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☆ Drax project for controversial ‘carbon negative’ power plant gets UK government green light
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The UK government approved a £2 billion (around $2.5 billion) project on Tuesday to create a “carbon negative” wood-burning power plant. Energy secretary Claire Coutinho’s decision greenlights a plan to bolt carbon capture units onto two generators at a power station in Yorkshire, northern England, run by Drax. Once the most polluting power station in western Europe, Drax switched from burning coal to burning biomass — mostly wood pellets — in 2019. The power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns wood imported from North America. Some scientists have cast doubt on the climate credentials of burning biomass.

Persons: Claire Coutinho’s, Drax, “, ”, Tomos Harrison, Ofgem, ” Drax, Laith Whitwham, Ember, BECCS “, ” Will Gardiner, Gardiner Organizations: CNN, Energy, European Academies Science Advisory, Drax Group Locations: Yorkshire, England, Europe, North America, Canada

☆ Britain to boost offshore wind auction power price guarantees by 66%
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Susanna Twidale | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Companies Iberdrola SA FollowLONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Britain will increase the guaranteed price offered for offshore wind projects in its next renewables auction by 66%, the government said on Thursday, as it seeks to spur more projects after its last auction failed to attract any offshore wind investment. Britain, which is already the world’s second largest offshore wind market after China, is seeking to ramp up its capacity to 50 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 from around 14 GW now, to help meet its climate targets and boost energy security. The offshore wind sector has been hit by surging supply chain and interest rate costs over the past year with some developers cancelling projects, while Britain's last auction yielded no offshore wind projects when the results were announced in September with developer saying the price offered was too low. The government said despite the absence of offshore wind, the last auction had succeeded in supporting other technologies such as solar, tidal and onshore wind projects capable of generating 3.7 GW, the equivalent to powering some 2 million homes. “The real test of that ambition will come when the overall budget for the next auction round is set next year.

Persons: Claire Coutinho, ”, ” Keith Anderson, ScottishPower, Susanna Twidale, Marguerita Choy Organizations: ” Energy, Thomson Locations: Britain, China

☆ UK gives approval for controversial Rosebank oil and gas field development
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A view of Sullom Voe Terminal, an oil and gas terminal in the Shetland Islands on September 2021. LONDON — British regulators on Wednesday gave approval for Norway's energy giant Equinor to develop the controversial U.K. offshore Rosebank field in the North Sea, just off the northwest coast of the Shetland Islands. The North Sea Transition Authority said it has also given the necessary consent. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said: "We are accelerating renewables and nuclear power, but will still need oil and gas for decades to come — so let's get more of what we need from within British waters." The approval comes after Britain in July confirmed plans to issue hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea, despite its stated target to decarbonize all of the national sectors of the economy by 2050.

Persons: Equinor, Claire Coutinho, Jeremy Hunt Organizations: LONDON, Transition, Ithaca Energy, . Energy Security Locations: Shetland Islands, North, Shetland

LONDON (AP) — British regulators on Wednesday approved new oil and gas drilling at a site in the North Sea, a move environmentalists say will hurt the country’s attempt to meet its climate goals. The U.K.'s North Sea Transition Authority said it had approved the Rosebank Field Development Plan, “which allows the owners to proceed with their project.”Britain’s Conservative government argues that drilling in the Rosebank field, northwest of the Shetland Islands, will create jobs and bolster the U.K.’s energy security. One of the largest untapped deposits in U.K. waters, Rosebank holds an estimated 350 million barrels of oil. The field is operated by Norway’s Equinor and the U.K. firm Ithaca Energy, which say they plan to invest $3.8 billion in the first phase of the project. The government says it still aims to reduce the U.K.’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

Persons: ”, Norway’s Equinor, Caroline Lucas, Rosebank, Rishi Sunak’s, Sunak, Claire Coutinho Organizations: —, Transition, Conservative, Ithaca Energy, Green Party, Energy, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Locations: North, Shetland, Ukraine

