Tag: electricity
Clean-up after Hurricane “Ida”: Hundreds of thousands more without electricity
Status: 08/31/2021 3:50 a.m. Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in the US state of Louisiana. Two people died. Hundreds of thousands are still without electricity. It could take weeks for basic…
Hurricane Ida: New Orleans completely deprived of electricity
Sixteen years to the day after the devastation of Katrina, New Orleans was completely without electricity on Sunday evening, a few hours after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana. The Entergy company,…
Tens of thousands of people without electricity due to storm Henri
While President Joe Biden called for caution, particularly in the face of the risk of flooding, more than 100,000 inhabitants of the northeastern United States were, this Sunday, without electricity…
Tropical storm “Grace”: Eastern Mexico flooded and without electricity
Status: 08/21/2021 8:37 p.m. More than half a million people without electricity, several dead, flooded streets and uprooted trees – tropical storm “Grace” left a trail of devastation in eastern…
Haiti after the earthquake: no water, no electricity, little help
Status: 08/22/2021 12:38 p.m. The death toll after the Haiti earthquake has risen to over 2,200. Thousands of people need medical help. NGOs try to provide at least basic services.…
Tropical storm “Grace”: Eastern Mexico flooded and without electricity
Status: 08/21/2021 8:37 p.m. More than half a million people without electricity, several dead, flooded streets and uprooted trees – the tropical storm “Grace” left a trail of devastation in…
Expansion of green electricity: The Wülfershausen wind farm posse
Status: 08/15/2021 3:07 p.m. Many Germans consider renewable energies important, but many reject wind turbines on their doorstep. Expansion projects are often on hold because of lawsuits – or because…
Energy company RWE: Electricity supplier wants to react to extreme weather
Status: 08/12/2021 4:15 p.m. Cold waves, heavy rain or floods are also a risk for the energy industry. Extreme weather phenomena caused damage worth millions in the RWE Group. Now…
Electricity generator – green electricity from the neighborhood – district of Munich
It doesn’t always have to be hydropower from Norway or wind power from Northern Germany: There are also energy sources nearby that can ensure that the lights do not go…
Electricity: RWE earns better than expected, the share rises – economy
The business of Germany’s largest electricity producer RWE has been doing better this year than last expected. The energy company has surprisingly corrected its profit forecast for the current year…