ISKENDERUN, Türkiye, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China Daily:

How is a power plant’s environmental performance measured? At Iskenderun Bay in Türkiye, the answer from SPIC’s Hunutlu Power Plant is not a slogan but a design drawing, a construction halt during nesting season and a set of continuously monitored nest data.

On the beaches of Iskenderun Bay, from late spring to autumn each year, protected green sea turtles return to nest. Oğuz Türkozan, a local sea turtle protection expert, has monitored the core area for years. His assessment: the turtle population in the area remains stable, “which is inseparable from the local power plant’s conservation efforts.”

In recent years, Türkozan has recorded about 50 nests along more than a kilometer of coastline, nearly 10 more than before the plant was commissioned. In recent monitoring, the beach near the plant has recorded a high of more than 60 nests, indicating the nesting ground is in good ecological condition.

Shanghai Electric Power made maintaining the ecology of the nearby sea turtle reserve a precondition at the project planning and design stage. Zhang Qingbin, director of the Hunutlu Power Plant, said that at the beginning of construction design, under the guidance of local sea turtle experts, the nearby transport trestle and access roads were optimized into a long-span truss bridge, so that the turtle nesting area would not be affected.

Turtle protection was also incorporated into the plant’s entire construction and operation cycle. During nesting season, related operations nearby are voluntarily suspended and strong night lighting is controlled to ensure that nesting and hatchlings’ entry into the sea are not disturbed. Before each breeding season, the plant invites experts such as Türkozan to brief employees and organizes beach cleanups to create a better environment for hatchlings to reach the sea. These visible and participatory conservation actions also respond to local villagers’ environmental concerns and have helped the plant win growing local trust.

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Delivered as part of ESA’s Space Resilience Nodes initiative, the services will help the State Fire Service and crisis management teams anticipate floods, track active fires, and monitor river ice through winter and spring.

WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, and the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN) announced a contract under which ICEYE will supply flood, wildfire, and river ice monitoring to Civil Security Hub Poland (CS Hub PL), Poland’s node in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Resilience Nodes initiative. The agreement gives CS Hub PL standing access to ICEYE disaster monitoring under a subscription model, rather than requiring services to be activated separately for each event. The contract is part of ESA’s European Resilience from Space for Earth Observation (ERS-EO) initiative, which aims to give Europe reliable, secure, timely, “always on” access to independent space-based information during natural disasters and other crises.

A Space Resilience Node gives national crisis management and civil protection authorities rapid access to space-based data and services, delivered into the tools and workflows they already use. In Poland, that node is CS Hub PL, led by the Crisis Information Centre of CBK PAN, with ICEYE among its partners. The Hub combines satellite data, drone imagery, and expert knowledge into ready-to-use information for public services responding to crises, and its experience is informing the nodes now being developed in other European countries.

Under the contract, ICEYE will deliver its full Flood Solutions Suite to CS Hub PL, providing intelligence across the flood lifecycle. Flood Early Warning forecasts large-scale flooding up to four days in advance. As an event develops, Flood Rapid Impact maps flood extent within hours and can update as often as every three hours. Flood Insights then provides more detailed observed flood data, including extent, water depth, and building-level impacts, within 24 hours of a flood’s peak, with daily updates as conditions evolve.

ICEYE will also provide a wildfire pilot service that combines OroraTech’s thermal detection capabilities with radar and optical satellite data to track active fires, assess building damage through smoke and darkness, and map the area burned once a fire is out. During winter and spring, ICEYE will provide a river ice monitoring service for validation in Poland, tracking ice formation and movement to give Polish authorities earlier visibility into conditions that can contribute to ice-jam flooding.

The contract builds on earlier collaboration between ICEYE, CBK PAN, and ESA, including operational support during Storm Boris in September 2024, an activation already communicated under the Civil Security Hub name. ICEYE delivered flood data every 24 hours to CBK PAN’s Crisis Information Centre, which passed the data to the State Fire Service, regional and local crisis management teams, and hydrological services. Flood Rapid Impact was the main source of flood information during the first four days of the event, according to the Crisis Information Centre. ICEYE developed and matured these flood and wildfire services with ESA and CBK PAN through the COSMOS project under ESA’s Civil Security from Space initiative. ICEYE’s flood monitoring was further developed for Polish end users through CS Hub PL’s Innovation Pipeline-as-a-Service.