Energy Security Minister Claire Coutinho said that Rosebank would be less emissions-intensive compared with older oil and gas developments because they were designed with mitigations in place. Environmental campaigners had urged the government to halt development of Rosebank, saying it contravened the plan for a net-zero economy. Uplift, a campaign group opposed to Rosebank, said Britain would struggle to benefit from Rosebank as most of the oil would be processed abroad. "By approving Rosebank, Rishi Sunak has confirmed he couldn't care less about climate change," Uplift executive director Tessa Khan said. The North Sea Transition Authority, the UK regulator, said it had taken Rosebank's emissions into account in relation to Britain's climate plan.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Claire Coutinho, Sunak, Caroline Lucas, Rosebank, Tessa Khan, Sarah Young, William James, Ron Bousso, Kate Holton, Jane Merriman Organizations: Energy, Environmental, Green Party, Labour Party, Ithaca Energy, Ithaca Energy's, Transition, Thomson Locations: Ithaca, Britain, Oslo, Rosebank, Equinor

☆ Rosebank: Britain approves huge, controversial oil and gas field in the North Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The British government approved the development of a huge oil and gas field in the North Sea Wednesday, sealing its commitment to keep producing fossil fuels for decades to come. “We have today approved the Rosebank Field Development Plan which allows the owners to proceed with their project,” said a spokesperson for oil and gas regulator the North Sea Transition Authority in a statement. The spokesperson added the decision had been made “taking net zero considerations into account throughout the project’s lifecycle.” Net zero is where the world removes at least as much planet-heating pollution as it emits. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently said he wanted to “max out” oil and gas developments in the North Sea and issue hundreds of new licenses. “Even when we’ve reached net zero in 2050, a quarter of our energy needs will come from oil and gas.

Persons: “, ”, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, we’ve, ” Sunak, Tessa Khan, Lyndsay Walsh, Rosebank, Claire Coutinho Organizations: CNN, Transition, International Energy Agency, Oxfam, Shell Locations: Shetland, Scotland, Norwegian, North, Rosebank

☆ Firmino scores late goal to keep Liverpool's slim Champions League hopes alive
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Juergen Klopp's side are fifth with 66 points with one game remaining, but three points adrift of fourth-place Manchester United who have a game in hand. The home side dominated a frenzied final few minutes as chants of "Si Senor" rang out in the stadium. Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League appear all but over. Liverpool were missing Darwin Nunez due to a toe injury, while Aston Villa were without injured Philippe Coutinho. Gakpo pulled up his shirt to show the referee the mark, but after a VAR review, Mings was shown a yellow card.

☆ Brazil at the 2022 World Cup: who is in Tite's 26-man squad?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Brazil are looking to win a record-extending sixth World Cup title at the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 in Qatar tournament in Qatar. Who is in Brazil's World Cup 2022 squad? * Brazil will meet Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G.What was Brazil's squad at the 2018 World Cup? Defenders: Thiago Silva (Paris St Germain), Miranda (Inter Milan), Marquinhos (Paris St Germain), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Fagner (Corinthians), Pedro Geromel (Gremio), Danilo (Manchester City). Forwards: Neymar (Paris St Germain), Douglas Costa (Juventus), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk).

☆ Alves makes Brazil World Cup squad, Firmino left out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Brazil have included 39-year-old defender Daniel Alves but left out Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino in their 26-man World Cup squad which was named by coach Tite on Monday. After leaving Barcelona at the end of last season, Alves went to Mexico to try to keep his dream of playing in his fourth World Cup with five-times champions Brazil. Alves has been working on his recovery with the Barcelona academy medical and technical staff over the last few weeks. According to Tite, Alves' long history with Brazil and leadership qualities in the changing room were valuable but not the main reason he got a spot in the squad. The squad and Tite will gather on Nov. 14 at Juventus' training facilities in Turin, where Brazil will hold a five-day training camp before flying to Doha on Nov. 19.

☆ Planul ireal al lui Laporta: Messi și Ronaldo, împreună la Barcelona! Cum s-ar putea realiza totul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesPlanul ireal al lui Laporta: Messi și Ronaldo, împreună la Barcelona! Juan Laporta vrea să redreseze, din punct de vedere financiar, clubul catalan, iar pentru asta s-a gândit la o adevărată lovitură de marketing: Cristiano Ronaldo la Barcelona! Barcelona ar putea trimite la Torino doi jucători de care oricum vrea să scape pentru a mai reduce din cheltuielile clubului. Chiar dacă mutarea ar implica niște costuri substanțiale, pentru că Ronaldo are pretenții salariale apropiate de cele ale lui Messi, catalanii au ajuns la concluzia că veniturile clubului ar putea fi dublate dacă Messi și Ronaldo ar juca în aceeași echipă. Bianconerii pregătesc întăriri în această vară, dar campania de transferuri depinde și de eventuala plecare a lui Cristiano Ronaldo.

