Swiss startup with solar panels directly between the rails proves successful
A year ago, Swiss startup Sun-Ways installed 48 solar panels between rails on a 100m track in Buttes. Over 11,000 trains passed without a single serious incident.
Energy
From 99.8% to zero: how Kazakhstan is divided by access to natural gas
Kazakhstan raised gasification from 43% to 64% in ten years—an impressive absolute result. But behind the figure lies massive regional inequality.
Afghanistan aims to reduce dependence on electricity imports: 25 energy projects approved
Taliban approves a five-year power sector plan, launching 25 energy projects.
Jordan reveals 80-year uranium reserves and plans to profit not from ore but from technology
Jordan announced proven uranium reserves of 42,000 tons — enough to fuel future nuclear plants for 80 years.
Nuclear Energy in Central Asia in the Global Energy Transition
Central Asia could become a key player in global nuclear energy—not just as a uranium supplier, but where atomic generation tackles energy shortages and decarbonization.
Oil giants ramp up production: who will pay for the climate crisis
Despite scientific consensus that burning fossil fuels worsens the climate crisis, major oil companies plan to boost production. This raises questions about their impact amid record temperatures and climate disasters.
China launches world's first 16 MW floating wind turbine at sea
China's CNOOC deployed the world's first 16 MW floating wind turbine with tension-leg platforms in the South China Sea.