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Europe Starts Tough Debate on Scope, Costs of Clean Energy Scaleup

Michael Dumiak
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Debra K. Rubin
March 26, 2023

At the European Union summit, negotiations got underway on details to launch continent toward self-sufficient clean energy manufacturing and materials sourcing to meet proposed net-zero emissions goals.


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Energy in Transition

Living With LNG: Can More Gas Infrastructure and Climate Goals Coexist?

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Debra K. Rubin
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Mary B. Powers
Michael Dumiak
February 16, 2023

One year after Ukraine invasion upended energy supply and costs, more natural gas projects are in motion in the US and globally, but concern grows over greenhouse gas impacts as industry seeks design, construction and operations solutions.


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Failures

Investigators Seek Cause of Berlin Aquarium Disaster

Michael Dumiak
December 21, 2022

Failure of the 52-ft-tall Radisson Blu hotel lobby tank released 26,000 gallons of seawater, which killed most of its 1,500 tropical fish, but with just minor injuries to two people.


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Cement Firm Holcim Works Toward Decarbonized Quarries

Michael Dumiak
December 8, 2022
Several months into a testing program for autonomous electric haulers at a century-old cement quarry in Switzerland, the multinational aggregates manufacturer seeks new ways to remove carbon emissions from operations.
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Heavy Iron Draws Big Crowds at Bauma 2022

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Michael Dumiak
November 10, 2022
There were concerns the large triennial equipment show would be a muted affair this year with the lingering global recession threat and war in Ukraine driving up energy prices across Europe.
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Part Four of a Series | Building a Lower Carbon Future

Scaling Up: The Push Is On to Expand and Equip the Global Clean Energy Workforce

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Debra K. Rubin
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Mary B. Powers
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Michael Dumiak
September 29, 2022
Building for the worldwide energy transition and its applications will require recruiting, training and retraining millions of workers—a challenge as competition grows for industry talent and added funding brings new mandates
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Global Energy Projects

Germany Rushes To Build $69M Gas Import Terminal, Its First

Michael Dumiak
July 11, 2022
As Russia's gas squeeze intensifies, Germany aims to have LNG import and regasification infrastructure operating later this year in up to four port sites.
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Energy Construction

EU's Russia Oil Embargo Pressures Global Infrastructure Dynamics

Michael Dumiak
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Debra K. Rubin
May 31, 2022
Euro countries and US push projects to support new cuts in Russian supply, agreed to in May 30 pact and set to take effect by year end, but impacts of changing energy strategies are raising concerns
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International Conflict

Russia-Ukraine War Alters Europe's Plan for Energy Independence

Michael Dumiak Corinne Grinapol
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Debra K. Rubin
March 6, 2022
As conflict expands, Germany looks to extend use of last three nuclear power plants it planned to close this year, while EU gets 10-point plan to cut Russia gas dependence by one-third in a year and Denmark announces new steps to halt Russian gas imports.
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Global Infrastructure

Record Baltic Road-Rail Tunnel Gets Major Push on German Side

Michael Dumiak
December 22, 2021
Major construction launched in early December on Germany's Fehmarn Island for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel—an 18-km underwater immersed-tube tunnel that is set to be the world's longest.
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