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would include research into capturing
waste heat from power stations and stor-
ing it deep underground for use months
later by district heating systems.
Fortum, Russian System
Sign Agreement
Fortum’s Russian subsidiary OAO
Fortum and the Chelyabinsk Region
Administration have agreed to col-
laborate to improve energy efficiency
in the region through 2012. According
to a memorandum of intentions signed
during Russian Energy Minister Sergey
Shmatko’s visit to Finland Jan. 28, the
parties intend to partner to implement a
number of measures aimed at reducing
environmental impacts and promoting
efficient use of resources. The largest
project they will undertake is the auto-
mation and upgrade of the Chelyabinsk
district heating system, which will reduce
energy losses in the area by more than
30 percent and significantly decrease fuel
consumption and emissions.
