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UAE’s Masdar makes solar ambitions in Ethiopia official: UAE renewables giant Masdar inked a roadmap agreement with the government of Ethiopia to develop two solar farms yielding 500 MW in the country’s Afar and Somali Regional State regions, the company said. Masdar did not provide a timeline for the projects’ completion, nor did it disclose […]
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Rondo Energy creates superheated brick tech for net zero emission energy storage
Superheated bricks could be the next big thing in energy storage: New technology from US-based start-up Rondo Energy could help industries cut emissions by using superheated bricks as a low-cost and zero-emission means to store industrial heat and power to high-emitting industries, according to a statement. How it works: The Rondo Heat Battery — which […]
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Enterprise Explains: How gigafactories will facilitate the energy transition
What are gigafactories? Gigafactories are mega plants that produce bns of GWs worth of batteries in an end-to-end manufacturing process which facilitates renewable and non-renewable energy storage. The term was first coined by Elon Musk in 2013 when referring to the massive battery production facility Tesla was building, and the mega plants have cropped up […]
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Mountain treelines move uphill due to climate change
The upper limits of where trees are capable of growing are shifting upwards due to climate change and changing temperatures, The Guardian reports, citing a study published in Global Change Biology journal. Treelines — the lines or altitudes above which no trees can grow — are rising regularly by 1.2 meters per year on average […]
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KSA’s Kaust launches USD 200 mn tech fund + Egypt’s Golden Coast planning a USD 250 mn green sukuk issuance
Kaust launches new fund for financing green startups: KSA’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) has launched a SAR 750 mn (c. USD 200 mn) tech fund to finance renewables and sustainability-centered startups as part of a wider new strategy for the university, according to a statement. The new fund will serve as […]
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Denmark earmarks USD 4 bn to boost national carbon capture capacity
Denmark is allocating DKK 26.8 bn (c. USD 3.9 bn) for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over a 15-year period, Reuters reports. CCS developers that are looking to capitalize on the state’s incentives have to bring their projects fully online by 2029 in a bid to lock in as much as 2.8 mn tons […]
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Dead flies could be turned into environmentally-friendly plastic, research finds
Dead flies could be turned into environmentally-friendly plastic: Black soldier flies could be turned into biodegradable plastic, helping reduce plastic production while reducing pollution, The Guardian writes, citing research by Texas A&M University. The researchers used adult flies — regarded as waste in fly farms due to their short life span — to produce the […]
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AUGUST 2023 20-24 August (Sunday-Wednesday): World Water Week 2023, Stockholm, Sweden. 21-22 August (Monday-Tuesday): International Conference on Recycling and Waste Management, USA. 21-22 August (Monday-Tuesday): International Conference on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, USA. 29 August-1 September (Tuesday-Friday): Third meeting of the COP27 Transitional Committee, Dominican Republic. SEPTEMBER 2023 4-5 September (Monday-Tuesday): GCF Private Investment […]
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TODAY: Egypt could own a significant stake in any foreign-built green hydrogen projects
Good morning, friends. We have another busy day with some significant updates on the booming green hydrogen pipeline of projects currently underway in Egypt. THE BIG CLIMATE STORIES- Egypt will reportedly be eligible to grab stakes ranging from 20% to 25% in green hydrogen projects being developed by foreign companies, three government sources told Enterprise […]