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We promised them happy with the 7,000mah batteries. But Android is still Android

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I have been able to try the Realme GT 7one of the first phones in the market (generalist, no gaming) with 7,000mAh battery. A full -fledged mobile with a battery whose duration is good, but not superlative. The point is that this is not the first time something like that happens to me. I have tried mobiles with 4,500mAh batteries that lasted a lot more than others with 5,000Mah. Mobile with 5,000MAH with completely disparate durations, and then we have Apple with a 4,600mAh battery that lasts more than some much larger. Not everything is the ability. Welcome is the ability. Between 7,000mah and 5,000mah I have it clear: big horse. A battery with greater nominal capacity, to equal optimization and consumption of the components, is a battery aimed at having a longer duration. A clear example is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge With its 3,900mah battery. Miracles do not exist and, with that capacity and the screen of a Galaxy S25+I was destined to have a battery that lasts little. Android is very Android. Android is a relatively free system, and this has as many advantages as inconvenience. There is nothing more efficient at an energy level than an AOSP ROM, based on “Pure Android” and with hardly any background processes. The issue is that manufacturers want to put their icing: customization layers. Although they provide added value, starting to build on Android is not simple, and adding both applications and extra processes, sometimes, does not work out. If a version is not optimized, it will devour resources, have the physical battery that the device has. There are even more elements. To the optimization that each manufacturer has to do in the system if you want the ROM to work well, you have to add that each phone element (screen, modem, Bluetooth, Wifi), has its associated controllers. A bad optimization or adjustment in the software that manages basic hardware elements can translate into triggered consumption. And, beyond optimization, hardware elements themselves can consume more or less. There are more or less efficient screens, there are more or less efficient processors, thermal management … The cocktail to create a mobile with a battery that lasts what must last is complex. The solutions. Sometimes, it is best to admit that there is no solution. If your mobile lasts little because milliamps are missing, there is no way out. In the opposite case, there is hope. If a telephone has a brutal battery, but it does not last enough, it is necessary to know the manufacturer to work in an update that solves it. It is not something, unfortunately, too common. But it is neither the first nor the last time that a phone does not work as fine in launch and, within a few weeks, it all starts stabilizing. In fact, this is not just an Android problem, although the system is more prone to these instabilities in the battery. I still remember The terrible battery of the iPhone 12 Pro. Yes, he had “only 2.815mah”, but the iPhone 13 pro lasted much more with 300mAh more. Super -healing problems, a total (health) capacity that touched 80% in just one year of use … Image | Xataka In Xataka | Save battery on your mobile: 28 things that increase their consumption on Android or iPhone and you can avoid

