Ecology: page 2

Moscow. Supplies of construction materials for Arctic projects could make an economic growth point for Karelia, which is among Russia’s ten regions with lowest rates of social and economic development, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin told TASS. "We all know ...

Budapest. Nuclear power is losing ground to renewables in terms of both cost and capacity as its reactors are increasingly seen as less economical and slower to reverse carbon emissions, an industry report said. In mid-2019, new wind and solar generators competed efficiently against even ...

Zhukovsky. Russia’s Energy Ministry considers it reasonable to attract foreign investors to exploration of the Russian Arctic shelf for unallocated licenses, Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. "We believe that it may be considered within the unallocated subsoil reserve ...

Baku. Head of the mission of Uzbekistan to the EU, Dilyor Khakimov met with Head of Unit, Nuclear Safety Coordination and International Relations at European Commission (Euratom) Hans Rhein, Trend reports with reference to Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan. The European side expressed ...

Moscow. Russian scientists together with experts from Norway’s University of Tromso have concluded that Arctic birds of prey, like the rough-legged buzzard, also called the rough-legged hawk - over the past two decades have adapted to the shift in the population of rodents, caused by ...

Yekaterinburg. The Urals Federal University’s specialists designed an uncrewed vehicle, which will deliver fuel, including gas, to electric energy sources in the Arctic, the University’s Center on Cooperation with Industries’ Deputy Director Alexander Cherepanov told TASS. ...

Arkhangelsk. Research facilities on the Flora Cape, Franz Josef Land, will switch to using renewable energy sources (RES) by 2021. Presently, the national park’s other three research facilities are backed up with alternative energy sources, the Russian Ministry of Natural ...

Moscow. Wärtsilä Oyj Abp, Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, has started introducing new developments and technologies to Azerbaijan, the company told Trend. "In the energy sector, we are ...

Baku. China is expected to become the largest energy storage market in Asia Pacific by 2024, Trend reports citing Wood Mackenzie. “China’s cumulative energy storage capacity is projected to skyrocket from 489 megawatts (MW) or 843 megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2017 to 12. 5 gigawatts ...

Beijing. Chinese scientists have invented a honeycomb-style polypropylene material that can soak up oil from water more cheaply and efficiently than some popular established methods. The material according to a press release, is essentially foam with a rough surface and a tubular structure ...

Moscow. A two-year female polar bear that came out to people in search of food was rescued in Norilsk with help of Rosneft Oil Company and the Wildlife Conservation and Research Society. Due to the severe physical exhaustion of the animal, the specialists had to perform an operation to save her ...

Baku. The revenues of Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR from the sale of oil reached 58. 5 billion manats in 2018 compared to 56. 59 billion manats in 2017, Trend reports referring to the company's consolidated financial report for 2018. According to the report, 40. 1 billion manats ...

Singapore. Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid a global economic slowdown that is starting to hit oil demand, triggering calls in producer club OPEC for supply cuts to be extended. Front-month Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $60. 88 at 0038 GMT. That ...

London. BP will face pressure at a meeting next week to set tougher targets to combat climate change, the latest signal from investors that they want the oil and gas industry to do more to clean up its act. After BP’s 2018 carbon emissions rose to their highest in six years, the ...

Kiev. Ukraine should brace for fuel shortages following Russia’s introduction of a ban on the export of oil and oil products, economic analyst Alexander Okhrimenko has said. "The ban will take effect on June 1. Fuel shortages will follow, " he said on the 112 Ukraine TV on ...

Moscow. State Expert Review Agency approved of LUKOIL's oil spill response technology. Based on the use of absorbents and biotechnologies, the company's new development is designed specifically for marine and freshwater ecosystems of the Arctic region. As the pilot testing proves, the ...

Baku. Azerbaijan has invited Chinese companies to cooperate in the field of alternative energy, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said, Trend reports with reference to the Energy Ministry. Shahbazov made the remarks in Beijing at the meeting with Head of China’s National ...

Berlin. German prosecutors have brought charges against former Volkswagen (VW) Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn over his role in the diesel emissions-cheating scandal. Four other managers were also indicted in the case. They “are accused of multiple crimes realized in a single ...