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BP makes second significant gas discovery in Egypt’s East Mediterranean Sea; follows confirmation of $12B investment in West Nile Delta

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BP Egypt announced another important gas discovery in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta. The estimated potential in the concession exceeds 5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) and we now have a positive starting point for the next possible major project in Egypt after BP’s West Nile Delta project. West Nile Delta.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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That’s according to 2023 IEEE President Saifur Rahman , who was among the speakers from engineering organizations at the COP27 event held in Egypt in November. The fuel can be used to power cars, supply electricity, and heat homes, all with zero carbon emissions. The whole world is one grid. Many countries already do so.

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COP27 Ends – How can Smart Energy Management for EV Charging Help?

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Held in Egypt from November 6 – 20, COP27 extended closing by more than a day to reach an agreement that developed nations will provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. Smart energy management works by optimizing the use of existing grid capacity.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. Even South Africa, by far the best-supplied country south of the Sahara, suffers from frequent blackouts.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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Supply chain issues and delivery delays also disrupt EV sales in some regions, making it harder for consumers to take receive their new EVs. IEA states that cities that started adopting EVs early may also face electricity grid congestion as electricity infrastructure catches up to the new level of electricity demand.