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The United States doubled the purchase of oil products from Russia
In the first half of 2020, the United States more than doubled its purchases of Russian oil products, RBC reported citing data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In just six months, the U.S. purchased 9.1 million tons of oil products from Russia, the largest volume in 16 years.
The Global Energy Prize laureates will be announced at a ceremony in Kaluga
The meeting of the International Global Energy Prize Award Committee, which will identify the winners of this year's prize, will be held on September 7. The ceremony of the announcement of the names of the laureates and a press conference will take place in Kaluga on September 8. The laureates will be on a video call during the event.
Russia will present its budget electric car in 2020
Russia's first electric car should appear later this year, said Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov in an interview. According to him, serial production of the car under the Zetta brand will start in Togliatti. The cost of a three-door car in a basic configuration should amount to 450 thousand rubles.
The number of solar power stations will more than double in 10 years
According to Fitch Solutions experts solar power capacity in the world will grow by 125% over the next ten years, mainly due to China, India and the U.S. These three countries will account for about two-thirds of all new solar capacity introduced until 2029. By this date, the sun will generate about 6% of all electricity in the world, compared to 2.7% in 2019.
The Energy Sector Survived
The Minister of Energy of Russia Alexander Novak in a conversation with the President of the Global Energy Association Sergey Brilev at the online conference "COVID-19: accelerating the transition to the energy of the future for all” assessed the prospects of the energy sector.
