Energy Grid·11h ago© HotNews.roRomania to detonate Danube rock, sink barges to save Cernavodă nuclear plantWith the Danube at a 40-year low, Romania's government mobilises the army to blast a granite rock and sink four stone-laden barges, redirecting water to the Cernavodă nuclear plant's cooling intake.
Energy Grid·12h agoStorms batter Silesia: 159 firefighter interventions, nearly 700 homes without power Sunday morningOvernight thunderstorms in Poland's Silesian province triggered 159 emergency callouts and left about 700 households without electricity. The worst damage concentrated in Tarnowskie Góry county, where winds toppled trees, blocked roads, and damaged buildings.
Energy Grid·Jul 20Afghanistan flash floods kill at least 20 in Nuristan, over 100 missing including Parun's mayorHeavy flooding struck Nuristan province in northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring 80, and leaving more than 100 residents unaccounted for in the provincial capital of Parun, according to the national disaster agency.
Energy Grid·6d ago© LibertateaRomania's Cernavodă nuclear plant shuts down Unit 1 as Danube drought hits 30-year low flowRomania's Nuclearelectrica will shut down Unit 1 of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant on the morning of 28 July 2026, citing the Danube's lowest flow in 30 years and severe drought conditions.
Energy Grid·Jul 22© NEWS 24/7Corfu storm: trees uprooted, power knocked out and two fires ignited in midnight squallThe storm struck just after midnight, hitting the Diapontia Islands first before ripping into Corfu, uprooting trees, cutting power and igniting two fires within minutes.
Energy Grid·Jul 20Germany advances first North Sea hydrogen pipeline Aquaductus, ground surveys begin off NorderneyGround investigations for the 400-km offshore pipeline are starting this week on the island of Norderney and the Aurich coast, with a preferred route landing near Hilgenriedersiel to minimize impact on the Wadden Sea.
