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MAY 12, 2021

Our battery systems and energy management software solution significantly increase the total energy efficiency compared to standalone fuel cell modules, reducing the total cost of ownership. —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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APRIL 20, 2016

In a cost-shared program supported by the US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) of the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA), a team at Battelle is demonstrating a new, hybrid, direct coal-to-liquids process for producing jet fuel using biomass-derived coal solvents.

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MAY 17, 2021

The researchers are currently targeting commercially valuable red algal eucheumatoid species, which are primarily cultivated in East Africa and Asia. To date, eucheumatoids have been difficult to propagate in a cost-effective manner and production has been limited to easily accessible areas near shore. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2023

The feedstocks can include a blend of waste wood from managed forests, construction waste, paper, cardboard, and other common household and commercial waste. Shorter distances between the feedstock supply and the plant also reduce transportation costs. FLEX plants are built closer to the suppliers and their customers.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Acquiring Carbon Engineering aligns with Occidental’s integrated net-zero strategy and provides Occidental, through its 1PointFive subsidiary, the opportunity to rapidly advance DAC technology breakthroughs and accelerate deployment of DAC as a large-scale, cost effective, global carbon removal solution. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JULY 15, 2016

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. Airlines around the world have conducted more than 2,500 passenger flights using various forms of aviation biofuel since it was approved for commercial use in 2011. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 11, 2023

As supply scales up and moves from areas with abundant and renewable energy to demand centers, long transmission lines will be a necessity and these pipelines would require larger diameters and higher pressure for cost effectiveness and consequently higher steel grades. Europe, with its extensive gas grid, is well placed to make the jump.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2016

The SDC approach could take as much as $60 out of that cost. If applied across 17 million new vehicles sold annually in the US, the value of the precious metal cost reduction could reach $1 billion in that market alone. With ever-increasing emission requirements, this could help offset a potential cost increase for customers.

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JULY 1, 2021

In the LFP scenario, BloombergNEF increases LFP’s share of stationary storage deployments in 2030 from 23% to 53% at the cost of the highest nickel chemistries. Manganese supply recovers strongly: Manganese production in South Africa in April increased by 208% year on year. The market has recovered strongly from the impact of Covid-19.

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JUNE 26, 2009

and the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (Wits) signed an exclusive representation agreement to commercialize the Fischer-Tropsch-based fuel and chemical production process developed by the Centre of Materials and Process Synthesis (COMPS) located at The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

It also has one of the highest wind and solar photovoltaic power generation and production capacity in Europe, and at the lowest cost. The ports of Algeciras and Huelva are two key locations on the export and maritime traffic routes both to northern Europe and to Asia and Africa. Of these, 1,000 will be direct employment opportunities.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

On top of pandemic-related supply chain issues, inflation, high transport costs and raw material prices have made battery cells more expensive over the last year. Europe— even with additional upside from recent policy advances—the Middle East and Africa are set to lag behind their counterparts.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

signed a collaboration agreement with Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale ( CIMV ), a developer of processes for the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals, to commercialize second-generation biofuel and bio-based chemical technology. Enzyme company Dyadic International, Inc.

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JUNE 29, 2019

into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. It’s a capital-light solution that takes advantage of technology that has been commercialized for decades. Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa. Earlier post.). Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

Working together with Ford and Volkswagen, Argo AI’s self-driving system (SDS) is the first with commercial deployment plans for Europe and the US. Scaling our MEB drives down development costs for zero-emissions vehicles, allowing for a broader and faster global adoption of electric vehicles. Equal Shareholders in Argo AI.

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JULY 31, 2011

The proposed facility would deliver local supply security of advanced technologies for water desalination and water re-use for potable, non-potable and industrial water serving Saudi Arabia, the surrounding Middle East and North Africa region and emerging markets worldwide. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 8, 2021

Silmet has been separating rare earths into commercial value-added products for more than 50 years. Chemours will supply Energy Fuels with a minimum quantity of 2,500 tons per annum of natural monazite ore produced in the state of Georgia, and elsewhere in the southeast US.

