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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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In 2012, 70% of Estonia’s total primary energy supply (TPES) came from oil shale. Estonia is relying on technological improvements to maximize oil shale yield to generate more electricity, heat and shale oil so as to maintain necessary levels of electricity and heat for the economy, which remains one of the OECD’s strongest performers.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, the pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy and commodity markets, including cobalt. With countries imposing prevention and control measures against the virus, a number of cobalt-producing operations have been temporarily closed for maintenance since March.

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