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NuScale Power receives US NRC design approval for small modular reactor

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NuScale continues to maintain strong program momentum toward commercialization of its SMR technology, including supply chain development, standard plant design, planning of plant delivery activities, and startup and commissioning plans. NuScale has signed agreements with entities in the US, Canada, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Jordan.

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Uhde Gasification Selected for Commercial Biomass-to-Methanol Plant in Sweden

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The VärmlandsMetanol plant will be the first full-scale commercial biomass-to-methanol plant. In addition to the methanol, the plant can deliver district-heating water with a thermal duty of 15 MW. Investment for the plant will be about SEK 3 billion (US$416 million). Gillberg, founder of VärmlandsMetanol. Earlier post.).

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Airbus and TAROM launch project to establish sustainable bio-kerosene jet fuel value-chain

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CCE and BIOTEHGEN are implementing various camelina placement trials at different locations in Romania, with the purpose of assessing sustainability of different production models and soil types, including contaminated soil and uncultivated land, in order to identify the best techniques and genetic material.

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