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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Waste heat is used to generate electricity, making Enefit shale oil plants net producers of electricity. Besides Estonia, countries with large oil shale reserves include Australia, Brazil, China and Russia. Ash, as a processing residue, is clean and has several applications in cement production and the construction industry.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% billion, a 10-year low; biomass and waste-to-energy dropping 10% to $8.4 Biomass Fuels Power Generation Solar Wind' Investment in developing countries, at $131.3

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