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Stories of the War in Ukraine: Volodymyr

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Therefore, together we try to fight fake information, even as we fight fear from sirens, from roadblocks, from military equipment, from the sound of explosions… The main thing I want to achieve is to inform all my acquaintances in Russia and Belarus about what is happening in Ukraine.

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Biofuels to help clean up Chernobyl land

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The Belarus government has teamed up with Irish firm Greenfield to build one of Europe’s largest bioethanol plants which would convert crops grown on contaminated land into fuel. Tags: Biofuels Belarus bio-ethanol biofuel Chernobyl crop Edie Greenfield plant. According to online resource, the Environmental Data [.].

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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The new version of the regulation offers car manufacturers the legal instrument to put into the market passenger and commercial vehicles with greener standards, reducing the costs and delays associated with multiple approvals in various countries. The list of Contracting Parties that apply UNECE Regulation No.

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Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence

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They could still attack the Rivne nuclear plant, the largest under Ukraine’s control, which is just 60 kilometers from the Belarus border. The director general of the Rivne plant, Pavlo Pavlyshyn, provided insight into fears of "internal" attacks during a recently-posted interview with an American journalist.

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

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For example, Poland, Belarus and Serbia have committed to 2030 net-zero emissions to increase sustainability. For example, in late 2021, the Biden Administration issued an executive order mandating most federal government cars to be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035. However, the tide is turning toward battery-electric cars.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Just a few hours before massed Russian troops and missiles surged over borders with deadly force last month, Ukraine’s grid operator opened a series of high-voltage breakers, disconnecting the nation’s grid from those of Belarus, Russia and the rest of the giant UPS/IPS synchronous AC power zone controlled from Moscow.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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The researchers will explore the properties of graphene to determine how it behaves when used to enhance advanced composite materials used in the production of cars. There will be challenges with this project, the issue is not only producing graphene-based products, the issue is applying them on a large-scale in cars.

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