Top Stories Of The Week: Feb 8-12
A roundup of this week's top stories
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German aerospace startup RFA offers stiff competition for SpaceX
Munich-based aerospace company OHB has laid out plans to build a rocket that can transport satellites into Earth's orbit far cheaper than its competitors in order to be able to corner a future market...
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RuralDorset project to introduce 5G agri-robots
British sustainable farming company Small Robot Company (SRC) has entered into a partnership with 5G RuralDorset to introduce 5G-powered agri-robots to improve connectivity and farming efficiency...
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Elon Musk announces $100m XPrize competition for best carbon capture tech
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has elaborated on his pledge to offer a $100 million (€82.5 million) reward for the best carbon capture project in a pledge to exit the fossil fuel industry...
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Mongolia calls for Rio Tinto to cancel copper mine expansion
The Mongolian government has called on Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto to cancel the agreement governing the $6.75 billion expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in the Gobi Desert...
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1 million EV charging stations required in EU by 2024, standards groups claim
The European Union has been told over one million electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be required by 2024 in order to meet the demand following the energy transition as many major automakers ramp up production in the wake of the...
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Norway now Europe's largest energy exporter, overtaking France
Norway has overtaken France to become the biggest net exporter of energy in Europe in the second half of 2020 according to a new report on the European electricity market by energy data analyst EnAppSys...
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EC President claims responsibility for Irish-UK vaccine export ban
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has claimed full responsibility for overriding the Brexit bill with a vaccine import ban that would have muddied the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with a vaccine...