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Chile enfrenta obstáculos para entrar no mercado de hidrogênio verde
Há dois anos, o Chile estabeleceu a meta de se tornar um dos principais produtores globais de hidrogênio verde, gás apelidado de “combustível do futuro”. Mas o país tem enfrentado dificuldades desde então, incluindo polêmicas em torno da construção de um novo centro de pesquisa para impulsionar a indústria local de hidrogênio verde. Enquanto isso, especialistas do setor […]
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Problemas com transição para carro elétrico atualmente
Há cerca de duas semanas, o motorista de aplicativo Vinicius Coroa Charng decidiu devolver à locadora o carro 100% elétrico que usava para trabalhar em São Paulo, retornando a um modelo tradicional. O motivo foi a dificuldade para “abastecer” nos poucos pontos de recarga de São Paulo. “Fiz as contas e vi que estava perdendo […]
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Equipe de transição diz não identificar problemas urgentes na Petrobras
O coordenador do grupo de transição (GT) de Minas e Energia, Maurício Tolmasquim, afirmou à CNN, após reunião com representantes da Petrobras, que não foram identificados problemas urgentes na estatal. Esse foi o segundo encontro entre os membros, realizado na sede da empresa, no Rio de Janeiro. Maurício disse ainda que não há preocupação em relação aos estoques de […]
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UK approves first underground coal mining project in more than three decades
Environmentalists said they would try to overturn the government’s approval for the opening of a deep coal mine, which would be the first in the UK in over 30 years. The proposed Woodhouse Colliery facility is intended to produce coking coal, mostly for exports. The United Kingdom Climate Change Committee (CCC), the government’s independent advisory […]
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Finnish startup retrofitting old Tesla batteries for other energy storage uses
Cactos from Finland gives alternative purposes to second-life electric vehicle batteries. Using its cloud-based software, the startup enables optimisation of energy consumption and helps stabilise the transmission grid. Generally, EV batteries are replaced when their storage capacity drops to 70% after eight to ten years of use or more than 200,000 kilometres driven. However, they […]
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Power utility EPCG to buy Nikšić steelworks, set up solar energy firm
Montenegrin state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has reached an agreement with Turkey’s Tosçelik to buy steelworks Željezara Nikšić, where it intends to set up a firm that will not produce steel but operate in the solar sector. EPCG’s board chairman, Milutin Đukanović, said EPCG will establish a subsidiary called Željezara solar Nikšić, with […]
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Yet another wind project set to be developed in Tomislavgrad
Тhe government of Canton 10 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has adopted a decision to seek a concessionaire for yet another wind project in the municipality of Tomislavgrad, a 90 MW wind farm called Orlokuk. The decision by the cantonal government comes just weeks after the launch of a procedure for awarding […]
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Serbia to support large-scale energy projects in 2023 with state guarantees for loans
The proposed 2023 Law on budget envisages state guarantees and project loans for financing several large-scale projects important for Serbia’s energy transition, including pumped storage hydropower plants Djerdap 3 and Bistrica. Serbia will have the opportunity to kick-start significant energy projects in 2023, as the proposed Law on a budget contains state guarantees and project […]
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EU launches EUR 1 billion energy support package for Western Balkans
The European Union said it would back six renewable energy infrastructure projects in the Western Balkans with grants from its EUR 500 million package for short- and medium-term investments. Speaking at the EU – Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated that another EUR 500 million has been approved […]
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Mapping sustainable sites for 1 GW of solar power plants in Serbia
Sites for building solar power plants should be selected in line with sustainable development principles, according to experts working on the project Smart-from-the start planning for sustainable development – Mapping solar potentials. At a roundtable with stakeholders, the experts presented a novel methodology they used to map suitable locations for Serbia’s first 1 GW of solar […]
Observatório Latino Americano da Geopolítica Energética do Núcleo de Estudos Estratégicos, Geopolítica e Integração Regional, NEEGI, da Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, UNILA
Observatório da Geopolítica Energética 