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Botswana Invites Local & International Companies To Express An Interest In Manufacturing EVs In The Country

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The Government of Botswana, through the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) invites local and international companies with track records and relevant experience to express their interest in manufacturing electric vehicles and related components in Botswana.

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Sasol and Origin Energy form JV for coal bed methane exploration in Botswana

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Sasol recently signed a joint venture agreement with Australia-based Origin Energy Limited for the purposes of exploring for coal bed methane (CBM) in Botswana. The partners say that discovery of large volumes of CBM in Botswana could be used to generate power and liquid fuels in southern Africa.

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UMTRI study shows wide global variability in GHG emissions from operating an EV

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L/100 km) for a BEV; on the other extreme are Botswana and Gibraltar (which generate 100% of their electricity from coal and oil), each with 29.0 country-specific electricity production by fuel source compiled by the International Energy Agency. MPG ghg (0.05 MPG ghg (8.1 The corresponding value for the US is 55.4 MPG ghg (4.2

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Providing cancer care to underserved communities Richards-Kortum became interested in developing technology for underserved communities in Africa in 2006 after attending the opening of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi. The experience changed her life, she says.

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