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

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The power plants will be installed on barges with a modular design able to deliver from 200MWe to 800MWe, with the consortium’s first project expected to be a 200MWe power barge. KHNP and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have jointly executed the first nuclear power project in Barakah, United Arab Emirates, in 2009.

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Archer Aviation finds a partner to commercialize eVTOL travel in Korea, demo flights coming in Q4

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Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Archer Aviation is continuing to lay the global groundwork for commercial operations in a new territory: South Korea. The post Archer Aviation finds a partner to commercialize eVTOL travel in Korea, demo flights coming in Q4 appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Einride partners with Heineken to support electric trucks moving precious beer through Europe

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Einride is an eight-year-old commercial EV startup that continues to hit Electrek’s homepage with news of its expansion beyond Sweden where it was founded. Across the pond, Einride has begun operations in Germany and the UK and is in the process of bringing all-electric commercial freight to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Domestic installation of energy-efficient heat pumps came to $50.8 billion, level with 2019 despite falling unit prices. Commercial EV investment declined from $12 billion in 2016 to $4 billion in 2020. The year also saw the largest single solar park ever funded, the 2GW Al Dhafrah in the United Arab Emirates, at a cost of $1.1

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Today, nearly 120 projects operate worldwide, and Spain claims more than a third of total installed capacity. Dubai, United Arab Emirates The massive US $4.4

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Today, nearly 120 projects operate worldwide, and Spain claims more than a third of total installed capacity. Dubai, United Arab Emirates The massive US $4.4

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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.