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WNA: global nuclear generation nears record high in 2019

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Nuclear generation reached a near-record high in 2019, with output reaching 2657 TWh, enough to meet more than 10% of the world’s electricity demand, according to the recently published World Nuclear Association Performance Report 2020. Growth was particularly strong in Asia, where nuclear generation rose by 17% in 2019.

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Yongsoo OWC pilot plant in Korea is being prepared to produce green hydrogen

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Ocean Energy Systems (OES) is the short name for the Technology Collaboration Programme on Ocean Energy Systems, an intergovernmental collaboration between countries founded in 2001 which operates under a framework established by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris. The test site has five berths, with a total capacity of 5 MW.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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The biggest drop was in April 2020 (a reduction of 40% compared with April 2019) followed by a gradual rebound later in the year. In December 2020, the reduction was 11% compared with December 2019. Overall , vehicle miles traveled in 2020 were down 13% compared with 2019. Total consumption. Consumption per capita.

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Safety of flying and driving after the attacks of 9/11 revisited

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The flying data were for 1992 through 2001, and thus they included the year of the 9/11 attacks. Specifically, of interest here is the number of fatalities in each of the two transportation modes during a 10-year period from 2010 through 2019. Motor-vehicle fatalities, 2010-2019. air-carrier fatalities, 2010-2019.

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Prague buying 20 Solaris bi-articulated Trollino 24 electric trolleybuses

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The bi-articulated Solaris trolleybus was presented for the first time to the public in 2019 at the Busworld trade fair in Brussels. The company added these zero-emission vehicles to its offering back in 2001. In 2020, the trolleybus was test-driven in regular passenger traffic in Bratislava.

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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

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The companies have collaborated since 2019 to bring reliable zero-emissions electric buses to communities across the country. Since GILLIG’s second-generation battery-electric bus was unveiled in 2019, the companies have worked together to deliver the most reliable and durable electric bus in service. Earlier post.)

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JATO: April saw Volkswagen ID.4 become first SUV to top European BEV rankings

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European new car registrations were up by 261% in April 2021 (registering 1,029,008 units) from April 2020, but still far from pre-pandemic levels—down by 23% from April 2019, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. As these vehicles are more expensive, we are seeing fewer units traded in comparison with traditional ICE models.

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