Germany ran on 99 per cent renewable energy on Sunday
È successo domenica scorsa quando, per qualche ora, i 55 GW di energia elettrica sui 58 consumati provenivano da fonti rinnovabili: solare, eolico ed idroelettrico.
Shuji Nakamura. The best is yet to come in the universe of LEDs
Shuji Nakamura, premio Nobel per la Fisica, è stato a Como in occasione del Festival della Luce. L’inventore dei Led ha svelato a LifeGate come sarà la luce e l’energia del futuro.
Saudi Arabia fires Oil Minister, hiring a Minister of Energy instead
Saudi Arabia has appointed a new minister, responsible for energy policy. He will help the country cut its dependence on oil.
Supertankers stuck in an insane traffic jam at sea due to low oil prices
Oltre cento super-petroliere sono bloccate al largo dei porti di tutto il mondo. Con duecento milioni di barili a bordo.
Mercury poisoning of indigenous people plagues the Amazon. Illegal mining is the cause
Not only does illegal mining ravish the environment, it leads to mercury poisoning of indigenous people. Survival International has brought the issue to the UN.
Emma Thompson holds a bake-off fracking protest
A frack free bake off in a land for gas extraction: that’s how the Thompson sisters criticise the Government energy policy with Greenpeace UK.
The Alberta tar sands. Canada’s oil costs more than it makes
The Alberta tar sands are one of the biggest oil reserves in the world. Yet extracting the fossil fuel costs more than the profits it’s fetching.
Energy in India. The time has come to alter the energy balance, but at what cost
Juggling growth goals and lifting its people out of poverty, India walks a tight rope between fuelling its needs with cheaper but harmful sources versus becoming a clean energy leader.
Chernobyl 30 years later. How the disaster changed the world of nuclear power
More than 30 years after the disaster, Chernobyl is still dealing with the environmental and health effects caused by the explosion, an event that stopped nuclear power in its tracks.
10 things you need to know about the Kia Soul Eco Electric
Inside, a cabin made of cellulose and sugarcane. Outside, a cubic design. The Kia Soul with a sustainable spirit is called Eco Electric and promises 200 km at zero emissions. We test drove it: here are 10 things to know before buying it.