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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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Last November , w hen Azerbaijan hosted COP29 , the United Nations annual climate summit , i t was a sort of coming-out party for the country. The Black Sea is almost 1,200 kilometers long, and the proposed undersea power cable would need to run the length of it, making it the longest and deepest in the world.

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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

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Azerbaijan next week will garner much of the attention of the climate tech world, and not just because it will host COP29 , the United Nation’s giant annual climate change conference. By contrast, the longest existing submarine power cable—the North Sea Link —carries 1.4 Power Project would send 3.6 billion (US $3.8

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). In Nevada, NV Energy is looking to replace coal plants with 300 MW of renewable energy, including geothermal.

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Alpiq, EW Höfe and SOCAR Energy planning 10MW electrolysis plant in Switzerland for green hydrogen

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The plan is to produce green hydrogen exclusively using electricity from renewable sources direct from the grid in Freienbach. The green hydrogen produced in Freienbach could, among other applications, be used to power a maximum of approximately 200 fuel-cell electric commercial vehicles.

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Showcasing IEEE’s Role in Combating Climate Change

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Representatives from more than 200 countries attended the November event, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Rahman, a power expert, is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech. Last year Saifur Rahman , the 2023 IEEE president, represented the organization in several sessions at the U.N.

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IEEE Young Professionals Talked Sustainability Tech at Climate Week NYC

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The IEEE panel brought together climate-change experts from organizations and government agencies worldwideincluding IEEE , the Global Renewables Alliance , and the SDG7 Youth Constituency to highlight the intersection of technology, policy, and citizen engagement. Participants from 30 countries attended the panel session.

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