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Germany and Namibia form partnership for green hydrogen

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Kandjoze of Namibia’s National Planning Commission agreed to establish a hydrogen partnership between Germany and Namibia and signed a Joint Communiqué of Intent (JCoI). We believe that Namibia has an excellent chance of succeeding in this competition. Namibia has enormous potential for scaling up a green hydrogen industry.

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HyIron opens direct reduction plant for green iron

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In Namibia, we are currently setting up an industrial-scale production with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK). Here in Lingen, we are already using iron ore from Namibia to optimize the process and the product.

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Walkabout Resources’ Tanzanian graphite project moves to construction phase

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Australia-based Walkabout Resources, an Africa-focused energy minerals developer, announced that its Tanzania Lindi Jumbo flake graphite project had progressed into the construction phase, with the CRDB-approved Independent Project Manager completing site visits and bulk earthmoving contractor TNR commencing mobilization. Source: Walkabout.

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Lofdal: A tier-1 heavy rare earth project in development

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Discover how Namibia Critical Metals is rapidly accelerating development of its flagship Lofdal rare earth project in Namibia. The post Lofdal: A tier-1 heavy rare earth project in development appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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ExxonMobil to explore offshore South Africa; deal for 75% interest in Tugela South

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According to Oil and Gas Journal (O&GJ), as cited by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), South Africa had proven oil reserves of 15 million barrels in January 2011, all of which are located offshore southern in the Bredasdorp basin and off the west coast of the country near the border with Namibia.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Demand for graphite in battery applications is forecast to grow by 5-8% per year over the decade between 2017 and 2027, depending on the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage—the largest end-use applications for lithium-ion batteries. Other projects are also planned in Austria, Canada, India, Russia and the US.

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Greener transport costing UK ‘billions’

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In its report ‘Road to Recovery’ published today, the charity rates the UK’s transport infrastructure 34th behind Namibia and Spain, despite being the 6th richest country in the world. The cross-party interest in a ‘green technology revolution’ is a new corporatist agenda with as little hope as the ‘white heat’ of the 1960s, Reform says.