The countries that drink beer around the world, exposed in this happy graphic

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There are more than 2,000 million people drink alcohol often, according to The World Health Organization. Within these data are the Beer drinkersa drink that, Like coffeeit is one of the most consumed in the world. Logically due to its population, China has been dominating as the country that consumes more beer In the world. But if we look at the consumption of per capita beer, the thing changes. And here it only remains to ask … what happens in the Czech Republic. The Czechs is one thing. The Kirin Group public At the end of last year a report on world beer consumption based on questioning sent to beer associations from different countries and industry reports, and is the basis on which Visual Capitalist He has elaborated the graph that you have on these lines. In it, we can see that many countries are quite aligned in per capita annual consumption, but there is one that is notable: Czech Republic. According to these data, the country’s per capita consumption was 152.1 liters per year. It is a figure that is far, far from the 106.5 liters of the Austrians, of the 103.3 liters of the Lithuanians and the 100.6 liters of the Irish, who are the ones that complete the list of countries with consumption above 100 liters. Heritage. Kirin’s report points out that most countries have remained in the same positions that occupied the previous year, but with a notable rise in Croatia, which passes from position ten to five in 2024. Consumption in Spain is not far behind, but there are more and more reports that point to a decrease in consumption In Spanish lands. Let’s go back to the Czech Republic for a moment, since it is a country where beer serves you in bars, unless you say they stop doing it. As in Germany or Belgium, they have recognized the beer culture as part of its national heritage. The three have cataloged the drink and its preparation as an intangible cultural asset, something that is not yet on the Unesco heritage list, but that reflects the importance that the drink has in each of the nations. Because this goes beyond the product, bottled beer, but covers The whole process. It is a celebration of the cultivation of hops and barley, traditional beer trades, the social role of taverns in both rural and urban areas and the role it plays in everyday life. Interestingly, in the list, Belgium occupies much lower positions of consumption. Leaving Europe. This beer tradition permeates consumption worldwide and therefore, although Europe is not the leading territory, it does have the countries where each citizen drinks more liters a year. To find the first non -European country, we must go down to 13th place, where Panama is. Here we start seeing countries like Mexico (15), Gabon (16) or South Africa (18). The United States, which also acquired a wide beer culture fruit of all the miscegenation of the country, is in 27th position with 63.1 liters per capita and curious is the 25th place in the United Kingdom with 65.5 liters. Zero-Ceroseseism. These data, remember, belong to the study prepared by Kirin, but, liter above, liter below, the top positions with that Czech Republic at the head of world beer consumption are something that remains in other statistics. Now, within all the beer consumed in Europe, there is something that is taking impulse: The production of alcohol without alcohol. In 2023 se They produced 34.3 billion liters of beer (being Germany, Spain and Poland the ones that most fermented), 1.8 billion Liters without alcoholbut although it seems little, it is an increase of 13.5% compared to beer data with less than 0.5% alcohol of 2022. And it occurs more because it is also consumed more. In Spain, for example, in 2023 it was consumed 3.5% more of alcohol -free beer than in 2022. We will see if that increase in the consumption of beer without alcohol, something that already shows in advertising, and the decline of alcohol consumption in young Europeans becomes a trend and how it influences these annual statistics. In Xataka | Alcohol kills, but not everyone equally: why Spain and Italy consume more but die less

Three months ago I bought the Mac Mini M4. I’m happy with him, but I wish I would have waited for his new offer

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After the problems I had a few months ago With my two computers (one desktop and another laptop) with Windows, I decided to buy the Mac Mini M4 To work. I am very happy with him, offers excellent performance and paid a good price: 659 euros. And it is not that I regret buying it, but if I had waited only three months I could have taken a better discount, since Mediamarkt has it lowered during its Apple Days for 629 euros. It is not a big price difference, but That money could have been destined to some accessories that I have had to buy (to adapt the peripherals to the Tugerbolt port, especially). * Some price may have changed from the last review One of Apple devices with better value for money He Mac Mini M4 It is a perfect computer to work. Although I had already seen it in analysis, photographs and videos, It is surprising to open the package and find such a compact computer “In fact, it fits in the palm of my hand. It is also very silent: at no time have I heard it, and it is very appreciated above all if we want to concentrate to perform a certain task. Now, the interesting thing about the MAC Mini M4 resides rather in what it offers hardware. On the one hand we have the M4 chip of Apple that offers excellent performance and very good power in virtually any task —Salvo in video games, although some games can be played. For example, I use several browsers, I have about 15 or 20 tabs, I use an image editor and I have several open apps. So far I have not had any problems; The MAC works at a thousand wonders. The offer model brings a configuration of 16 GB of unified memory and 256 GB of internal storage (SSD). Perhaps the latter can be just, but the SATECHI hub support It is a good complement to add an SSD, in addition to several USB-A ports. To finish off, the MAC Mini M4 is compatible with Apple Intelligence (Apple artificial intelligence functions), includes a total of five Thunderbolt ports (two in the front and three on the rear), a 3.5 mm, Ethernet and also an HDMI Jack port. In the case of wanting to use two monitors, one of the Thunderbolt ports can be used (I have it with him Ugreen adapter). You may also be interested in these peripherals for the Mac Mini M4 Logitech MX Ergonomic wireless vertical mouse, multi -ordering, 2.4 GHz/Bluetooth with USB unifying receptor, 4000 dpi optical follow -up, 4 buttons, fast charge – black – black * Some price may have changed from the last review Logitech mx keys mini minimalist wireless keyboard, compact, bluetooth, backlit, USB -C, compatible with Apple Macos, iOS, Windows, Linux, Android, Metal, Grafite Color – Qwerty Spanish * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Alberto García In Applesfera, Apple In Xataka | MacBook Air M4 vs Mackbook Air M3: These are the main differences between the two models In Xataka | MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro: We explain which one to choose

