Climate

In data: How is the climate crisis changing Europe?

As the climate crisis continues to affect Europe, we’re taking a look at some of the ways the continent is changing.

07/02/2023

Nature

Kyiv Zoo keeps Tony the gorilla warm despite daily power cuts

Berlin Zoo has managed to raise €400,000 in contributions from well-wishers to send generators to its Ukrainian counterpart.

02/02/2023

Home

This mega lab can create weather to test energy efficiency in homes

The lab was created to help builders and scientists find the best way to improve energy efficiency in homes.

30/01/2023

Tech News

Scientists have found a way to bend lightning to their will

Laser technology could help protect large areas like airports and rocket launch pads from the devastating power of lightning.

17/01/2023

Latvia

Gas pipeline explosion in Lithuania being investigated

An explosion in a gas pipeline in central Lithuania sent flames fifty metres into the air on Friday and forced the evacuation of a nearby village

14/01/2023

Lithuania

Gas pipeline explodes in Lithuania on day marking USSR independence

250 people have been told to evacuate from a village in northern Lithuania, according to the country's media.

13/01/2023

No Comment

Watch: Police clear climate activists from German village

Police pressed ahead Thursday with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany, where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

12/01/2023

Germany

German police start removing climate activists from Lützerath

Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village in Germany that is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine as police pushed back protesters and removed roadblocks ahead of a possible clearance this week.

11/01/2023

Europe News

Europe's gas prices reach pre-war levels amid unusually warm weather

Balmy temperatures have tamed consumer demand and avoided the need to tap into underground gas storage.

05/01/2023

Finland

Finland opens floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas

Like many countries in Europe, Finland is looking to liquified natural gas to replace the main pipeline gas it used to receive from Russia.

28/12/2022

Serbia

Serbians are in a festive mood and ready to spend despite economy woes

It is not unusual for Serbs to celebrate when things are difficult.

26/12/2022

Earth News

EU approves €28 billion German renewable energy scheme

Some say the multi-billion euro scheme could distort competition in the European Union's single market.

22/12/2022

World News

Hungary, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan agree to electricity project

This project could become a new power source for the European Union as the bloc seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.

17/12/2022

Ukraine

No electricity, no gas, no running water: Ukrainians brace for winter

Millions face the freezing Ukrainian winter without power following waves of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. Dozens of countries have pledged €1bn in aid.

14/12/2022

Tech News

Scientists announce breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy

Fusion ignition is “one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century" Granholm said, adding that the breakthrough “will go down in the history books".

13/12/2022

Ecotech

US scientists have just made a major breakthrough for fusion energy

Huge amounts of money have been spent around the world on developing nuclear fusion.

12/12/2022

Ukraine

Bakhmut in ruins as Russia battles on in eastern Ukraine

The battle for the eastern city of Bakhmut continues as maintenance workers in Ukraine's capital race to rescue residents trapped in elevators who are stranded due to power cuts. Meanwhile, an overnight strike on Odesa has left much of the city without power.

11/12/2022

Europe News

Europe's largest energy storage facility begins operations in Belgium

The 40 lithium-ion mega-batteries ensure stable energy distribution from the public grid when wind or solar power inputs fluctuate.

02/12/2022

Austria

Austrian ski resort hit by high energy prices

The world-famous Kitzbuehel ski resort in western Austria is running its artificial snow lancers as much as possible ahead of its cheap power contracts running out.

01/12/2022

Germany

Germany and Norway announce plan to protect maritime infrastructure

The initiative follows suspicious drone sightings around Norway's offshore oil rigs and suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

01/12/2022