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MARCH 22, 2011

The consortium also will seek to lower overall sustainability certification costs. Research projects will commence in April 2011 and the scope of work over the next two years will include projects in China, Africa, the EU, Latin America, North America and Australasia.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 8, 2024

Her team created a suite of low-cost medical devices, the NEST360 newborn tool kit, to improve neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa. Improving neonatal care in sub-Saharan Africa In 2007 Richards-Kortum, Oden, and their team began developing technology to improve neonatal health care and reduce death rates in sub-Saharan Africa.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

In Africa, 450 million people, more than 70% of the total rural population, remain unconnected to transport infrastructure and systems. More than 1 billion people worldwide still lack adequate access to an all-weather road, especially in developing countries, including countries in special situations.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

a trading and investing company that recently announced investments in Pinnacle Mobility, an electric bus and small commercial vehicle manufacturer, is now looking at facilitating its exports to African, Middle Eastern, and European countries within the next 3–4 years. Japan-headquartered Mitsui & Co. “But it’s significant.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2011

This effort will focus on the downstream processing of isobutanol to paraffinic kerosene (jet fuel) for jet engine testing, airline suitability flights and advancing commercial deployment. However, Gevo projects that its isobutanol production process will provide a cost-effective source of biomass-derived isobutanol. Gevo, Inc.,

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JULY 6, 2012

The global market for light-duty (LD) natural gas vehicles (NGVs)—including passenger cars, light-duty trucks and commercial vehicles—will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2% There is very little demand for NGVs outside of Egypt in Africa. between 2012 and 2019, reaching 3.2

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MAY 9, 2009

billion) for fiscal 2010 (ending 31 March 2010), Toyota Motor Corporation said it will try to recover through a more selective deployment of its resources, with a focus on hybrids, compacts and cost-reduction. In Central and South America, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East etc., Hit with an operating loss of ¥461 billion (US$4.7

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APRIL 17, 2024

But now it’s 2024, and Zipline is expanding into commercial drone delivery in the United States, including into urban areas, and hitting some recent milestones. That includes a handful of countries in Africa, as well as Japan and Europe. So in Africa, it’s really exciting. Your range and long range and low cost.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

Houston-based Biofuels Power Corporation ( BFLS ) has signed a letter of intent with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (Africa) (Pty) Ltd and Liberty GTL, Inc. The purpose of the GTL Pilot Plant is to commercially demonstrate converting stranded natural gas resources to synthetic crude oil.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Other significant findings of IEO2019 include: Manufacturing centers are shifting toward Africa and South Asia, especially India, resulting in energy consumption growth in those regions. Falling generation costs, energy consumption growth, and policy work together to shift the electricity generation mix.

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MARCH 8, 2023

As part of the vertical integration strategy, Elcora has developed a cost-effective process to purify high-quality battery metals and minerals that are commercially scalable. Elcora can process, refine, and produce battery related minerals and metals.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

With eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet platform, users can remotely schedule and control the “greenest” and most cost-effective times to charge their EVs. These balancing services can provide additional revenue streams for EV owners, potentially lowering the total cost of ownership of these vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Overall, declining costs for solar and wind played a considerable factor in the fall in absolute dollar investment in emerging economies. Most notably, Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Morocco led the rankings with a combined investment of $16 billion in 2018. Inflows to clean energy projects in India and Brazil slipped $2.4

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. A paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Materials. —Huang et al.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Both SBI and Mascoma say they have made significant progress towards commercialization and collectively have development partners in the US, Canada, China, Brazil and South Africa, all of which will benefit from the combination.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

The Africa/Middle East countries will see very little uptake due to the high cost of electric buses and infrastructure, the report finds. Current hybrid buses can cost around $200,000 more than a comparable diesel bus, depending on the bus specifications. would purchase 500 battery electric buses.

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APRIL 7, 2015

The pickup will feature a double cab and will be targeted both at personal-use and commercial customers. The primary target markets for the truck are Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. The vehicle will have all of Mercedes Benz’ distinctive characteristics and features.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. The OECD represents the developed economies.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

West Africa's burgeoning oil industry has a pirate problem. 5 Nigerian pirates stormed a Panamanian-flagged Ukrainian tanker, the Westaf, anchored off Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, according to the Sovfracht Maritime Bulletin published in Kiev. The cost of this protection will, of course, be borne by American taxpayers.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

Developing low-cost, non-petroleum fertilizers is a key to achieving reductions in carbon emissions from any biofuel source. The development of low-cost, non-petroleum fertilizers is one of the keys to achieving genuine carbon emissions reductions from any biofuel source. who has been engaged as special advisor to the project.

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