Wind energy were happy to promise their expansion in Colombia. Until he ran into indigenous communities

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La Guajira is one of the departments poorer from Colombia, home of Wayuu indigenous people and a land shaken by some of the strongest winds in the country (there is talk of gusts of 11 m/sa 100 meters high), which has turned the region into a key protagonist of the Government’s commitment to renewable energies. The problem is that these pieces are not easy to fit. As the wind turbines have been raising in La Guajira they have also done it The voices in local communities that warn of their impact and see the green revolution with distrust. There are those who already speak of “The Wind War”. “Only with the energy of La Guajira …” La Guajira, a Caribbean region located northwest of Colombia, It has sun And wind, which makes it a strategic piece for renewables in the country. He made it clear In 2023 President Gustavo Petro, when during the signing of the Pact for the transition Energy said the department has potential for 25 GW. “With the clean energy of La Guajira at its maximum, we could replace Colombia’s electricity generation, including hydroelectric plants,” He stressed. Mill display. He is not the only one who thinks. La Guajira offers a panorama attractive enough so that over recent years it has caught the attention of companies in the sector. In 2019 the Indepaz Institute I calculated that throughout the next decade up to 57 wind projects promoted by 19 companies could be built, many of them linked to multinationals. In summary: tens of thousands of hectares and several thousand self -generators. For now, BBC points out that in the region there are 15 parks under construction that will be added to existing ones, such as Guajira 1with a power of 20 MW. Something more than wind. La Guajira is nevertheless more than a territory in which to lift wind turbines. The Peninsula is also home to Wayuu peoplean indigenous community that has seen how the soil he occupies for generations became the object of desire for energy. With all that that implies. “The situation is complicated since many companies, several of them, began to arrive with the intention of developing renewable projects,” explained A year ago Mikel Berraondo, a lawyer specialized in human rights and indigenous peoples, in an article published in The country. To that factor is added another, just as relevant. According to data from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of Colombia, at least in 2022 La Guajira was the second department of the country with a Greater poverty index. His fact only overcame him. The area too stands out In studies on “multidimensional poverty” and according to data collected in 2022 in the middle Portfolio Thousands of homes also lack electrical connection. The wind war. The situation in La Guajira has tensioned so much that there are those who already speak of “The Wind War”. And the reason is not so much wind projects themselves as the way they are being deployed. Critical voices They speak of lack of impact studies and a limited participation of communities in the benefits generated by parks. They also question how traditional authorities that represent the peoples settled in the region for centuries have been consulted, which would have in turn referred to conflicts. “Disturb our dreams”. In An article Prepared two years ago María M. Monsalve explains that the Wayuu have questioned the previous consultations that, theoretically, should ensure that the development of wind projects is not done back to them. The reason: according to critics, there are closed pacts with people who do not hold the property of the land or have decision -making capacity. The equation is complicated by the existence of different authorities in the communities, the debate on how to compensate them or the impact of plants on the culture of the natives. “At night, the noise of the turbines disturbs our dreams. For us they are sacred,” Point to the BBC José L. Iguarán. When he now leaves his house in La Guajira, what he sees is a row of mills. What … and how. “There have been no analysis of the risks and studies of impacts on human rights with the participation of the communities. Nor are they seen resolution and mitigation of adverse impacts. And, judging by the complaints that arrive from the Wayuu communities and organizations, the international standards of rights of indigenous peoples ratified in Colombia are not being respected,” laments Berraondo. “Many communities do not oppose the development of projects if their rights are respected.” The debate, served. The issue is complex because other relevant factors are added to the tensions in the community, such as Energy plans from the country or the contributions of companies to the territory. Despite the noise of turbines or how they affect their traditions, Iguarán admits that in certain aspects its people have also been favored with the arrival of the wind farm Guajira i. The company behind the project has financed better infrastructure for water channeling or traffic and pays several communities a quota that depends on the income generated by electricity and the sale of carbon credits. Enough? “Companies are not respecting the right to participation for the benefit of communities and, on the other hand, offer them social investment plans with trap, since they can only execute such plans with the same companies that propose them,” Berraondo trench. A problem with consequences. Beyond the debate generated in Colombia or its media reach inside and outside the country, the situation in La Guajira is relevant because It is affecting to the sector and complicates the plans of the companies. TO late 2024 EDP ​​Renewables, in charge of the Alpha and Beta parks in La Guajira, decided to leave Colombia. The reason: delays and complications in which several factors influenced, such as COVID, but also the increase in indigenous communities involved in the prior consultation phase. In 2023 And after the effect of “Constant” Protests in the … Read more

