1. Europe’s energy crisis hits science hard.
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Kwan, Jacklin
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ENERGY shortages , *RESEARCH institutes , *SUPERCOMPUTERS , *LASER beams , *ELECTRIC power production - Abstract
The article discusses the impact of surging energy prices on research institutes that operate supercomputers, accelerators and laser beamlines in Europe. The energy crisis is mainly attributed to a rebound from an economic slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, as power stations that had been shut down had been unable to increase production in time to meet renewed demand. Reducing operations at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron in Germany could affect important research.
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- 2022
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