Tag: Blackout
Bitcoin Made a New ATH, That Stock Exchange Had a Blackout: Here’s What Happened!
The world’s leading cryptocurrency broke the $70,000 mark for the first time about 10 hours ago. So Bitcoin bulls are experiencing a bumpy ride this week, but a sharp sell-off…
Despite the nuclear phase-out, Amprion sees no blackout risk
high voltage pylon The energy transition requires massive investments in the German power grid. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Ohde) Dusseldorf The transmission system operator Amprion is once again giving the all-clear for…
How secure is Germany’s power supply without nuclear power plants?
Dusseldorf On April 15, the last three German nuclear power plants go offline. Then, after around sixty years, nuclear power generation in Germany will finally end. The topic will move…
Why reservoirs are becoming increasingly important
energy Storing electricity is one of the most important challenges for the energy transition. Dusseldorf The Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant is located high in the Swiss Alps…
France is slowly returning to nuclear power
Cattenom nuclear power plant in France Many nuclear reactors in France are running again. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Paris The warnings before the winter were drastic in France: Because of…
What can really happen in a blackout
Fear of power failure Are blackout worries justified? How stable is the German power grid this winter? (Photo: Getty Images [M]) Pulheim On a normal sunny day, the production of…
“No electricity and water in Kyiv? This will soon be the end of all civilisation”
Rocket attack on Kyiv Most residents of the Ukrainian capital did not expect that. The attacks from the air have been massive again since October. (Photo: IMAGO/Ukrinform) Kyiv Four thin…
Power cuts for up to 60 percent of the French possible
Nuclear power plant in Fessenheim France cannot currently meet its electricity needs on its own. (Photo: dpa) Paris The French government has drawn up an emergency plan for power supply…
How clinics & hospitals prepare and protect themselves
Fear of the blackout in the intensive care unit Provisions for emergencies. (Photo: University Hospital Essen, Imago [M]) Berlin Stefan Neuhaus is one of the first to know when the…
How clinics & hospitals prepare and protect themselves
Fear of the blackout in the intensive care unit Provisions for emergencies. (Photo: University Hospital Essen, Imago [M]) Berlin Stefan Neuhaus is one of the first to know when the…
Nuclear power plants off the grid, blackout in Ukraine: Russia’s new strategy
Blackout in Kyiv At times the whole city was without electricity and the energy supply was severely damaged. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Kyiv After the heavy Russian rocket fire on the Ukrainian…
Ukraine War: Power and water supplies damaged
Power failure in Lviv Russian missiles repeatedly hit the power supply of the population. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih The evening return of the Ukrainians resembles a procession of fireflies.…
How to prepare for a power outage
Dusseldorf The situation in the German power grid is tense this winter due to energy shortages and other factors. Energy suppliers and network operators vacillate between reassurance and warning. The…
Ukraine faces a harsh winter
Power failure in Lviv Russian missiles repeatedly hit the power supply of the population. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Kyiv/Kryvyi Rih The evening return of the Ukrainians resembles a procession of fireflies. Little…
These are the most important facts about power failure
Dusseldorf The situation in the German power grid is tense this winter due to energy shortages and other factors. Energy suppliers and network operators vacillate between reassurance and warning. The…
The Federal Office corrects statements about power outages
The cause is then not only energy shortages, but also the “specific, temporary shutdown of the grids” by the operators in order to protect the grids and not endanger the…
Blackout in winter: the Federal Office expects power outages
Tiesler told the “Welt am Sonntag”: “We have to assume that there will be blackouts in winter.” By that he means a regional and temporary interruption in the power supply,…
How financial institutions are preparing for a possible electricity blackout
Frankfurt skyline The local institutes have taken measures to save electricity. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The coldest season is approaching – and the energy crisis is fueling growing concerns about power…
“We’re waiting for you in the meeting, where are you?”
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. We live in a throwaway society. We throw away everything possible and impossible. I just read in the…
“We’re waiting for you in the meeting, where are you?”
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. Scenarios for the great blackout are being designed at every opportunity today. If the power goes off, not…