New York Bitcoin miners are buying old power plants. New Yorkers are not happy

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Minar Bitcoins can be a very profitable business, but the growing difficulty of adding a new block and the rules of the economy of scale make, in the end, they are only earning money the mining farms that have access to huge amounts of energy at a low price. What are mining farms. They are large data centers full of ASICs, computers specialized in solving cryptographic problems. His work is to find a hash (the output of a mathematical function called SHA-256) to appear a valid block. How to buy bitcoins safely and without risk This process orders and propagates the safe transactions of the Bitcoin block chain, which has a juicy reward: every time a miner manages to add a block to the chain (once every approximately 10 minutes), receives 3,125 new bitcoins, the equivalent of 101,606 dollars. But not everything is benefit. In fact, Minar Bitcoin has a very high energy cost. This is where the price of electricity comes into play. And the north of the state of New York is especially attractive thanks to its abundant hydroelectric energy. But hydroelectric plants are not exactly the main objective of mining farms. Bitcoin gas and mining plants. In New York, the energy appetite of Bitcoin’s miners has reached a dystopian look with companies that acquire old or little used electric power plants, mainly of natural gas, to feed their operations 24/7. The old Greenidge generation coal plant, located next to Lake Senecato the north of the state, it became a combined cycle center in 2017, operating only when the energy demand was high. In 2020, the company installed a Bitcoin mining farm next to the plant. Greenidge Generation opened the ban. In 2018, the combined cycle plant supplied 203,918 MWh to the electricity network. In 2020, with mining as its main business, it began to burn much more gas, generating 215,588 MWh for the network and additional MWH for mine Bitcoin. Its emissions have multiplied by six since the Bitcoin mine is, according to a report of Inside Climate News. But in addition, he sealed a kind of symbiosis between gas plants and cryptocurrency mining. Greenidge became a proof of concept to resurrect another 49 similar plants in the state of New York. In a legal limbo. New York is not precisely a permissive state in Environment Policy. The Environmental Conservation Department denied the renewal of Greenidge permits in 2022 for violating the climate law of the State, which requires strong emission reductions. However, Greenidge continues to operate thanks to his appeals. The state law allows you to work as long as the administrative process lasts. New Yorkers are not happy. Another controversial case is that of Digi Power X. The Canadian company bought Fortistar the Combined Cycle of North Tonawanda, near the Niagara cataracts, to feed its own Bitcoins farm. The neighbors began to complain about a “persistent buzz” from the huge fans that refrigerate the data center. They ended up demanding the company, which triggered a two -year moratorium and formal studies on the noise and water consumption of the installation, estimated at 1.9 million liters to cool the servers. It is not drinking water, but exerts pressure on local wastewater infrastructure. In November 2024, the New York Supreme Court ordered the Public Services Commission to reassess the sale of Fortistar for a possible violation of the state climate law. However, as with Greenidge, the plant can continue to operate while the process lasts. The battle continues. With Trump things have changed at the federal level. In favor of miners. The new administration has raised restrictions on the use of fossil fuels and has promoted a new more lax regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, despite legal battles, Greenidge and North Tonawanda mines continue to operate, along with their associated electric power plants. According to the United States Energy Information Agency, cryptocurrency mining represents up to 2.3% of the country’s total electricity consumption. In Xataka | Bitcoin is not to blame for a glacier lake to have become a “hot jacuzzi.” Still

