EU citizens favour renewable energy
(Financial Express: Wed, 10 Jan) BRUSSELS, Jan 10 (Xinhua): European Union (EU) citizens are very positive about renewable energies and many expect fossil fuels to be replaced by renewable energy in the future, according to a EU survey published recently.

Merkel says Germany should lessen dependence on Russian energy
(The Daily Star Lebannon: Wed, 10 Jan) Faced with another unsettling interruption of Russian energy supplies, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany must find ways to cut its dependence on any one source of oil and gas, from conservation to renewable energy and even a fresh look at nuclear power, REPORTED AP.

Chinese nuclear power plant goes on line
(UPI: Tue, 09 Jan) LIANYUNGANG, China, Jan. 9 (UPI) - China's $3.3 billion, Russian-built Tianwan nuclear power plant became fully operational Tuesday, two years after its planned start date, officials said.

Open Project to Develop Renewable Energy System
(Slashdot: Tue, 09 Jan) rohar writes "We have been working on a system that combines some existing indirect solar technologies to build a location independent, renewable, reliable and economically feasible indirect solar electrical power generation system. The idea is to 'roll-your-own' geothermal source by capturing heat from the ambient air with a solar powered absorption heat pump, store it underground and generate ...