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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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We heard a lot of opinions in the expert community, as well as among politicians that it is very dangerous to disconnect from Russia and Belarus, that the Ukrainian energy system will not be able to function independently for a long time,” recalled Kudrytskyi in an interview published yesterday by nonprofit Kyiv-based news outlet Ukrayinska Pravda.

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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This is Linglong One , whose diminutive size is a drastic shift from the gigawatt-scale megaprojects that dominate nuclear energy today. But if one persistent cadre of nuclear optimists are right, then Linglong One could be a model for fission’s future in an age of clean energy.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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" This time Buffett asked another trusted partner, David Sokol, chairman of a Berkshire-owned utility company called MidAmerican Energy, to travel to China and take a closer look at BYD. Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. Electric cars will be one answer.

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