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India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is preparing to revolutionize global industry by building four giant plants for the production of photovoltaic modules, batteries, fuel cells, as well as electrolyzers for producing hydrogen.

The Chinese decided to use the promising superheavy carrier "Changzheng-9" in the creation of a space solar power plant. It will be located at an altitude of almost 36 thousand kilometers and transmit the collected energy to the Earth.

China plans to extract gigawatts of energy from space

Chinese scientists want to receive megawatts and gigawatts of energy from space. To do this, they plan to put a huge power plant into geostationary orbit.

After a successful series of tests with the participation of auto giants Hyundai and Toyota, many global automakers began to show increased interest in hydrogen-fueled cars.

On June 17, Andrey Pokhodaev, Senior Managing Director for Investment Activities of RUSNANO Management Company, took part in the session "Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Development" of the Forbes conference "Sustainable Development. Profitably together."

Shvabe Holding's Polyus Research Institute and Petroengineering have signed a cooperation agreement providing for the implementation of a major project for the production of equipment for oil production, the press service of Rostec State Corporation, which includes the holding, reports.

The Norwegian company Windcatching Systems (WCS), together with the oil and gas company Aibel, has developed a unique wind-catching system. It is a giant grid with a height of 325 meters with many small wind turbines (about 120), arranged in a staggered order. Similar to conventional land-based wind turbines, the Windcatcher is attached to the sea floor by metal piles.

The video diary of innovations of the forum “Army 2021 " is a series of video broadcasts about innovative products of the most advanced enterprises of the military-industrial complex. The broadcasts will be held from August 23 to 27, 2021, during the Army-2021 forum, and are aimed at the heads of the main enterprises and the command of the Ministry of Defense.

Dr. Rachid Yazami, best known for inventing a graphite anode for use inside lithium-ion batteries, said he has developed a technology that can charge electric vehicles in just 10 minutes.

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has delivered a gas pumping unit GPA-4RMP to the gas field of the Novatek Group, the press service of the UEC reports.

We are talking about using electricity to decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen, and then by combining them again to obtain electricity and fresh water

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the automotive corporation Honda Motor have agreed to jointly develop a system that allows a closed-loop scheme to provide energy, oxygen and water to future orbital stations and objects on extraterrestrial bodies.

Green energy giants are facing a shortage of skilled workers to help them implement ambitious development plans, writes Bloomberg.

RUSNANO and the company" H2 Clean Energy " at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum signed an agreement on the joint development of projects in the field of hydrogen energy.

Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov, commenting on the statement of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about the lack of funds for the maintenance of the army, said that the country "does not need an army."

The European Commission plans to allocate 2.7 million euros to support the Belarusian state bodies controlling the Belarusian NPP, writes RT with reference to the relevant tender.

A successful physical launch of the T-15MD tokamak took place at the Kurchatov Institute, which became the first new thermonuclear installation in Russia in 20 years. It is expected that it will carry out both experiments in the framework of the ITER thermonuclear reactor project, and experiments in the framework of the development of a hybrid reactor, TASS reports.

The United Engine Corporation (UEC, Rostec) has manufactured four NK-36ST industrial engines for the Novosindorskaya compressor station of the Ukhta-Torzhok gas pipeline, the corporation said.

The US authorities have declared a regional emergency in connection with the suspension of the work of the largest operator of the United States, Colonial Pipeline, engaged in the transportation of fuel through the pipeline.

Earlier, the head of Roscosmos said that RSC Energia has set a task to ensure the readiness of the first base module for the station in 2025

The Science and Energy Module (NEM), which was created for the ISS, will be redesigned for the Russian space station. This was reported to journalists by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

KRET Holding of Rostec State Corporation with the support of the Industrial Development Fund (VEB Group.Russia) will launch the first mass production of ultra-fast charging stations (UBZS) for public electric transport in Russia. The devices are characterized by increased speed of operation, their cost is 20% lower than imported analogues.