Avainsana: green transition
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The victory of renewable energy
I have written a lot about wind and solar power before. The only right solution for the future of the Earth, regarding the energy system, is to switch completely to cyclical renewable energy sources and smart electricity grids. Here is a link to my opinion piece published in Helsingin Sanomat: Reader’s opinion | Wind power…
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The truth about nuclear power – the destructive power of the atom, dead villages and radioactive groundwater
Nuclear test at Bikini Atoll 1946 The dangers of nuclear radiation have not disappeared anywhere, although they are not talked about as much today. The first atomic bomb designed by the physicist Oppenheimer was detonated in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945. A little later, the bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of…
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The hydrogen revolution
On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled airship Hindenburg, which set off from Frankfurt Am Main in Nazi Germany, is landing at Lakehurst Airport in New Jersey. There is a feeling of thunder and drizzle in the air. At 19:25, the stern of the ship suddenly catches fire and soon the flames engulf the entire ship…