Daily Archives: 28.04.2022

The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute has published a 2021 survey of the hydrometeorological processes in the North Polar Area of the Earth. The monitoring results confirm the general tendency towards warming in high latitudes. A positive anomaly of the mean annual air temperature in the Arctic zone in 2021 did not change, and the temperature exceeded the norm by 2.9°С. At the same time, we should note a decrease in the temperature increase rate.

The Indian Institute of Technology and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) have created a special amine solvent consuming 31 percent less energy than the conventional monoethanolamine in the process of absorbing CO2. The development is under testing at the CO2 capture plant operated by the Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) established by NTPC in 2009.

Rosatom and Nornickel have entered into an agreement providing possibility of joint development of the Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit, the Murmansk Region, and further deep processing of lithium raw materials.

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) commissioned the 3.4 megawatt (MW) Muloza hydropower plant (HPP) in April, which will power 2,800 households in the cities of Phalombe, Mulanye and Thiolo, the south of the country. Launching of the HPP is part of the Malawian government’s project of bringing 1 GW of new capacity by 2025.