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Shell Development Oman has selected Saudi Arabia based hydrogen provider Hydrogen Systems to develop Oman’s first green hydrogen refueling station, Oman Observer reports. Under the agreement, Hydrogen Systems will design, develop and install the refueling station in Muscat. No financial details or a timeline for launch of the project were provided. There’s more refueling stations […]
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Iran kicks off operations on the first phase of a 300 MW solar plant
Iran kicked off operations on the first phase of a 300 MW solar energy farm in the country, the Fars News Agency reports. The initial phase of the project will cost IRR 40 bn (c. USD 945.3k) and span 700 square meters, with a generation capacity of 140 KW of solar power. The farm is […]
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Abdul Latif Jameel-backed EV maker Rivian net loss recovers in Q2 with a 67.5% increase in revenues
A better than expected 2Q for Rivian: Abdul Latif Jameel-backed EV startup Rivian Automotive reported a narrower-than-expected net loss for the second quarter of the year, its earnings release (pdf) showed on Tuesday. Its net loss narrowed to USD 1.2 bn in 2Q 2023, from USD 1.7 bn during the same quarter last year. The […]
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KSA’s Acwa Power surpasses UAE’s Taqa as worlds largest water developer outside of China
KSA’s Acwa Power has surpassed the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) as the world’s largest water project developer outside China, UK-based international water sector publisher Global Water Intelligence said in a statement. The new figures reveal that Acwa Power has 6.8 mn cubic meters (cbm) of gross capacity and 3.2 mn cbm per day […]
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Brazil’s Lula tries to secure a unified front for Amazon ahead of COP28
No deforestation goal agreed upon at Amazon summit: Eight Amazon nations failed to reach consensus on a common goal to end deforestation at a major rainforest summit held in Brazil’s Belem, although they did agree to a number of unified environmental policies and measures to strengthen regional cooperation, Reuters reports. Although the summit aimed to […]
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Oman’s on the hunt for vanadium for the energy transition and a Gulf-backed project will receive funding from the UK Space Agency
An Omani push for vanadium: Oman's Sohar Port and Freezone has signed a land lease agreement with Sohar Noble Metals (FZC) to set up a USD 7 mn vanadium and niobium metal production facility in the freezone, according to a statement. The project — which will span an area of 5k square meters — will […]
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AI programed robotic arms are 3-4x more effective at waste sorting for recycling
AI robots can help recover more waste for recycling: Companies including US-based AMP Robotics and EverestLabs, Canada-based Machinex, and UK-based Recycleye are using AI and robotics to more effectively and quickly sort waste for recycling, CNBC reports. Robotic arms, programmed to sort through tons of waste, are able to identify specific materials and recover 10 […]
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Can we breed the methane-laden burps out of cows?
Can selective breeding reduce emissions from our methane-burping friends? 107 cows in Canada are undergoing a first-time experiment of being bred with the specific goal of burping less methane, Reuters reports. Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith artificially inseminated the cows and heifers in June with the first-to-market bull semen containing a low-methane genetic trait. Genetics […]
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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 4-6 September (Monday-Wednesday): Sustainable Maritime Industry […]