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Emirates dedicates 100th A380 livery to Sheikh Zayed

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DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates unveiled a special tribute to the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, with a bespoke livery for its 100th A380 carrying one of his most memorable images. The unique livery is the first time Emirates will feature a customised decal of a well-known public figure, ...

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Exxon spends $1bn a year in green energy research

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Bloomberg One of the world’s biggest oil companies is working on hundreds of low-carbon energy projects, from algae engineered to bloom into biofuels and cells that turn emissions into electricity. The work by Exxon Mobil Corp. includes research on environmentally-friendly technologies in five to 10 key areas, according to Vice President of Research and Development Vijay Swarup. While any commercial ...

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Renewables begin to crush aging US nukes, coal plants

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Bloomberg Building solar and wind farms has started to become a cheaper proposition than running aging coal and nuclear generators in parts of the US, according to financial adviser Lazard Ltd. Take wind: Building and operating a utility-scale farm costs $30 to $60 a megawatt-hour over its lifetime, and that can drop to as low as $14 when factoring in ...

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