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Energy and environmental costs of flying around closed airspaces

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A recent article by Jacopo Prisco has documented the impact that closed airspace over Russia has on a one specific flight—a Finnair nonstop flight from Helsinki to Tokyo (Narita), using an Airbus A350-900.

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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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While plant lifetime extensions require substantial investment, they generally yield a cost of electricity that is competitive with wind and solar in most regions. Despite moves to extend the lifetimes of some existing plants, the nuclear fleet operating in advanced economies could shrink by one-third by 2030 without further efforts.

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Roland Berger: Russian embargo against the Western automotive industry would hit Russia harder

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A decision by Russia to retaliate against sanctions imposed by the European Union and the US over Ukraine by imposing strong Russian sanctions—i.e., As Russia struggles with an ailing economy, rising inflation and a volatile currency, there’s no sign of a recovery any time soon, the consultancy said. —Uwe Kumm.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts.

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Russia woos Tesla as several regions compete for the right to build a Gigafactory

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Tesla may still be facing possible delays in Germany due to the wait for Gigafactory Berlin’s final approval, but the EV maker is already receiving a far more welcome landscape in Russia. The Tesla CEO recently spoke at Russia’s New Knowledge Forum, where he discussed the company’s plans to enter the country.

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Starting this year, Moscow will only buy electric buses

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The city of Moscow, Russia is halting the purchase of diesel buses for its passenger transport fleet. Russia-based heavy-duty truck vehicle manufacturer KAMAZ has already opened a center to produce electric buses in Moscow. These operations are the most expensive and account for about 60% of the total cost of producing an electric bus.

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IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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The investment costs of UGES are about 1 to 10 US$/kWh and power capacity costs of 2.000 US$/kW. The technology is estimated to have a global potential of 7 to 70 TWh, with most of this potential concentrated in China, India, Russia, and the US. Dabek, P.B., Brandão, R., Patro, E.R., Leal Filho, W., van Ruijven, B.,