AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHeatwave & grid stress: Austria hit a record 41.2°C as a Europe-wide heatwave and drought pushed power demand up, while Hungary asked households and firms to curb electricity use. River-warming limits nuclear output: Slovenia-Croatia’s Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) cut output to 80% because Sava River temperatures and flow must stay within environmental permit limits; Croatia says supply would remain secure even if output stops. Wildfire risk: Albania battled a southern wildfire as conditions worsened across the region. Solar safety watch: A Slovenian-led review of firefighter-attended PV fires (UK, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden) found solar-system fires still rare, with DC wiring and connectors often implicated. EV incentives squeeze in Slovenia: Slovenia’s Climate Fund says current electric-vehicle support calls are fully committed, with future incentives likely relying only on national funding. Circularity spotlight: A new study ranks Slovenia among the top countries for keeping materials in use, with strong municipal waste recycling. Ocean acidification conference: Kranj hosts ICOASB-26 on ocean acidification and shellfish biology in late November.
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