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Crack it! Energy from a fossil fuel without carbon dioxide

Hydrogen (H2) and carbon (C), can be separated in a process called ‘methane cracking’ The production of energy from natural gas without generating carbon dioxide emissions could fast become a reality, thanks to a novel technology developed by researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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European power prices spike as French nuclear crisis deepens – Platts

Natural gas prices ramp up as combined-cycle-gas-turbine output jumps European power prices spiked in early Nov. as unscheduled nuclear outages in France continued to squeeze supply margins across much of Northwest Europe, according to S&P Global Platts. Natural gas prices also responded as combined cycle gas plants ramped up to capture rising prices, according to

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Tesla Autopilot warning letter sent to German drivers

Tesla Autopilot called “considerable traffic hazard” by German Transport Ministry BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Germany is warning owners of Tesla vehicles that the use of the Autopilot function in their electric cars requires the driver’s unrestricted attention at all times. The Federal Motor Authority told owners in a letter that the Tesla Autopilot function

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Tesla Autopilot gets poor review from German government

Tesla Autopilot a “considerable traffic hazard” BERLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The Tesla Autopilot function on the company’s Model S car represents a “considerable traffic hazard”, according to an internal report for Germany’s Transport Ministry seen by magazine Der Spiegel. Experts in the Federal Highway Research Institute carried out tests on the electric car and criticised it

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