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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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As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Nornickel, Rosatom and FESRC to design and build LNG-icebreaker to escort Nornickel ships along Northern Sea Route

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Nornickel, the largest industrial company in the Russian Arctic, has unique expertise in operating the Northern Sea Route, a strategic transport artery of the global logistics system. By mid-2022, the working group is expected to prepare a draft contract for the vessel design and construction. Source: Dorofeeva et al.

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UTM Offshore signs FEED agreement for Nigeria’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility

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UTM Offshore signed an agreement for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility with engineering firms KBR, JGC Corporation and Technip Energies. The FLNG facility will have a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) nameplate production capacity of 1.2

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SpaceX Starlink Starshield to provide internet service to governments

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“While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on three areas: Earth Observation, Communications, and Hosted Payloads.” Starshield can also provide global communication services to governments.

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Volkswagen Group and on-demand mobility partner Gett launch first joint initiative: attractive vehicle packages in Moscow

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The Volkswagen Group and global mobility provider Gett announced their strategic partnership in May this year. Russia was chosen as the first milestone for the strategic partnership. Russia is one of the fastest-growing ride hailing markets and has one of the highest e-Hailing rates in Europe (approx. Earlier post.)

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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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The technology has been vetted and validated, technically and financially, by leading global institutions including the US Export-Import Bank, Barclays and Deutsche Bank, and Shell New Energies’ gasification experts. Waste is a global problem, clogging waterways, contaminating oceans, packing landfills and polluting skies.

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US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

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To establish policy recommendations and financing options for reducing black carbon/diesel sources across the Arctic region. Soot emissions are second only to carbon dioxide in promoting global warming, but its effects have been underestimated in previous climate models. Benefits of reducing soot in the Arctic.

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