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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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The analysis highlights the benefits of harnessing solar power to create green hydrogen in four African hubs: Mauritania, Morocco, southern Africa and Egypt. This is equivalent to energy costs of US$60 a barrel.

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Maersk, Egyptian authorities sign partnership agreement to explore large-scale green fuel production in Egypt

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Egypt has excellent conditions for renewable energy production and ambitions to become global leader in the green energy value chain. The availability of green energy and fuel in sufficient quantities and at cost competitive price levels is the single biggest challenge to the decarbonisation of global shipping.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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Still in its infancy as a commercially viable fuel, hydrogen produced sustainably by using renewable energy to power the electrolysis of water can provide vast quantities of clean fuel. It is this vision that has triggered a slew of recent green hydrogen investment deals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

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The Coming Construction Boom

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Many of the construction techniques we use today were invented in ancient Egypt or Rome. Many of the techniques we use during construction today were invented in ancient Egypt or Rome. Now, with 3D printing along with general-form geometric CAD, new shapes will become possible even for low-cost buildings.

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Pike Research forecasts annual global sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles to reach 3.2M in 2019

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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% Egypt also has a relatively strong light duty vehicle (LDV) market, particularly among taxi. between 2012 and 2019, reaching 3.2

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Eaton hybrid systems log 100M miles in service, reduce fuel consumption by 4M gallons

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More than 4,500 of Eaton’s hybrid systems are in use today on city buses, school buses, package delivery trucks, beverage delivery trucks, refrigerated delivery trucks, refuse and recycling trucks, utility vehicles and other commercial applications.

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ZAP Acquires 51% Stake in China’s Jonway Auto in Focus On China EV Market; Plans Acquisition of Other 49% in Second Phase

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The ZAP Jonway merger will accelerate cost-effective manufacturing of ZAP’s electric vehicles and gives ZAP access to the Chinese market through Jonway’s distribution channels of more than 80 factory direct dealerships that feed into hundreds of factory authorized dealers, ZAP said.

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