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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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Since then, Veolia has more than 450 installations worldwide for mills in Brazil, Indonesia, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa and several European countries. The €50-million investment is supported by a grant from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment. Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski plant.

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Sibanye-Stillwater investing $490M to create 50:50 JV with ioneer for US-based Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron project

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South Africa-based Sibanye-Stillwater will establish. emissions and water usage perspective relative to other projects; and. Development of the greater pit will start once the environmental permits for this development have been granted. mt lithium carbonate and 5.3 mt boric acid of Ore Reserves and 1.25 Quarry Stage 2.

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IEEE Foundation Day Marks a Half Century of Philanthropy

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For over 50 years, that first seed has been watered with members’ passion, values, and care. With nearly 200 projects established across sub-Saharan Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, IEEE Smart Village has benefited more than 1.4 The Foundation’s work has blossomed into meaningful, real-world impact. million people.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

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Thermal water can be green, orange, blue, yellow or turquoise. Several years ago, with the dream of making a book, I set out to learn and document how people around the world make use of thermal waters. Many told me about the ways they manage land and water as a collective. Heat ebbs and flows with each set of waves.

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Worldwatch report finds rapidly urbanizing populations face unique challenges

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This urban expansion will be especially burdensome for developing countries, where 82% of the world’s population currently lives, writes report author Grant Potter. Within the developing world, the vast majority of this urban growth is projected to occur in Asia and Africa. Asia far outstrips Africa in total population, with 4.2

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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Until recently, the residents of Melamchi, Nepal, cooked meals and heated water for bathing over a wood-burning stove. While attending IEEE Smart Village’s Power Africa conference in 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda, she met GHE founder Paras Loomba. A 200-liter solar water heater was installed in the school’s dormitory.

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BP Egypt announces significant gas discovery in deepwater Nile Delta

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It is the first well in the North Damietta Offshore concession granted in February 2010 and operated by BP. The well was drilled using the sixth-generation semi-submersible rig Maersk Discoverer in water depth of 649 meters (2,129 feet) and reaching a total depth of around 7,000 meters (22,966 feet).

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