Category: Energy efficiency technologies
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What is the Iran War about and what for?
By Marta Koblanska, April 27, 2026, 12:00 Poland’s time, Photo: pumping oil, thanks to TyliJura, Pixabay The more oil you have, the less water you drink. Conversely, the more water you need, the better your weapon becomes, unless your technology does not require that much water – a piece of the story about the war…
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Energy shortcut by the IEA
By Marta Koblanska. November 26, 2025, 12:30 Poland’s time, Photo: electricity, Pixabay According to a recent IEA report, energy efficiency in industrial performance accounted for over 50 percent of resilience to price fluctuations in 2025, which are expected to rise. These fluctuations/variability mainly result from gas price volatility, which has increased by 40 percent in…
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IEA cuts renewables’ growth forecast for the US by 50 percent. What does this mean for others?
By Marta Koblanska, 14 October 2025, 19:00 Poland’s, Photo: Solar elipse, thanks to wynpnt, Pixabay What factors are hindering the growth of renewable energy sources, and what drives their adoption? The IEA emphasizes the importance of flexibility in this context. Energy sources may be more or less efficient. That means a different caloric value of…
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Energy security in the Baltic may hinge on Poland’s plans for N power
Photo: Geopolitical map of Europe, author: Hidalgo, Pixabay Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the efforts of the Baltic states to extricate themselves from the Moscow-controlled BRELL power grid system. Despite facing synchronization issues and energy quota challenges, these nations have abandoned their ties with Russia. In this context, Poland could play a crucial…
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Who will pay more and who will pay less for oil in 2025?
Photo: Oil facility, eyeonicimages, Pixabay As China’s refineries’ product demand may reach its limits in 2025, the oil price for those in other locations can surge despite the foreseen global fuel surplus. Why? According to the International Energy Agency’s forecast for 2025, global oil demand is to increase to an average of one million barrels per…
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Are wind farms causing harm to cognitive functioning? Balancing between health and clean energy
Wind turbine, Photo: Viniane6276, Pixabay Wind farms are a substantial source of clean energy needed for green transformation. Is the noise they produce harmful for people and nature or not? Clean energy from various renewables may decrease dependence on fossil fuels as a major energy course. There are several ways to get the so-called green…
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Are power users critical for grid resilience? The perception of the security of supply is changing.
Photo: Bharat Siddam, Pixabay Cyberattacks on grids may disrupt power supply as nowadays computers are steering the volumes. Are we willing to have a transforming station at home? Power grids are a kind of skeleton or nervous system of the country. There are grids with higher and lower frequencies that are subordinated to the volumes…
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Nervous systems of global functioning become less efficient – IEA
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What’s like with energy?
By Marta Koblańska, February 1/2025, 18:30, Photo: Angeles Balaguer, Pixabay Are fossil fuels passe or not exactly? The newly published studies in ,,Cell Sustainability” call for some limits in energy-dense materials but in the other hand make clear how fossils impact out life. The need for more efficient management of fossils comes due to huge…
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