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Steel production is an important part of global industry, but its traditional process is highly polluting. Approximately 7-9% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the steel industry. In response to this problem, former scientists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) founded the company Boston Metal, which offers a new way of producing steel based on electrochemical […]
According to Vinnytsiaoblenergo, household consumers who try to steal electricity will pay three times higher than usual – from UAH 6.03 to 8.79 per kWh. In Ukraine, electricity consumers who violate the law and evade payment have begun to receive large-scale fines. Tariffs for stolen electricity have been tripled and now range from UAH 6.03 […]
Ukrenergo’s dispatch center is forced to apply temporary measures to limit consumption from 18:20 to 22:00 in Dnipropetrovska, Donetska, Zaporizka, Kirovohradska, Poltavska and Sumska oblasts. This was reported by Ukrenergo. The reasons for the restrictions are the lack of sufficient generating capacity in the system to cover consumption in certain regions of the country. “This […]
The failure of Nigeria’s power grid caused blackouts across the country. On September 14, Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies reported a “complete collapse of the system,” Reuters reports. Electricity production dropped to zero in the early hours of the day and rose to 273 MW by 10:30 GMT, well below the daily average of 4100 MW. […]
‘Nova Poshta’ reported that almost all branches in large population centers are equipped with generators and have a supply of fuel for 5 days – the leader of express delivery in Ukraine suggests Ukrainians to contact in case of need to recharge gadgets during a blackout. This is another alternative to Unbreakable Points and other […]
The chairman of the board of the company, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, said that the emergency electricity restrictions will continue until the nuclear power plants reach their normal capacity. The Ukrainian energy system is recovering after massive Russian strikes on November 23 and has already passed the most difficult period. After 1-2 days, consumers will be transferred […]
The US Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated the possibility of terrestrial microwave radiation to transmit a 1.6 kilowatt electrical signal over a distance of 1 kilometer. The tests took place at the US Army test site in Maryland. This demonstration was the largest in 50 years. The tests were performed by two-point transmission of electrical […]