companies finances scientific researches of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Laureate in Physics mentioned.
Recent announcements by Russian nuclear officials that they will extend the runtimes of several Chernobyl-style RBMK nuclear reactors shed light on t...
Europe’s only multi-source, injection-ready CO₂ storage site will more than triple its capacity by 2028. The decision follows an agreement with Stockholm Exergi to transport and store up to 800 – 900 kilotonnes of CO₂ per year. “This decision is years in the making, and the culmination of decades of hard work from many, Bellona included” says Bellona Europa Director Jonas Helseth.
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During a call between President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and US President Donald Trump, the US leader reportedly floated an unusual idea—that Ky...