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

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of global and 17% of European reserves. Waste heat is used to generate electricity, making Enefit shale oil plants net producers of electricity. However, the direct combustion of oil shale, or its transformation into shale oil and then other fuels, emits more CO 2 than any other primary fuel.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1%

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow). Of course when on a trip the other options would be desirable.