Dutch Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten told reporters on Wednesday that he has asked German Economy Minister Robert Habeck if Germany’s last three nuclear power plants could be kept open. However, Jetten said that this likely won’t be possible. Germany shut down three of its last six nuclear power …
Read More »Germany may reactivate coal power plants — media
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck will reportedly reveal an emergency decree allowing the federal government to bring back the coal-powered and oil-fired facilities in case of gas shortages. The plan, which is expected to be announced on Tuesday, is aimed at reducing the risks of potential gas shortfalls if supplies …
Read More »One of Europe’s biggest car plants halts production
One of the biggest vehicle manufacturing plants in Europe, Volkswagen Bratislava, has suspended production due to interruptions to its supply of parts from Ukraine and other issues, Slovakian media reported on Tuesday. Production across all areas was stopped on Monday for two days due to a long-term lack of semiconductor …
Read More »Ukraine parts shortage shuts down European car plants
Europe’s largest auto producers, BMW and Volkswagen, have halted manufacturing at some of their plants as the supply of critical low-cost parts from Ukraine is drying up, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. According to the media, citing AutoAnalysis estimates, Ukraine produces about a fifth of Europe’s supply of harnesses. …
Read More »‘Garbage will never end’: Russia bets on waste-to-energy plants
“Garbage will never end. It is just like the forest, the wind and the sun. I hope the sun will not go out, the wind will always be. We need to build incinerators so that there is less waste and more clean energy,” Ivanov said at the St. Petersburg International …
Read More »Hundreds take to streets in Barcelona to protest closure of Nissan plants, as thousands fear losing jobs (VIDEO)
At least 700 people marched in the capital of the Catalonia region on Thursday, local media reported. Protesters blew whistles and horns, and set off firecrackers outside a government building in central Barcelona, as seen in footage from RT’s Ruptly video agency. Workers and trade union members held banners that …
Read More »Experts: the law on waste incineration plants meets the interests of Rostec
Today, 17 December, the state Duma meeting during the consideration of the second reading of the bill on a payment for negative impact on the environment supported the amendment, which prohibits burning waste to produce useful particles. According to TASS, the amendment provides “the use of municipal solid waste as …
Read More »New Need for Speed and Plants vs Zombies will be released this year
Releases are expected in the period between October and December. The company Electronic Arts during the report to investors has announced that the new Need for Speed and Plants vs. Zombies will be released this year. Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen (Blake Jorgensen) told investors: “Looking ahead, we are excited …
Read More »Researchers have found in plants the source of immortality
Germ cells pass on their genetic material to future generations, they are not limited by the Hayflick limit. Germ cells pass on their genetic material to future generations, they are not limited by the Hayflick limit, which shows how many times you can share a somatic cell, after which she …
Read More »Scientists engaged in the creation of plants-spies
This has not happened. The U.S. Agency for advanced research, DARPA reported on the creation of a new project. This time scientists are going to “teach” plants to act as remote sensors. APT (Advanced Plant Technologies) is a new program aimed at the interests of the military. Scientists decided to …
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