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Global grids investment starting to pick up – IEA

Smart Energy International

The IEA has reported that grids investment is expected to reach $400 billion in 2024, with Europe, the US, China and parts of Latin America leading the way. In 2023, the investment in the grids was about $375 billion, up from less than $350 billion in the previous year. Have you read?

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Brisbane to host Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition in 2024

Smart Energy International

Sustainable Energy Council announced the Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition 2024 will be held in Brisbane, Queensland on 12-13 September 2024. This year’s event will be held in partnership with the Australian Hydrogen Council, supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission and Queensland Government.

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German government investing $115M in renewable energy in Africa

Renewable Energy World

The German government has announced that it will direct €100 million ($115.7 million) in investment to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy across Africa. Coal financing in Africa and Asia shows troubling trend – report }.

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Getting to Ground-Truth in Asia – Part Four: What’s ahead for the Earth Observation industry in Asia

Planet Pulse

A conversation with Ben Allard While we’ve explored a number of industries in which satellite data can be used to monitor and verify what we see on the ground based on what we can see from space in this “Getting to Ground-Truth in Asia” series, we now turn to what we believe we may see for the Earth observation industry in the future.

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Quebec invests $22.5 million in battery recycling firm Lithion

Charged

million in funding from the Quebec government. Some will be invested in a battery dismantling and reprocessing plant the company expects to open in 2023, and some will finance engineering studies for the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant that’s scheduled to open in 2025. Source: Lithion.

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Getting to Ground-Truth in Asia: Part Two – How Countries Use Satellite Data for Forest Management 

Planet Pulse

As we saw in Part One of this “Getting to Ground-Truth in Asia” series, there can be discrepancies between what’s reported by onsite workers and what can be seen from space. As a part of this series, you can read more about how satellite data is being used to verify crop production in India here.

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The widespread impact of ransomware in the Asia Pacific

Smart Energy International

Some 80% of organisations in the Asia Pacific were affected by ransomware attacks in 2021 with 51% paying the ransom, according to the Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2021: Resilience Amid Disruption report released by Claroty. The only way to mitigate the risk is to understand how to make hyperconnectivity more secure.

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