"Turkey and South Korea are discussing the joint construction of a nuclear power plant, the latest of recent efforts by Ankara to diversify its energy sources.
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The last ship carrying jet fuel arrived in the port of Rotterdam this past week.
"Europe's airports have begun imposing restrictions on refueling due to a shortage of jet fuel, and airlines have preemptively canceled flights.In Bangladesh, the fuel shortages and panic have resulted in a spike in robberies, as people raid gas stations and fuel trucks in order to stockpile supplies."
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Driving a Wave of Global Energy Rationing
Countries are rationing fuel, cutting flights, and paying families cash just to keep moving.
TIME (time.com)
"EU Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told reporters that around 8.5% of the bloc's LNG, 7% of its oil and 40% of its jet fuel and diesel travels through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has mostly blocked access to during the war."
40% of jet fuel.
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"EU Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told reporters that around 8.5% of the bloc's LNG, 7% of its oil and 40% of its jet fuel and diesel travels through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has mostly blocked access to during the war."
40% of jet fuel.
Europe needs to build out its high speed rail network to avoid repeated travel shocks.Frank Elderson, board of ECB:
"Europe cannot eliminate geopolitical risk, but it can significantly reduce its exposure to it. The most effective way to do that is by cutting reliance on imported fossil fuels and accelerating an orderly shift to homegrown clean energy.:The investment may be € 660 bn a year.
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Frank Elderson, board of ECB:
"Europe cannot eliminate geopolitical risk, but it can significantly reduce its exposure to it. The most effective way to do that is by cutting reliance on imported fossil fuels and accelerating an orderly shift to homegrown clean energy.:The investment may be € 660 bn a year.
Sounds like a large number (it is) until you remember that Europe spends € 400 bn a year on fossil fuel imports.Meanwhile, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar speaks of a gas pipeline here and an oil pipeline there.
Still thinking inside the fossil fuel box.
Global energy crisis is ‘the mother of all crises’: Turkish energy minister
Turkiye is a key regional energy hub due to its investments, location and oil reserves, the minister tells Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
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Meanwhile, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar speaks of a gas pipeline here and an oil pipeline there.
Still thinking inside the fossil fuel box.
Global energy crisis is ‘the mother of all crises’: Turkish energy minister
Turkiye is a key regional energy hub due to its investments, location and oil reserves, the minister tells Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
France announces ban on gas boilers in new buildings starting in 2027
Also, "starting in June, the government will subsidize 50,000 more electric vehicles through reduced-rate leases for high-mileage drivers hit by fuel price spikes, such as health aides, nurses and tradespeople who rely on cars for work. Businesses will get aid for electric vans and trucks, up to €100,000 per vehicle – including, for instance, cargo bikes sought by last-mile delivery firms."
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France announces ban on gas boilers in new buildings starting in 2027
Also, "starting in June, the government will subsidize 50,000 more electric vehicles through reduced-rate leases for high-mileage drivers hit by fuel price spikes, such as health aides, nurses and tradespeople who rely on cars for work. Businesses will get aid for electric vans and trucks, up to €100,000 per vehicle – including, for instance, cargo bikes sought by last-mile delivery firms."
@CelloMomOnCars "#Heizungshammer" in #Frankreich, der Einbau von Gasheizungen wird verboten
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France announces ban on gas boilers in new buildings starting in 2027
Also, "starting in June, the government will subsidize 50,000 more electric vehicles through reduced-rate leases for high-mileage drivers hit by fuel price spikes, such as health aides, nurses and tradespeople who rely on cars for work. Businesses will get aid for electric vans and trucks, up to €100,000 per vehicle – including, for instance, cargo bikes sought by last-mile delivery firms."
@CelloMomOnCars #EDF will like that as it will help to justify their absurdly expensive nuclear fleet...
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@CelloMomOnCars #EDF will like that as it will help to justify their absurdly expensive nuclear fleet...
Off the coast of Brittany they have one of the largest min-max difference in the tides: it's meters. I can't wait to see that energy harnessed.
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Off the coast of Brittany they have one of the largest min-max difference in the tides: it's meters. I can't wait to see that energy harnessed.
@CelloMomOnCars true and there is a tidal barrage here that is operated by EDF.
However EDF hates, tidal, solar and wind and wants the tax payer to pony up for the billions for their shiny new ERP reactors...
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@CelloMomOnCars true and there is a tidal barrage here that is operated by EDF.
However EDF hates, tidal, solar and wind and wants the tax payer to pony up for the billions for their shiny new ERP reactors...
I looked up the story of that tidal farm, it's a sad story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paimpol%E2%80%93Br%C3%A9hat_tidal_farm
There are lots of technical issues with tidal power but it seems as if they are not even trying.
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I looked up the story of that tidal farm, it's a sad story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paimpol%E2%80%93Br%C3%A9hat_tidal_farm
There are lots of technical issues with tidal power but it seems as if they are not even trying.
@CelloMomOnCars not that one, this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rance_Tidal_Power_Station
It's been operational for decades and though there are ecosystem issues on the river it has been a success.
France has good off-shore wind possibilities but they've been stymied by the far right and EDF's obsession with nuclear. We've eventually got an off-shore wind farm at Saint-Brieuc but it's taken years to get built.
