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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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Pike Research forecasts annual global sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles to reach 3.2M in 2019

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between 2012 and 2019, reaching 3.2 million vehicles sold in 2019, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. million LD NGVs on the road by 2019. The Middle East is home to the largest market for LD NGVs, Iran. This level of sales results in a cumulative total of 25.4 million vehicles out of 2.15

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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For comparison, columns over the same time periods are shown for 2019. The New Year holiday covers 4-10 February in 2019, and 24-30 January in 2020 (exceptionally extended to 2 February because of COVID-19). However, the study found nitrogen dioxide pollution did not decrease over Iran, one of the earliest and hardest-hit countries.

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Researchers team up algae and bacteria to boost hydrogen production

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A team from the University of Cordoba in Spain and the University of Tehran in Iran has been searching for ways to increase hydrogen production by using microorganisms, specifically microalgae and bacteria. Fakhimi, Neda; Dubini, Alexandra; Tavakoli, Omid; Gonzalez-Ballester, David. Bioresource Technology. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121648.

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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OPEC registered zero growth as production in the Arab Gulf countries were offset by losses in Iran and Venezuela due to geopolitical issues. Source: Eni World Oil Review 2019. In the first part of the year the high OPEC+ discipline and the announcement of the US sanctions against Iran supported a rising price curve.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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average economic growth rate between 2000 and 2019, continuously expanding domestic gas production, attracting investors, and enhancing knowledge and technologies exchange. As a holder of the fourth-largest volume of gas reserves worldwide, Turkmenistan has been unlocking the potential of natural gas, leading to an 11.5%

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IHS: continued legislative focus on pollutants to drive sensor market for internal combustion engines

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billion units in 2019, up from about 1.08 Overall, IHS expects a six-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2013 to 2019 of 3.6%. during the next five years from 2014 to 2019. Owing to the low penetration today, growth rates in the coming five years to 2019 are high at more than a 40% CAGR. billion in 2013.

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