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“Global Energy” creates new award for Russian academics
The Global Energy Association (registered in Moscow and responsible for the international prize of the same name) has created a new award specifically for Russian academics – to be presented for their contributions to the development of energy in the country: The Honorary Diploma of the Association.
Rae Kwon Chung: Russia plays an important role in the global energy transition
Rae Kwon Chung, Chairman of the Global Energy international Prize Award Committee and winner of the Nobel Peace prize, addressed the third online meeting of experts for “The energy transition to the post-Covid world.”
Ten key ideas in energy – an answer to the most important questions in society and the economy
The Global Energy Association presented its first annual report “Ten breakthrough ideas in energy for the next 10 years”– written by academics from countries throughout the world. The report is a reflection of the principal branches of research directed at the campaign against global climate change.
Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools
For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no such a thing as remote learning,” the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as the agency launched a new report outlining the limitations of remote learning and exposing the deep inequalities in access.
The Conventional Energy Category Nominees
The shortlist for the 2020 Global Energy Prize Conventional Energy category includes scientists from China, USA, Italy, and Australia. Their works are related to a wide range of domains from the oil to the nuclear industry, and all of them are focused on the energy system efficiency improvement.
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.
