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WNA: global nuclear generation nears record high in 2019

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Growth was particularly strong in Asia, where nuclear generation rose by 17% in 2019. China has more than tripled nuclear generation in six years, from 105 TWh in 2013 to 330 TWh in 2019, and is now responsible for more than half of nuclear generation in Asia. —Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association.

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Hyundai Motor Group’s connected car services reach 10M global service subscribers

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Hyundai Motor Group surpassed 10 million global connected car service subscribers this month. The Group introduced the first connected car services in Korea in 2003 and has since expanded the services to the global market. As the global market for the services expand, the number of overseas subscribers is growing faster than in Korea.

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Kia Motors sees 18.6% increase in global sales in 2011

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Kia Motors Corporation announced today that its global sales for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for 2011 reached an all-time high of 2,478,959 unit, representing an annual year-on-year increase of 18.6%. million unit sales mark.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

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Study finds global emissions of ethane and propane underestimated by more than 50%

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Global levels of the hydrocarbons ethane and propane in the atmosphere have been underestimated by more than 50%, according to a new study by a team of scientists from Europe and the US. The team used the OsloCTM3 model to simulate the pre-industrial (year 1750) and current (year 2011) distributions of atmospheric ethane and propane.

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EIA: global natural gas consumption doubled from 1980 to 2010

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that between 1980 and 2010, global consumption of dry natural gas rose from 53 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) to 113 Tcf. For example, global LNG shipments rose from 6.7 Tcf between 2005 and 2010, or 58%, according to BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy (2011 report).

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Ford builds 2-millionth EcoBoost engine, with take rates growing globally; expected to exceed Ford’s global diesel production

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With customer demand exceeding its initial projections, Ford now expects EcoBoost production to exceed its global diesel engine production. Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family now includes the 1.0-liter Global Ford EcoBoost engine production: total since launch in 2009. Global take rates. liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter,

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