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KHNP, Samsung Heavy and Seaborg to develop compact molten salt reactor-based floating nuclear power plants

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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg Technologies announced a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants with Seaborg Technologies’ compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) technology. Unit 1, 2, and 3 entered into commercial operation, and unit 4 is under commissioning test.

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Toyota to collaborate in research for the creation of H2-based society in the United Arab Emirates

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Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research program to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the creation of a sustainable, low-carbon society.

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thyssenkrupp to perform green hydrogen & ammonia technical study for Helios US$1B UAE plant

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It will be the first commercial plant to produce CO 2 -free green ammonia from renewable resources in the UAE. It can also be used as emission-free transport fuel and in the fertilizer and chemical industries. Saiyed, Managing Director of Helios.

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Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

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To find out about the latest technologies being used by the agricultural industry, I virtually attended the second annual AgTech Innovation Summit , held in February in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It has another R&D complex in Abu Dhabi, plus a commercial farm in Danville, Va. that has an R&D facility.

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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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The BMW Group already has a long-standing supply relationship for primary aluminum with Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA). EGA has now become the first company in the world to also use solar electricity for commercial production of aluminum, which it will initially supply exclusively to the BMW Group.

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EIA ups total shale oil resource estimate by 13% to 419B barrels, shale gas by 4% to 7576 Tcf

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The addition of four countries—Chad, Kazakhstan, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—to a previous assessment covering 42 countries has resulted in a 13% increase in the global assessed total resource estimate for shale oil and a 4% increase for shale gas. The United Arab Emirates increased oil production by 21% to 3.7

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Dow to invest in water desalination and reuse technologies in Saudi Arabia

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The proposed facility would deliver local supply security of advanced technologies for water desalination and water re-use for potable, non-potable and industrial water serving Saudi Arabia, the surrounding Middle East and North Africa region and emerging markets worldwide. Earlier post.).