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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock.

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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A methanation plant expansion to the existing power-to-gas (PtG) facility in Falkenhagen, Germany has officially opened as part of the international €28-million (US$33.5-million) Construction on the methanation plant began in July 2017. million) STORE&GO research project. All work was completed on schedule.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy investment for the year so far running a modest 2% below that in the first nine months of 2017—leaving open the possibility that 2018 as a whole will end up matching last year’s total, particularly if a few more multibillion-dollar offshore wind deals are concluded before Christmas.

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Revealed: Jupiter’s Secret Power Source

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The solar system’s biggest planet has a big problem You are orbiting Jupiter, 779 million km from the sun, where physics and logic say it ought to be very, very cold. If solar heating were the only factor at play, the planet's upper atmosphere would average 70 degrees below zero Celsius. Winds in the cloud bands reach 500 km/h.

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Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

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A new study , commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping and prepared by Professor Dr. Stefan Ulreich from Germany’s University of Applied Sciences, finds that the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use. billion in 2017 to $1.6

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. Only AIDS causes more deaths. billion IQ points across the continent.

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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The second volume, the World Gas and Renewables Review , focused on natural gas and renewables sources (solar, wind and biofuels), will be published in autumn. The US also broke into the international crude trade, doubling export volumes and entering that top ten ranking. recorded in 2013-2017.