Persons: Messi, Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia, Emerson, Juan Laporta, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho, Laporta, Bianconerii, Juve Organizations: Barcelona !, Emerson Royal, Barcelona ! Portughezul, Real Madrid, Juventus Torino, Barcelona, AS, Barcelonei, Liga, Juventus, Sky Sport Italia Locations: Barcelona, Memphis Depay, catalan, Torino, Italia

☆ ALERTĂ! Aşa arată lista neagră de la Barcelona. 10 jucători sunt OUT înainte de finalul lunii! Surprize mari
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Surprize mariPotrivit presei spaniole, Ronald Koeman a transmis preşedintelui Joan Laporta o ”listă neagră” pe care se află 10 jucători. Ronald Koeman i-a înaintat preşedintelui Joan Laporta o listă de 10 jucători pe care nu va conta la reunirea echipei, anunţă Diario Gol. Cotidianul Sport anunţă că FC Barcelona va negocia cu Manchester City transferul lui Aymeric Laporte. Debutant în naţionala Spaniei în amicalul cu Portugalia, Aymeric Laporte ar putea reveni în La Liga. Fundaşul francez cu origini basce este dorit de FC Barcelona, anunţă cotidianul catalan Sport.

Persons: Ronald Koeman, Joan Laporta, Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho, Martin Braithwaite, Antoine Griezmann, Sergio Aguero, Aymeric, Guardiola Organizations: Memphis Depay, FC Barcelona, Manchester City, Liga, catalan Sport Locations: Barcelona, Memphis, Spaniei, amicalul, Portugalia

☆ Sezon încheiat pentru Philippe Coutinho! Mijlocașul Barcelonei a fost operat din nou
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Mijlocașul Barcelonei a fost operat din nouPhilippe Coutinho (28 de ani), mijlocașul Barcelonei, a suferit o nouă intervenție chirurgicală și nu va mai juca în acest sezon. Fotbalistul brazilian a suferit o recidivă și a mers în țara natală pentru a efectua un control. Marca scrie că intervenția chirurgicală a fost realizată de medicul echipei naționale a Braziliei, iar obiectivul lui Coutinho va fi acela de a juca la Copa America, competiție care va lua startul în luna iunie a acestui an. Coutinho a jucat ultima oară pentru Barcelona la finalul lunii decembrie. Jucătorul cumpărat de la Liverpool, pentru 145 de milioane de euro, a fost folosit în doar 14 partide din acest sezon, reușind trei goluri și două pase decisive.

Persons: Philippe Coutinho, Coutinho Organizations: Barcelonei, America Locations: Braziliei, Barcelona, Liverpool

☆ BOMBĂ! Barcelona a încercat un transfer-şoc: superstarul care a refuzat tricoul cu numărul lui Messi
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Una dintre loviturile încercate de Laporta a fost transferul lui Kylian Mbappe de la PSG, pe care avocatul catalan l-a contactat pentru a testa interesul său pentru o mutare pe Camp Nou. Diario Gol scrie că, din păcate pentru Laporta şi pentru Barcelona, primul semnal dat de Kylian Mbappe a fost negativ. Sursa citată scrie că francezul, campion mondial în 2018, a refuzat transferul la Barcelona şi ocazia de a prelua numărul 10 de la Leo Messi. Diario Gol susţine că Mbappe n-a fost de acord cu propunerea lui Laporta pentru că o vede pe Barcelona în cădere liberă. În orice caz, ca să-şi permită transferul lui Kylian Mbappe, Barcelona ar trebui mai întăi să vândă un jucător important pentru a face rost de bani.

