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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. Government leaders, ministers, international finance, business partners and civil society from across Africa attended the unveiling event.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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China, both the world’s largest CO 2 emitter and largest market for clean energy production and consumption, played a crucial role in the story. Most notably, Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Morocco led the rankings with a combined investment of $16 billion in 2018. —Luiza Demôro, project manager for BloombergNEF.

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

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The research concentrates on two aspects: maximizing the production of liquid fuel and reducing the carbon intensity of oil shale-based power and heat generation. Ash, as a processing residue, is clean and has several applications in cement production and the construction industry. Renewable energy is another solution.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Digg Facebook Reddit more… Print Reprints & permissions Related Items From The Economist Two-wheelers take over Nov 13th 2008 Bicycle production Sep 22nd 2008 Electric bikes in China Aug 13th 2008 More. Our mission is to prepare students for top careers in finance. Become a Trustee of CfBT Education Trust.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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With a functioning AfCFTA, the DRC can receive other upstream mineral inputs needed for lithium-ion batteries—such as manganese from, say, South Africa and Madagascar, copper from Zambia, graphite from Mozambique and Tanzania, phosphate from Morocco, and lithium from Zimbabwe, to name but a few.

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