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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

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Azerbaijan next week will garner much of the attention of the climate tech world, and not just because it will host COP29 , the United Nation’s giant annual climate change conference. As ambitious as Azerbaijan’s plans sound, longer undersea connections have been proposed. Long-distance lines would carry up to 1.5

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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Last November , w hen Azerbaijan hosted COP29 , the United Nations annual climate summit , i t was a sort of coming-out party for the country. Azerbaijan built its economy on its abundant fossil fuels. Masdar Over the past decade, though, Azerbaijan has tried to green up its energy sector.

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ADB approves $240M to help Kazakhstan modernize transport, improve connectivity

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Improved transport connectivity will help increase trade links between Kazakhstan and the markets in East Asia, the Caspian Sea region, and further to Europe. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $240.3-million million loan to help Kazakhstan modernize its transport system.

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Starlink opens offices in Azerbaijan

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Starlink opened offices in Azerbaijan in November. Filings from the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan published earlier this week show that Starlink Azerbaijan, LLC, a subsidiary of Starlink, was registered in Baku City Khatai district, on November 8th with an authorized capital of $100.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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100 includes the 27 Member States of the European Union, the European Union itself, as well as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia and Turkey.

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airBaltic will equip its fleet with Starlink

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Connectivity will be available to passengers who won’t have to visit a login page. Instead, they’ll connect directly to the network and use the service. We are glad to have found the right connectivity provider – SpaceX’s Starlink – that fits our needs and meets our wishes. The future is here!

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Showcasing IEEE’s Role in Combating Climate Change

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Representatives from more than 200 countries attended the November event, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Rahman pointed out IEEE Standards Association Industry Connections programs on green hydrogen , marine carbon dioxide removal , and low-carbon building electrical technology. Climate Change Conference (COP29).