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Aceleron, Zembo, Toyota Tsusho, & Mobility 54 Sign MOU At TICAD 8 To Catalyze Development Of E-Mobility Industry In Africa

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The Toyota Tsusho Group (TTC) has been working with people and societies in Africa under the philosophy of “WITH AFRICA FOR AFRICA” in various areas for a while now.

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Volvo Trucks South Africa Takes Its First Extra Heavy Electric Truck On A 600km Road Trip From Durban To Johannesburg

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One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced.

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Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

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The Ballard hydrogen fuel cell module will help power ultra-class mining haul trucks like this one at Anglo American’s Mogalakwena Platinum Group Metals mine in South Africa. Together with First Mode, we are continuing to demonstrate a viable pathway to decarbonize mining trucks by using Ballard’s leading hydrogen fuel cells.

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

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Particular opportunity for the Global South identified as net-zero fuel production costs expected to be up to 20% lower in Latin America and Africa. billion in 2019. The report indicates that this makes maritime a key enabler of the decarbonization of land-based industrial sectors. London, UK. Vancouver, Canada. 17th May 2022.

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Volvo Trucks Is Bringing Electric Trucks To South Africa!

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One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4,300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production […] In 2022, the number of heavy electric trucks on the roads in Europe and the United States grew faster than ever before.

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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. LNG imports reached 482 billion cubic meters in 2019, up 13% from 2018, and while this figure is expected to fall by around 4.2%

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HEI: world’s biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet

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In 2019, 1.7 Cities in Asia, Africa, and Eastern and Central Europe saw the greatest health im­pacts from PM 2.5 concentrations in the five most populous cities in each region in 2019. In 2019, 86% of the cities included in this report exceeded the WHO’s 10 µg/m 3 guideline for annual NO 2 exposure, impacting about 2.6

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