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Volvo delivers first heavy electric truck to Africa; Volvo FE Electric for refuse collection in Rabat, Morocco

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Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy electric truck to Rabat, Morocco. The customer is the refuse collection company Arma, and this is the first heavy battery-electric truck from a global manufacturer to be in commercial operation in Africa. Morocco has ambitious climate goals, based on large investments in renewable energy.

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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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Africa can produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035, according to a new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), International Solar Alliance and the African Union, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa. This is equivalent to energy costs of US$60 a barrel.

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

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CCC and Fusion Fuel have agreed to cooperate on projects involving the production of green hydrogen for potential clients in the refining and petrochemical industries in order to reduce their carbon footprint. It can be combined with a high-efficiency solar cell and attached to a specifically designed concentrated photovoltaic solar panel.

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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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New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. billion and $2.7

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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The Tenth Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 kicked off in Gandhinagar today. Over 50 Global CEOs including senior officials from the semiconductor, aerospace, and defence sectors, have confirmed their participation in the summit. times more production and 2.7 lakh units per year and increase production by 7.5

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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. 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.

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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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If approached correctly, African countries can capitalize on their abundant natural resources, growing demand for vehicles and rapid urbanization to build a global hub to produce electric vehicles. We are only at the beginning of the path to achieving net-zero emissions globally.

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