Everyone has reasons to be half happy and half concerned with the new Pope

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At 18:08 of May 8, 2025, in the fourth round of voting on the second day of the conclave, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope. It is not exclusive, or any mystery. These days we have lived what is possibly the most broadcast conclave in the history of humanity and, at this point of the week, almost everyone knows everything that needs to be known about the new Vicar of Rome. In fact, everyone knows too much about Leo XIV. A series of extraordinarily well measured gestures. Today, Italian newspapers comment that Prevost He took many votes already in the first vote of the conclave. It is not something we can know for sure, but that is the explanation that his speech from the balcony was so long. He had time to think about words, gestures and emphasis. Also in the symbols. Leon XIV went out to the Plaza de San Pedro dressed in the traditional habits of the Supreme Pontiff. Something that Francisco did not do. And, in fact, he has chosen a very rich name symbolically. Everyone is talking about Leon XIII (“father” of the rich social doctrine of the Church, but also of Syllabus, the great refutation of the ‘main errors’ of the modern world); But you could talk about Leon i (whose papacy, According to Benedict XVI“It was undoubtedly one of the most important in the history of the Church”) or even Fray Leonone of the closest collaborators of San Francisco de Asís. And that has been noticed … “The decisions of Pope Leo XIV of adopting a traditional name and appearing with the traditional papal outfit – as Benedict XVI did and not Francisco – are small but encouraging signs of a man who subordinates to the papal trade and understands the importance of continuity with the past.” Those words are from Edward Fester One of the best known conservative theologians today. A few minutes later, I even praised his temperament. Burke either SarahFrancisco’s staunch enemies have also been hopeful. On the opposite side, Jesuit James Martín (one of the church members closest to the LGTB opening) He said he knew that “Pope Leo XIV is a kind, open, humble, modest, determined, worker, reliable and feet on the ground. A brilliant choice.” How is it possible? Because, even if it may not seem, the reading that the media are making of why Leon XVI has been chosen ignores the dynamics and political of the Church. The constant temptation to interpret what happens in the world according to the narrow framework of socio -political references in which we move, makes the debate about the conclave seen as primary to Pope: but without trying to understand what is happening in an international organization with thousands of problems and very complicated solutions. Things like flying old Premost tweets against Trump’s immigration policytake advantage to ask that there are women in the conclave or the widespread regrets because lTo Church doctrine about abortion is “outdated”They show that these last days have been nothing more than a huge projection exercise. In illo one unum. His pontificate’s motto is not a coincidence. In addition to his 12 years as a prior of the Augustinians (a huge order with global implementation), Prevost was known, above all, by The diplomatic feat that led to closing the agreement of the last synod of the bishops in which the most reformist groups and the most traditionalists were about to declare war. As the motto you have chosen suggest: it seems that its mission will be in tenders and heal a Catholic Church that He has been “harassed by the wolves for many years”. However, hope has a dark back. In the same way that all ecclesiastical groups have reasons to be hopeful, everyone has reasons to walk. No one knows for sure what will do or stop doing Leon XVI. As in the case of Francisco or Juan Pablo II, the choice of someone relatively unknown in Rome opens the set of play in a radical and unexpected way. And that, in an organization of the size and power of the Catholic Church that is a lot. Image | Infoweather1 | Wikimedia In Xataka | In 1958 the Church applied a small change in the funeral of Pius XII. Ended the deceased exploiting (literally)

The Chinese brands promised them very happy plagiarizing the design of the Vespa. They ran into a problem: it’s “art”

