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BasiGo Awarded $1.5 Million Grant From USAID To Scale Up Clean Public Transport In Rwanda

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BasiGo, an e-mobility company that is working on bringing the future of clean, electric public transport to sub-Saharan Africa, recently. Million Grant From USAID To Scale Up Clean Public Transport In Rwanda appeared first on CleanTechnica. more] The post BasiGo Awarded $1.5

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Sasol and ITOCHU to partner on green ammonia and hydrogen

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South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. Japan is expected to be a large importer of green ammonia in the future.

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KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

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Now, in a joint project scheduled initially to run for three years, KIT and Wintershall Dea plan to lay the foundations for future industrial use of methane pyrolysis within the next three years. We are looking forward to this collaboration and are confident that we can make a major contribution to sustainable energy supply in the future.

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IEEE Foundation Day Marks a Half Century of Philanthropy

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The pillars are illuminate, educate, engage, energize, and future. With nearly 200 projects established across sub-Saharan Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, IEEE Smart Village has benefited more than 1.4 The future holds incredible possibilities for technology to improve lives. million people.

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NSF Awards Rutgers $7.6M for Sustainable Energy Development, Graduate Education

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers University two grants worth $6.4 million to extend practices developed under earlier NSF graduate research grants. The awards are the fifth and sixth IGERT grants NSF has awarded Rutgers over the past six years. The grant is valued at up to $3.2

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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The automotive industry is facing a wide range of quality problems, a phenomenon not seen in the 37-year history of the IQS The industry is at a major crossroad and the path each manufacturer chooses is paramount for its future. Unlike other manufacturers, they do not grant J.D.

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Worldwatch report finds rapidly urbanizing populations face unique challenges

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This urban expansion will be especially burdensome for developing countries, where 82% of the world’s population currently lives, writes report author Grant Potter. Within the developing world, the vast majority of this urban growth is projected to occur in Asia and Africa. Asia far outstrips Africa in total population, with 4.2

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