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Q&A: Drivers point to growth in Africa’s industrial water market

Envirotec Magazine

With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury of water engineering firm Desalytics, as he prepares for Water Africa 2024 in Ghana in June. What are the main challenges for the water market in Africa?

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Brazilian study suggests better ways of managing MSW

Envirotec Magazine

He told the news agency Agência FAPESP: “We studied MSW management in six Brazilian cities, four of which we selected to exemplify different routes to innovation in this area: Harmonia, São Paulo, Ibertioga and Carauari. Their MSW management systems are also different, but each one has at least one highly interesting innovation.”

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Nature-Based Solutions in Cities are the Future of the Fight Against Climate Change. Here’s How to Fund Them.

The City Fix

Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be welcoming more than 90% of the new urban inhabitants in the next decade. Governing these ballooning cities is a continuing challenge, not just in terms of urban design and revitalization, but.

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Global gas squeeze highlights need for security of supply – report

Smart Energy International

Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted. Webcast 16 Feb: Green is the new Black | Digitalisation, big data and technology innovation. This was evident in the slow-down in demand growth in the second half of 2021. LNG market supply inadequacies.

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There are less than 100 days until COP26: Here's how exporters can get involved

Business Green

With renewables now accounting for a third of all global energy capacity, green exports can play a critical role in helping businesses to compete, grow and innovate. In addition, the UK government estimates that export opportunities for the UK's low carbon sector will be up to £170bn by 2030.

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Technology Trending: Space data, building integrated PV glass, student fusion device

Smart Energy International

Panasonic asserts they have solved this issue with Perovskite solar cells – and have now launched a 15-month demonstration of their Perovskite PV glass at the newly constructed model house ‘Future Co-Creation FINECOURT III’ in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town, about 50km south of Tokyo.

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Salesforce, Microsoft get creative with clean energy procurement

Business Green

Centring climate justice These companies aren't waiting for permission to innovate. Sub-Saharan Africa - a solar-plus-energy storage system for a hospital that will power ventilators, operating rooms and organ support equipment; at least 30 per cent of the jobs created are designated for women.

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