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What if we could heat our schools using only the sun? Eni's concentrated thermodynamic solar power technology has the potential to keep schools warm using renewable energy. That innovation and more were invented by Eni's budding researchers in this video series that imagines new uses for technology.

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FILE PHOTO: Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport before the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, in Beijing, China September 3, 2024.
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Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski speaks during a press conference.

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