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Canadian startup launches INDIEGOGO funding campaign for low-cost electric self-charging solar tricycle produced in Pakistan

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Charging time from the grid is 4.4 Production will be in different manufacuring hubs in Pakistan. The fully concealed cabin offers protection from all external elements. Total vehicle weight is 175 kg; payload is 320+ kg. hours; from the solar panels, 10.2 The battery is 48V, 22 Ah.

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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

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The overall increase in the world’s nuclear net capacity last year was the highest since 1993, with new reactors coming online in China, the United States, South Korea, India, Russia and Pakistan. Five new nuclear reactors were connected to the grid in China, increasing its nuclear generation by 25%.

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IEA working paper highlights potential role of natural gas in reducing global road transport CO2

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Natural gas can be competitive with gasoline where transmission and distribution grids are present; in countries where this is not the case, there is often an opportunity for simultaneous gas market development and increasing NGV market share. The paper uses Brazil, India, Iran, Pakistan, the US and Europe as case studies.

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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Avoiding new coal-fired power plants and accelerated phasing out of existing plants—while ensuring careful handling of issues such as employment, investor interests and grid stability—would help the emissions picture. There are an estimated 6,683 operating coal-fired power plants in the world, with a combined capacity of 1,964 GW.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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In 1969 he was tasked with helping to build transmission lines in Bangladesh that connected the country’s eastern and western electrical grids. After that, Hepburn continued to work on international projects in countries including Indonesia, Nepal, and Pakistan. He and his family lived there for two years.

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Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

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It will boost its usage of renewable energy and in some cases will supply power to the grid from solar, wind, ocean, or geothermal sources generated by the base. The Department of the Navy will by 2020 produce at least half of its shore-based energy requirements on its installations from alternative sources.

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