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There are many copies of motorcycles. And even more with the Arrival of Chinese motorcycles to the market. In fact, there are European manufacturers allowing the Chinese to copy their design to continue earning money: It is a long history. But there is a manufacturer whose design is specially protected: we talk about Vespa. A motorcycle with copyright. Every vehicle manufactured and registered in the EU enjoys 25 years of protection for its design. If you want to go further, you have to register it as creative and artistic work. This is the case of Vespawho enjoys 70 years of author protection since the death of his creator, Corradino d’A Ascanio. This happened in 1981, so the VESPA design is protected until 2051. It is recognized as a work of art, and in case of plagiarism it can be fought before justice, as explained in Motorpasion. It is just what happened, with a bad start. In 2014, Vespa denounced before European justice a Plagiarism committed by Zhejianga Chinese manufacturer who claimed as his the design of a clonic scooter to spring 125. Four years later, in 2019, the General Court of the European Union determined that the intellectual property rights of Piaggio (brand after Vespa) had not been violated on this scooter, and dismissed the appeal. “Since the relevant public that can buy lifts has a high level of attention, it will consider that the style, lines and appearance that characterize the vespa lx sterine are different, from the visual point of view, of those of the Zhejiang lift. Due to the different impressions that the two struts produce, there is no risk of confusion by the relevant public.” According to The initial resolutionthe Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO) failed in favor of a Chinese manufacturer who was clearly copying the design of the original VESPA. A subjective interpretation. The Vespa case is governed by European Copyright Lawwhich protects the designs during the aforementioned 25 years, and for the protection of intellectual property of up to 70 years for the creation of original work. One of the main problems of this law is that, in the case of vehicles, there is no absolute framework that supports the possible plagiarism. Everything falls to the Court’s own interpretation, which will determine or not whether there has been an infraction or not of the law. The pillars in which the Industrial Property Code They are the novelty, the creative character and artistic value, elements with an very high subjective load. But he who follows her, gets her. Vespa did not give up the evidence that a Chinese brand were plagiarizing its design. Piaggio resorted to the Court’s decision and, four years later, he got the authority determine that Vespa’s pattern is “unmistakable and cannot be replicated”revoking your previous decision. Image: Motorpasion It is not Vespa’s first legal battle. Already in 2020, in full legal battle against Zhejiang, Grupo Piaggio denounced one of the brands that presumed in the eicma of Milan of their new scooters. One among which was A practically identical model to spring 125. The bikes ended up being removed from the stands of the manufacturers, and not to say that their sale in Europe is completely prohibited. So far, anyone who has dared to copy Vespa, has ended his scooter outside the market. Not the only work of art. Piaggio is the only manufacturer that registered Vespa as the work of art, but in the automobile world there have been some cases. The Porsche 911 is one of themdefending its iconic form in multiple judgments. Other iconic models, such as Ferrari 250 Gtothey were also considered as a work of art after legally facing Ares Desingcompany that wanted to market a model replica. Despite the protection granted by the vehicle as a work of art, this is not a common practice in the automobile world, even in the luxury vehicle. Replicas are still alive. Although legally the Vespa cannot be copied, its design continues to “inspire” numerous brands. Among them, the Spanish Velca. Beyond the similarity in the name, the manufacturer is expanding in Spain with scooters that inevitably remember Vespa. It is not its own design, it comes from China, and is shared with many other brands. Another separate issue is that Piaggio did not want to face the numerous replicas that continue to exist in the market. Who wants a Land Rover … having a Land Wind. Reasonable similarities. Beyond engaging in judgments whose resolution nobody ensures (of not having claimed, Vespa would continue with their clones more alive than ever at the beginning), manufacturers can do little about copies. In the world of the car, Chinese copies are the order of the day, and In most cases nothing happens. In the most rocambolesque cases, such as MV Augusta (one of the most exclusive luxury manufacturers of motorcycles), have come to ally with Chinese giants like QJ Motors to create replicas of the original models. Reason? Al become Chinese manufacturers, let them sell a cheaper substitute and collect benefits. Image | Vespa In Xataka | We have visited the Shenzhen falsification market: China is at another level when it comes to copying other products

The US promised them very happy resurrecting its nuclear industry. Now a problem with tariffs has been created