ICEYE’s flood intelligence is already used by government and emergency management organizations around the world, and the company has captured and analyzed more than 600 flood events globally. ICEYE’s synthetic aperture radar satellites can image the ground through clouds, rain, smoke, and darkness, helping provide timely disaster intelligence when aircraft and optical satellites may be limited. ICEYE has launched more than 80 satellites to date.

“Poland, working with ESA, has shown how a Space Resilience Node works in practice, and Civil Security Hub Poland is a strong model for the nodes being built across Europe,” said Andy Read, Vice President, Government Solutions, ICEYE. “The European Space Agency has set a clear goal: a resilient, sovereign, and responsive European capability that delivers trusted information when and where it is most needed. When a flood or wildfire hits, civil protection teams need to see what is happening on the ground within hours, through clouds and smoke, and inside the systems they already use. As more European countries build their own Space Resilience Nodes, we look forward to supporting them alongside CS Hub PL.”

“During Storm Boris, ICEYE flood data reached our crisis management partners within hours, in the first critical days of the event,” said Jakub Ryzenko, Head of Civil Security Hub Poland and of the Crisis Information Centre of CBK PAN. “With ICEYE services now available through Civil Security Hub Poland, we can offer the State Fire Service, regional crisis teams, and hydrological services this capability before, during, and after an event.”

Under the agreement, Polish Space Resilience Node teams can support partner countries upon request, extending the value of Poland’s national capability across the region. ESA’s wider Space Resilience Nodes initiative is designed to support pooling and sharing of interoperable capabilities among national nodes, including during cross-border and multi-agency disaster response. ICEYE will continue to work with ESA and CS Hub PL as that wider framework develops.

About ICEYE

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.

ICEYE owns the world’s largest and most advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.

ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defense and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.

Natively European, founded in Finland. ICEYE operates globally with over 1,500 employees.

We’re a growing international team of builders. iceye.com/joinus

About Civil Security Hub Poland

Civil Security Hub Poland (CS Hub PL) combines satellite data, drone technologies, innovative solutions and expert knowledge into ready-to-use tools that help public services respond to crises quickly, effectively and safely. As part of the European Space Agency’s Space Resilience Nodes initiative, the Hub works with public administration and emergency services to respond faster and more effectively to threats such as floods and fires. It also works with technology providers to develop products that strengthen civil security. Its Innovation Pipeline-as-a-Service model gives new solutions a place to be tested and deployed against real operational needs, and it builds users’ skills through training and trials based on realistic scenarios. CS Hub PL was initiated and is operated by the Crisis Information Centre of the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CIK CBK PAN), together with CloudFerro, ICEYE, the Warsaw University of Technology and the European Space Foundation. Learn more and subscribe to the newsletter at www.cshub.pl.

About the Crisis Information Centre of the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CIK CBK PAN)

The Crisis Information Centre (CIK) grew out of the work of CBK PAN’s remote sensing specialists during the 2010 floods, when they gathered imagery from Europe’s then-emerging Copernicus satellite system. As the initiator and operator of Civil Security Hub Poland, CIK verifies the quality of products and services developed within the Hub and supports end users. It also works with the European Space Foundation to promote the use of satellite technologies for civil security. During the September 2024 floods, CIK launched dedicated satellite monitoring and delivered data and reports every few hours to the State Fire Service, crisis management centres and IMGW-PIB. CIK is part of the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN). CBK PAN is headquartered in Warsaw, has operated since 1977, and researches near-Earth space, the Solar System and the Earth using space technologies and satellite techniques. It has developed more than 90 research instruments flown in space, including Poland’s first scientific satellites, Lem and Heweliusz. More at https://cbkpan.pl/en/.

