Energy Efficiency
Smart Ecology Projects Were Presented in Astana
Nearly 35 technological projects in digital transformation were presented at the IoT World Summit Eurasia in Astana. New startups in ‘Industry 4.0,’ ‘Smart Cities’ and…
Can China head off its looming water crisis?
Over the last 40 years the Chinese Communist Party has shown itself flexible in meeting the challenges of reforming a once sclerotic system. It has…
Norilsk Nickel’s Kola MMC Begins Ambitious $400 million Modernization Project
The Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (the Murmansk Region, a part of Nornickel), which produced nickel and copper, and which is Russia’s only producer of…
Norilsk Nickel and PhosAgro Plans to Use Alternative Energy in Arctic
Russian mining companies, working in the polar region, will adopt the Western counterparts’ experience in production’s automation, director for technical development at the Apatit Company…
Lukoil Shares its Experience in Environmental Risk Management
LUKOIL representatives participated in a conference titled “Environmental modernization of the Russian industrial sector” following the Year of Ecology results. The speakers included Vladimir Burmatov,…
New Ecological Equipment launched at Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant
Russian steel holding Mechel, reports that Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant launched new ecological equipment in its high strength wire workshop. The upgrade enabled the plant to…
Buildings must be the foundation of a green city
Densely-populated cities are good for the environment in many ways. Condominiums and apartment buildings are more efficiently and easily heated and cooled. Public transport systems…
Arctic transport: what needs to be changed
Russia’s Arctic regions expect subsidies for reconstruction and renovation of runways at small regional airfields, and they need assistance in putting together a concept for…