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The commercial war that He has started United States this April has given much to talk about, especially for Tariff dispute with China. This situation has put an old energy problem on the table: the dependence of foreign uranium. An uncomfortable dependence. The policies of the current American administration They have made clear their position not to continue towards the change of the energy transition. The Trump approach is placed in fossil fuels, but in nuclear matters it was preceded by Biden. In this specific case the energy constant is has maintained Between both governments, which in the road map left that nuclear energy should triple. In this way, the United States has been importing 99% of Uranium concentrate to make fuel for your reactors. In addition, the 54 nuclear centrals of the country generate about a fifth of all the electricity it consumes, According to Ciphernews. Who are the suppliers? As detailed in the same medium, most of the uranium has come from Canada, Kazakhstan, Australia, Russia and Uzbekistan, and although this mineral It was exempt of tariffs, the situation can vary Seeing the stage. In short, the issue has generated a stir in the energy sector and has exposed a structural vulnerability in its nuclear supply chain. A bet towards national mining. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA)last year the national production of uranium concentrate multiplied by thirteen, but still is not enough to meet the demand. However, Scott Melbye, president of Uranium producers of America, He has assured that at least six companies have restarted mining operations in the country. It was not always like that. USA It was the largest uranium producer of the world in 1980, but in the following decades other countries ate the land, as was Canada and Kazakhstan because the extraction costs were lower. The situation worsened with a nuclear disarmament agreement of the USSR and for 20 years the half of the US nuclear fuel came from the recycling of Soviet uranium. After all this situation, in which it began more and more to depend on the uranium of others came the Fukushima accident in 2011. After this tragedy many countries, including USA, They reduced their investment in nuclear energy. Western mining companies paused operations, while Kazakhstan, with state support, Increased its production without worrying about profitability. Russia also continued to sell cheap uranium, even after the end of the disarmament agreement in 2013. Will it be self -sufficient? The orientation of Trump’s policies It seems to point towards the reactivation of its internal nuclear supply chain. Although uranium is still free of tariffs, global tension, technological advances and energy urgency are pushing the country again to look at their own subsoil. The big question is whether this rebirth will be sufficient and sustainable in the long term. Image | Pxhere and Gage Skidmore in Flickr Xataka | The uranium is listed up after the nuclear resurgence. And a company wants to start extracting it in Greenland

The happy outcome of the Nero Alpha that almost ruins an island

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Few Stories about yachts They have caused both stir and the one that has as the protagonist the Alfa Nero and his unexpected relationship with the small Caribbean island of Antigua. This luxurious ship, valued at more than 120 million dollarsbecame an authentic nightmare for the government of the island, after its seizure by order of the US government for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What they never imagined that a Symbol of wealth and glamor I could put the local economy in check. The sale of Alfa Nero not only was a financial relief, but also brought with it an unusual reward: the citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda for the buyer of the yacht and for his whole family, As published Luxurylaunches. The nightmare of Alfa Nero. The alpha nero is a superyte of 81.3 meters long and 14.2 manga capable of moving at a cruise speed of 15 knots. It has half a dozen suites and capacity for 12 people, in addition to almost thirty crew. Its price reached exceed 67 million dollars In some auctions. In 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and as part of international sanctions to Russia, the Russian assets abroadincluding mansions, yates and others Properties that Russian millionaires They had all over the world. Destiny wanted the majestic Alfa Nero to be anchored in the port of Antigua, and there he was already waiting to be auctioned. The problem: a yacht is a luxury. The Government of the small Caribbean island took very little to discover why having a yacht is considered a luxury. Superryate maintenance cost an average of $ 28,000 per week and consumed some 2,000 dollars a day in fuel to keep the air conditioning on and prevent the interior wood finishes deteriorating. A ruin! Having seen the cats it generated, the local government pressed the step to find a new owner for the Alfa Nero, before the yacht ate the island’s budget. However, the yacht already had an owner and demanded lifting the blockade Judicial route. This judicial process caused Millionaires like Eric Schmidt, the Exce of Google, to withdraw its purchase offer for the Alfa Nero. However, the Government managed to sell the yacht with an important discount. 40 million for a yacht and a passport. Finally, and despite the judicial process undertaken for its supposed owner, the controversial sale of the yacht It was signed in March 2024 for an amount of 40 million dollars to a Turkish entrepreneur. Of those 40 million, the government had debt of more than four million for maintenance and mooring expenses for the more two years that remained tied on the island. As they revealed Information of the specialized environment The Yatch Reportthe ancient and Barbuda government included a clause in the sales contract in which the Turkish billionaire Ali Riza Yildirim was rewarded, and his whole family with citizens. This clause is not only unusual, but demonstrates the thanks of the island for having removed a problem that threatened to ruin its finances. A round business. After more than two years without furrowing the seas, the Alfa Nero is already undergoing a complete renewal of its machinery, cleaning the air conditioning ducts and adaptation of the materials and interior spaces. However, the new life of Alfa Nero will not be dedicated to the private enjoyment of a single millionaire. Northrop & Johnson’s brokerage firm confirmed to Boat International That the superyte would be rented in the charter market, and will be put for rent during the summer of 2025 with a price of $ 81,500 per week. In Xataka | Ultrararicos change the ground for a superyte during the summer: so are some of these floating mansions Image | Oceanco Yacht

