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Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest oil firm, is taking significant steps to decarbonize the economy by launching two key initiatives: recycling 100 million discarded PET bottles annually to make eco-friendly uniforms and introducing solar-powered cooking stoves that can also run on auxiliary energy sources. Prime Minister Narendra
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China's first combined tidal and solar power station has started feeding electricity to the grid, marking an important step forward for integrated ocean energy. This move comes as the global energy transition gains momentum, with the EU, US, Australia, and China implementing policy frameworks to promote ocean energy
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has allocated a significant portion of its budget for community infrastructure development. In the fiscal year 2023, the ESDM has assigned 45.4% of its budget, equivalent to IDR 2.5 trillion, for community infrastructure development. This allocation is aimed at improving
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The Directorate of Technical Education in India has issued a tender notice for the supply of 70 sets of engineering textbooks and course materials. The procurement includes a wide range of subjects such as surveying, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, machine learning, and robotics. The textbooks are required for various engineering
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Uzbekistan's government is set to implement a comprehensive energy policy that prioritizes the development of renewable energy sources. In line with the country's aim to increase solar capacity to 5 GW and wind capacity to 7 GW, the Uzbekistan government is working closely with private sector
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Ford has taken another significant step towards its goal of carbon neutrality across its European footprint of facilities, logistics, and suppliers by 2035 with the installation of a new solar power plant at its Almussafes manufacturing facilities in Valencia, Spain. The plant, which began operating in late 2022, is a
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The UK's Satellite Applications Catapult has secured almost £500,000 from the UK Space Agency to develop space-based solar power (SBSP) systems. This is the first step in the development of a viable space-based solar power solution, which could provide constant solar power by harnessing sunlight in geostationary
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A new type of solar panel, developed at the University of Michigan, has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen, mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis. This represents a significant leap in technology, with the panel being nearly 10 times more efficient than similar solar water-splitting
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A comprehensive study commissioned by the European Investment Bank, the International Solar Alliance, and the African Union highlights the vast potential of harnessing solar power to produce green hydrogen in Africa. The report, titled "Africa's Extraordinary Green Hydrogen Potential," showcases three hubs: Mauritania-Morocco, southern Africa, and
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ITOCHU Corporation and Emirates Global Aluminium have agreed to sell environmentally friendly raw materials for aluminum produced using solar power to Kobe Steel, Ltd. This is the first agreement for the procurement of aluminum produced using solar power in Japan. The partnership aims to reduce carbon emissions in the industry
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The government of Uzbekistan has announced the winners of a tender for the construction and operation of solar power plants in the Bukhara, Namangan, and Khorezm regions. The new solar power plants, with a total capacity of 500 megawatts, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on natural gas.
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Researchers from Universiti Tenaga Nasional have published a report on the use of machine learning algorithms for PV solar power output forecasting, highlighting the potential of the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) algorithm. The research, which was published in the Journal of Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, used a dataset
