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Westinghouse and China, Turkey partners negotiating to develop 4-unit nuclear power plant in Turkey

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, the largest electric power company in Turkey have agreed to enter into exclusive negotiation to develop and construct a four-unit nuclear power plant site in the Republic of Turkey based on Westinghouse AP1000 reactor technology.

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Rolls-Royce wins $6.5M contract to supply LNG propulsion package for fish food carrier; Bergen gas engine

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million contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. In addition, the clean, safe engine rooms and advanced technology can reduce maintenance costs as well as providing a more pleasant working environment for the crew. Rolls-Royce has signed a US$6.5-million The vessel will deliver fish food on behalf of BioMar Group.

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

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Fluor, a global engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance company, which has best-in-class experience in building hydrogen-from-gasification plants, will provide front-end engineering and design for the Lancaster facility. Methane released from landfills is a heat-trapping gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

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New high-pressure dry-solids feed pump could make high-efficiency, lower-emission gasification economically competitive

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Capital, operations, and maintenance costs are lower and resources are extended. India, China, Turkey, Australia, and Eastern Europe also have considerable reserves of low-rank coal. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s feed pump more than doubles those pressures to 1,000 psi.

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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

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“The ‘Fragile Five’ petrostates—Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria and Venezuela—continue to see supply disruption potential, with northern Iraq crude exports at risk due to an escalation of tensions between the (Kurdistan Regional Government), Baghdad and Turkey, while the United States has decertified the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,” U.S.

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First BYD electric bus trial in Turkey

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When compared to conventional diesel or natural gas fueled buses, the BYD electric bus has demonstrated a significant reduction (from 80 – 90%) in operating and maintenance costs. Ankara City already has one of the greenest fleets in the world with ~1,300 natural-gas-powered buses. —Ankara Mayor Mileh Gökçek.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Enefit’s modular design allows easy maintenance, process optimization and streamlined adaptability to the individual characteristics of different oil shale deposits. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey. The efficiency of the technology comes from its 100% use of the mined oil shale.

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