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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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Separately, the Lianghekou hydropower station in Tibet is also set to come fully online in 2023, and is expected to generate a whopping 11 terawatt-hours of electricity annually (roughly the energy consumption of Lithuania). The transmission line will sidestep the growing difficulties of connecting renewable-energy sources to the power grid.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Ukraine's grid held, even as Russia damaged substations, lines and generators—a remarkable and heroic (though largely unheralded) achievement. Tight coal and gas reserves continued to bite throughout the winter. “We ius says the situation also has helped the Baltic states on Russia’s far western flank: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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