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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the designer of the world’s tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, has teamed up with Energy Vault Holdings to explore the possibility of creating huge skyscrapers as tall as 1 km. They will also function as giant gravitational energy storage systems. The sentence contains two particularly noteworthy ideas. The first is reminiscent […]
The Ukrainian energy system will be restored not only by rebuilding the old thermal power generation facilities, but also by building several hundred new smaller plants. “We can’t afford to choose only one path right now. We need to restore the damaged as much as possible and start building a new generation distributed geographically. This […]
Under the Energy Security Project (ESP), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is helping Ukraine to deploy a network of cogeneration units to strengthen the country’s energy security in times of war. “The small and medium-sized cogeneration equipment USAID is providing to Ukraine will contribute to stable heat supply during the 2023-2024 heating season,” […]
Japan and the UNDP donated two powerful autotransformers to Ukraine, which will be installed at one of Ukrenergo’s substations to meet the needs of 500,000 households. consumers This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy. The head of the department, Herman Galushchenko, noted that the repair and manufacture of autotransformers requires […]
Ukraine expects to have enough electricity for the winter, but the situation may change in case of massive shelling by Russia. The energy sector is preparing for all possible scenarios, including the worst-case scenario. This was announced by Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, CEO of Ukrenergo, during a telethon. According to him, it is very difficult to predict […]
In the future, the Hungarian government is going to switch the operation of the Paks nuclear power plant from Russian nuclear fuel to French. Thus, Budapest plans to reduce the country’s energy dependence on Russia. As Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a meeting with participants of the Hungarian Civic Forum, Budapest has set […]
Germany will not resume the use of nuclear energy, instead the country will rely on renewable energy sources. This was stated on Saturday by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Associated Press reports. “The issue of nuclear energy in Germany is closed. Anyone who wants to build a new nuclear power plant will need 15 years, […]
According to DTEK, heavy shelling damaged overhead power lines, leaving more than 100,000 consumers temporarily without electricity. Occupants in Donetsk region shelled one of DTEK Energy’s thermal power plants. This is reported in the company’s telegram channel. “On the night of May 4, DTEK Energy’s thermal power plant was once again damaged by shelling. Fortunately, […]
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, instructed to send all the powerful generators that the Ministry of Energy has to Odesa, which was left without electricity due to the accident at the substation. The generators must be delivered to the blackout city within 24 hours, the BBC writes. ‘A gas turbine power plant with […]
To ensure a stable supply of electricity and eliminate all risks of long-term blackouts, the government plans to deploy a network of mini-power plants in Ukraine. This was announced on the website of the Ministry of Integration. They will help supply water and heat to the homes of Ukrainians, as well as ensure the energy […]