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There’s green, blue, gray, turquoise hydrogen. Say hello to “emerald” hydrogen.
New tech for lower-cost hydrogen production? UK-based start-up HiiROC claims to have developed technology — thermal plasma electrolysis — that it says can convert biomethane, flare gas or natgas into low-cost, zero-emissions hydrogen, the Financial Times reports. How do they do it? HiiROC uses “a very strong electric field inside a plasma torch” to separate […]
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KEZAD is exploring options to power up its industrial space with solar energy
KEZAD is going solar: Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi is teaming up with TotalEnergies Renewables Distributed Generation Middle East & Africa to explore distributing solar energy across KEZAD’s industrial space, according to a company statement released this week. OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING- The Irrigation Ministry signed four contracts worth EGP 225 mn […]
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A new device could lessen shark bycatch by 90%
(Introducing SharkGuard — the catchy-sounding device that could lessen shark bycatch by 90%: Scientists have designed a device that uses electrical pulses to deter sharks and stingrays from accidentally getting caught up in fishing gear, the Guardian reports. When clipped onto fishing lines, Fishtek Marine’s SharkGuard emits a short pulse that “temporarily overstimulates” the sensors […]
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NOVEMBER 21-23 November (Monday-Wednesday): Cityscape Intelligence Talks, Dubai World Trade Center, UAE. 22-24 November (Tuesday-Thursday): International Envirocities Conference 2022, Fujairah City, UAE. 23-24 November (Wednesday-Thursday): Global Conference on Sustainable Partnerships, The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Deadline of bid submissions for the Ras Mohaisen – Baha – Makkah Independent Water Transmission Pipeline in Saudi Arabia. DECEMBER […]
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TODAY: The remaining COP27 debrief + Second reactor for Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear plant en route
Good morning, friends — there’s no rest for the wicked as the post-COP news snooze we were expecting hoping for simply didn’t materialize. While much of the region is relatively quite this morning — with no word yet on whether Dubai Islamic Bank kicked off its green sukuk roadshow — COP27 host Egypt continued to […]
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Model contracts for Egypt hydrogen plans to be ready by mid-2023 + thoughts on how you should view the H2 land grab
Egypt has given us a first peek at the timeline for the rollout the nine hydrogen plants for which it signed framework agreements at COP27. According to Planning Minister Hala El Said, we can expect: Model shareholder agreements ready by 2Q 2023; Signed agreements sometime around mid-year. Why this matters: Subtle changes in language in […]
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The environmental cost of hosting the World Cup
It turns out it’s very hard to host a “green” World Cup: The tournament kicked off on Sunday and over 1 mn fans are expected to have visited the Gulf country in the coming month. However, the environmental cost and emissions generated by hosting the tournament — from exorbitant water usage to keep pitches green […]
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Lekela looking to invest USD 2 bn in Egypt over the next four years, has bns more for Africa
Independent power producer Lekela will invest USD 2 bn in Egypt over the next four years, the company’s CEO Chris Antonopoulous told Bloomberg Asharq on the sidelines of COP27. This is part of the company’s USD 6 bn plan to quadruple its energy production capacity in Africa — with a focus on wind — to […]