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Cuba Hit By Serious Power Outage

NFK Editors — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:30:28 +0000

Cuba is facing a serious power problem. On Friday, the entire island lost electricity. As of Monday, much of the island was still without power. The blackout shows how much work is needed to improve Cuba's electricity system. Making things worse, parts of the island were hit by a hurricane on Sunday.

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Britain Closes Its Last Coal Power Plant

NFK Editors — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:30:05 +0000

The United Kingdom said goodbye to coal-powered electricity on Monday when the last coal-fired power plant in the country closed down. The closing of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station marks the end of a 142-year history of coal-powered electricity in Great Britain.

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Creating Electricity From the Air

NFK Editors — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:30:48 +0000

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a new way to make electricity. Their method uses super-tiny holes to make electricity from moisture in the air. The scientists hope the method will one day lead to cheap, clean electricity anywhere at any time.

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Fusion Progress: Scientists Gain Energy for the First Time

NFK Editors — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:30:32 +0000

US scientists announced a huge step forward for fusion energy. For the first time ever, they got more energy out of the process than they put into it. Fusion power is a long way off, but the news is major progress toward a powerful, clean energy source.

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Using Oil Wells to Create Power from the Earth’s Heat

NFK Editors — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:30:42 +0000

As the world tries to quit fossil fuels, there's a lot of focus on renewable energy sources like wind and solar. But one very promising source of energy comes from deep inside the Earth. And old oil wells could help greatly in developing this power.

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Energy Shortage Boosts Dirty Fuels Despite Climate Crisis

NFK Editors — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:30:17 +0000

A sudden energy shortage following the coronavirus pandemic has led to increased demand for highly polluting fossil fuels. The demand comes at a time when the world's countries are trying hard to cut pollution and slow down the climate crisis.

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Lebanon’s Power Returns After 24-Hour Blackout

NFK Editors — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 06:30:15 +0000

Lebanon suffered a nation-wide blackout on Saturday after the country's two largest power plants ran out of fuel. On Sunday, the electricity was restored temporarily after the army brought in emergency fuel.

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Blackout Leaves Most of Pakistan in the Dark

NFK Editors — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:30:08 +0000

Pakistan was thrown into darkness on Saturday as a major problem near its largest power plant triggered a collapse of the entire electrical grid. Most of the country's 210 million people were left without power.

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Company Turns Sunlight into Extreme Heat

NFK Editors — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:30:42 +0000

A company called Heliogen has announced a new process that can reach extremely high temperatures using only the power of the sun. The process could help reduce the pollution that's causing the climate crisis.

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Power Outage in New York City

NFK Editors — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:30:33 +0000

The electricity went out in a large part of New York City on Saturday night, closing down theaters and leaving people trapped in elevators and subways for a short time.

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