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Higher oil-import dependence is associated with an extra 0.25 percentage point GDP loss two years after an oil supply shockElectric vehicles are estimated to displace 1.9 million barrels per day of oil demand in 2026, yet create new dependencies on China, which dominates nearly all parts of the clean tech supply chain

ANTALYA, Türkiye , Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today releases a new report, Adopting Clean Technologies: The Energy Resilience Dividend. Released during COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, the report explores how clean technology adoption can strengthen countries’ economic, energy and geostrategic resilience by reducing exposure to imported fossil fuels and global fossil fuel shocks, while also creating new external dependencies, particularly on China.

In the report, the S&P Global Institute brings together joint analysis from S&P Global Energy and S&P Global Ratings. The analysis covers nine advanced economies, plus case studies of Europe and China.

Key highlights:

Lower oil-import dependence is associated with greater economic resilience: Countries that rely less on oil imports reduce GDP impact of oil supply shocks by around 0.25 percentage points.Europe’s renewables expansion has helped reduce exposure to energy shocks: EU non-hydro renewable generation is up nearly 340 terawatt-hours (TWh) since 2021, 70% more than the 2016–2021 increase, and European clean tech investment in 2026 is expected to more than double 2021 levels.Electric vehicles are reducing exposure to oil demand and price shocks: S&P Global Energy estimates battery electric and plug-in hybrid light vehicles (EVs) on the road globally will displace 1.9 million barrels per day of oil demand in 2026, nearly 2% of global oil demand.China’s EV scale is extending resilience beyond its domestic market: China exported nearly 2.5 million EVs in the first half of 2026, more than double the year-earlier period.Clean technology creates new strategic dependencies: China dominates nearly all parts of the clean tech supply chain, from mining and processing of key metals and minerals to components and technologies, making supply chain diversification increasingly important to macroeconomic resilience.

“Our analysis suggests clean technology investment can deliver benefits that extend beyond climate objectives by strengthening countries’ resilience to energy supply and price shocks,” said Marion Amiot, Head of Climate Economics, S&P Global Ratings. “But the nature of energy security is also changing. As economies electrify, managing concentrated supply chains and new external dependencies will become an increasingly important part of the resilience equation.”

“Energy, geopolitics, technology and capital flows can no longer be understood in silos, and this report shows why,” said Alexandra Dimitrijevic, Head of the S&P Global Institute. “By bringing together expertise from across S&P Global, the Institute helps leaders see how these forces connect and plan with greater confidence.”

To read the full report, visit: https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/special-reports/adopting-clean-technologies-the-energy-resilience-dividend

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Notes to Editors:

This is a thought leadership report issued by S&P Global. This report does not constitute a rating action, neither was it discussed by a rating committee.

About the S&P Global Institute
The S&P Global Institute is S&P Global’s new center for enterprise-wide thought leadership.

The Institute delivers insight on the complex and interconnected challenges facing today’s global leaders. Geopolitics, artificial intelligence, energy transition, and capital flows can no longer be understood in silos. They are colliding to fundamentally reshape the markets and the global economy.

To navigate this complexity, the Institute brings together data, research, and specialized expertise from across the entire S&P Global enterprise (Ratings, Energy, Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices).

Operating at the intersection of capital markets, technology, energy, economy and geopolitics, we are dedicated to connecting the dots on these structural transformations, delivering the forward-looking perspectives that clients and decision-makers need to lead with confidence.

To find out more and read the full report, visit: spglobal.com/en/research-insights

About S&P Global
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) enables businesses, governments, and individuals with trusted data, expertise and technology to make decisions with conviction. We are Advancing Essential Intelligence through world-leading benchmarks, data, and insights that customers need in order to plan confidently, act decisively, and thrive economically in a rapidly changing global landscape.  

From helping our customers assess new investments across the capital and commodities markets to guiding them through the energy expansion, acceleration of artificial intelligence, and evolution of public and private markets, we enable the world’s leading organizations to unlock opportunities, solve challenges, and plan for tomorrow – today. Learn more at www.spglobal.com

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