Persons: Joan Laporta, Leo Messi, Ronaldinho, Kylian, Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho, Jong, David Alaba, Marco, Eric Garcia, Eduardo Organizations: Nou, FC Barcelona, Borussia, Manchester City, Eduardo Camavinga Locations: catalan, Barcelona, Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, Rennes )

☆ Gala FIFA The Best: Lista jucătorilor nominalizaţi; Cum ar trebui să arate echipa ideală a anului 2020?
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Jucătorii aspiranţi de la Bayern pentru echipa mondială sunt portarul Manuel Neuer, fundaşii David Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Alphonso Davies, mijlocaşii Thiago Alcantara (în prezent la Liverpool), Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, atacanţii Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller şi Philippe Coutinho (revenit la FC Barcelona). Real Madrid furnizează opt candidaţi, portarul Thibaut Curtois, fundaşii Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, mijlocaşii Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, atacantul Karim Benzema, în timp ce FC Barcelona îi are nominalizaţi pe portarul Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, fundaşul Jordi Alba, mijlocaşii Sergio Busquets, Frankie de Jong, Coutinho şi Lionel Messi, iar Atletico Madrid are un singur aspirant, portarul sloven Jan Oblak. FC Liverpool mizează pe portarul Alisson Becker, fundaşii Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, mijlocaşii Thiago Alcantara, Jordan Henderson, atacanţii Sadio Mane şi Mohamed Salah. Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, Kevin de Bruyne şi Erling Haaland sunt alte vedete propuse pentru echipa ideală a lumii.

Persons: Manuel Neuer, David Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Alphonso Davies, mijlocaşii, Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Philippe Coutinho, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Toni Kroos, Luka, Marc, Andre Ter Stegen, Sergio Busquets, Frankie de Jong, Lionel Messi, Jan Oblak, Alisson, fundaşii Trent Alexander, Arnold, Virgil van, Andrew Robertson, Jordan Henderson, Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan, Harry Kane, Kevin, Bruyne Organizations: FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico, FC Liverpool Locations: Bayern, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Alisson Becker, fundaşii Trent, atacanţii, Neymar

☆ Pentru ce a rămas Leo Messi la Barcelona: cum arată casa fabuloasă în care trăiește familia starului de pe Camp Nou și ce hotel uluitor a cumpărat
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +3 min

Leo Messi duce o viață de lux la Barcelona, unde are o vilă de 6 milioane de euro, un hotel de 30 de milioane de euro și o colecție de mașini năucitoare. Starul argentinian are un trai de nabab în Catalunia, pe care a fost la un pas să îl lase în urmă, în momentul în care a vrut să plece de pe Camp Nou. La doar 20 de km de Camp Nou, casa lui Messi are un teren de fotbal, o piscină, o sala de forță și un teren de joacă pentru cei trei copii ai vedetei catalane. La fel ca rivalul său pentru trofeele din fotbal, Cristiano Ronaldo, și Messi a devenit proprietar de hotel și a cumpărat unul de 30 de milioane de euro, în orașul Sitges, la 35 de km de centrul Barcelonei. Messi a fost văzut de asemenea în timp ce conducea un bolid Ferrari F43 Spider, care valorează 190.000 de euro.

Persons: Leo Messi, Ivan Rakitic, Messi, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho, Cristiano Ronaldo Organizations: Nou, Barcelonei, Maserati, Ferrari Locations: Barcelona, exclusivistă Castelldefels, Manchester, Londra, Paris, Milano, Sitges, Mediterane

☆ Meciuri de foc în ligă. Manchester United a câștigat partida cu Paris Saint-Germain
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Manchester United a câștigat cu 2-1 derby-ul grupei H din Liga Campionilor cu Paris Saint-Germain. Fernandes n-a mai greșit a doua oară, iar United a intrat la pauză în avantaj. De partea cealaltă, golul maghiarilor a fost marcat de Igor Haratin din penalty. Starul argentinian este primul fotbalist din istorie care a reușit să înscrie în 16 sezoane consecutive în Liga Campionilor. Omul meciului a fost spaniolul Alvaro Morata, care a realizat dublă.

Persons: Paris Saint - Germain . Englezii, Bruno Fernandes, Lusitanul, Anthony Martial ., Fernandes, Martial, Marcus Rashford, Alexandru Epureanu, Lionel Messi, Ansu, Philippe Coutinho, Igor Haratin, Messi, Mircea Lucescu, Emil Caras, Alvaro Morata, Lazio Roma Organizations: Manchester United, Liga Campionilor, United, RB, Spaniolul, FC Barcelona, Dinamo Kiev, Juventus Torino, Lazio, Borussia, Club Brugge, Zenit Locations: Paris Saint -, Istanbul Bașakșehir, RB Leipzig, moldovean, Europa, Angelino, Budapesta, Borussia Dortmund, Zenit Sankt - Petersburg

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