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Cars running on hydrogen are one of the greatest hopes for achieving a cleaner environment. They are similar to electric vehicles because they also use an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. However, unlike electric vehicles they are able to produce their own electricity: in a fuel cell, hydrogen (H2) gas from the fuel tank combines with oxygen (O2) from the air to generate electricity while only water and heat are...

The Global Wind Report 2022 released by GWEC captures the resilience of the global wind energy industry, which experienced its second-largest year ever in 2021, down just 1.8% from a record 2020. The 93.6 GW of new installations in 2021 brought the total global wind power capacity to 837 GW, showing a 12% growth for the year. Of the 93.6 GW of new installations in 2021 worldwide, the onshore wind market added 72.5 GW. Europe, Latin...

QS World University Rankings is published annually by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK company focusing on the analysis of higher education institutions. It lists the most successful institutions of higher education around the world. The system of the rankings includes three parts – the global overall ranking, the subject rankings, as well as five regional tables, including Asia, Latin America, Emerging Europe and Central Asia, the Arab...

In the structure of final global primary energy consumption, oil products lead by a significant margin, with the total final consumption of oil exceeding 30%. The uniqueness of raw materials in the form of fossil fuels, in addition to having the physical and chemical properties optimal for the energy sector, lies in the presence of another tremendous advantage – the possibility of its long-term storage. Located in the bowels of the...

An electromagnetic pulse or EMP is caused by natural or artificial phenomena initiating a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. Among the most common events where this type of energy is released are solar flares or nuclear detonations. The electromagnetic energy of EMPs can be so forceful that communication systems are disrupted, electronic equipment gets damaged or even, on very rare occasions, buildings collapse. Electromagnetic...

Ember’s third annual Global Electricity Review (CC BY-SA 4.0) provides a current overview of changes in the global electricity power industry in 2021. The database presented includes annual electricity production and import data for 209 countries from 2000 to 2020. For 2021, data were added for 75 countries, which together represent 93% of global electricity demand. At +5.4%, 2021 saw the fastest growth in electricity demand since...

In search of an easily rechargeable energy storage medium, many types of batteries have been developed in the past decades. The most common among them undoubtedly is the well-known and widely-used lithium-ion battery. However, in view of the uneven geographic distribution, negative environmental impact and high cost of many of the elements required for lithium-ion batteries, scientists have increasingly been looking for alternatives....

The New report by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) is the first estimate of global coal mine methane emissions at the asset level. The key findings of the report are: - The world's coal mines emit more annually than gas or oil production. Emissions from oil are 39 million tons annually, from gas – 45 million tons, and from coal – 52.3 million tons. There are also several coal mine projects which are being developed, and if they go ahead,...

Solid-state batteries are considered an important power source for a wide variety of applications. They use solid electrodes and solid electrolytes instead of the liquid or polymer gel electrolytes usually found in commercial batteries. Materials proposed as solid electrolytes for this type of battery comprise ceramics (e.g., oxides, sulphides) and solid polymers. Solid-state batteries have the potential to provide a solution to many...

Apparently, the most important event in April in terms of upcoming exhibitions and conferences in the field of energy will be the upcoming annual Conference & Exhibition Wind Europe 2022 in Bilbao, Spain. Wind energy is steadily expanding its presence in the global electricity generation market, which today exceeds 6% of global production. Europe, primarily represented by Germany and Great Britain, plays a primary role in this process....