700 tons of nuclear waste have arrived in Germany from England. Germans are not quite happy

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A very particular shipment has landed on the German coasts. The special ship for the transport of nuclear waste Pacific Grebe docked in the port of Nordenham, northwest of Germany, transporting highly radioactive waste from the United Kingdom. Upon arrival, It was received by antinuclear activists and a strong police device. The controversial delivery. In total, seven castor nuclear containers, each four meters long and with a weight of more than 100 tons. More than 700 tons of nuclear waste in total only with this shipment. It’s about high -level waste (HLW) subject to a vitrification process. That is, mixed with liquid silicates and sponsored in stainless steel cylinders that are sealically sealed once the glass solidifies. These cylinders are then introduced into Castor containers, made of cast iron and stainless steel, a robust armor against radiation. They are German waste. The remains of the reprocessing of nuclear fuel used in former German centrals, which until 2005 was sent to facilities such as Sellafield’s in the United Kingdom and Hague, in France. Although Germany closed its last nuclear centrals in 2023, it has the contractual obligation to recover waste. This is the second of the three shipments planned from Sellafield to complete the repatriation of German nuclear waste. The first arrived in 2020 and was stored in Bibliis. Shipments from France concluded in November 2024. Once in Nordenham, Castor containers are moving with cranes to a special train. Before embarking on the ground, technicians make measurements to ensure that radiation levels comply with legal limits. The train takes the remains to a Intermediate storage In Narderaichbach (Bavaria), next to the old nuclear power plant in ISAR. The exact route remains a secret for security reasons. Why protests? The arrival of new waste has revived the debate and nuclear opposition in Germany. Groups like Ausgestrahlt (“Irradiada”) and Castor-Stoppen (“Stop the Castor”) have organized the protests. They argue that every movement of these materials “entails a huge risk” and criticize that the waste moves to Temporary storesinstead of waiting to have a deep geological cemetery definitive. Move them now, They say“only postpone the problem and do not solve it”, and ask that the waste only transports once towards their final destination. More protests are expected along the route that will presumably follow the train, including cities such as Bremen and Göttingen. There is a strong police deployment around these transports. The temporary stores. Germany faces the challenge of managing about 27,000 cubic meters of accumulated radioactive waste for 60 years of nuclear energy. For now, these materials are stored in 16 temporary stores distributed throughout the country. The search for deep geological storage to bury them definitively is underway, but it is a long and complex process, As Finland has demonstratedwhose example now follows countries that are closing their nuclear plants; Germany and Spain at the head. In short. Germany is fulfilling its international obligations by bringing its own nuclear waste back. It is what promised the United Kingdom and France. But each shipment reopens the wound of an unresolved problem: the lack of a permanent and safe home for the most delicate legacy of its nuclear era, which generates restlessness and protests between part of its population. Image | Download a Castor container in 2001-Dennis140 (CC-BY-SA) In Xataka | Switzerland will come true the invention of Nobel Carlo Rubbia: a nuclear power plant that reduces 80% of radioactive waste In Xataka | France has presented a striking plan for its nuclear waste: converting them into forks and pans

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