Tag: Developing Countries
Gas Stations are Changing Globally. How Has It Changed in Your Town? (Part 3: Africa)
While Europe and Asia redesign their roadside service stations around high-powered charging plugs for passenger cars, the African continent is charting an entirely different course for the retail forecourt. In Nairobi, Kigali, Cotonou, and Johannesburg, the traditional petrol station is transforming not by merely copying Western grid-tied fast chargers, but … [continued]
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Solar Power Passes 3 Terawatts!
Solar power has passed another big milestone. Solar has reached and quickly surpassed the 3-terawatt — yes, terawatt — marker globally. That’s how much solar power is installed across the world. Naturally, a lot of the growth was from China, but a lot of it was also from emerging markets … [continued]
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China’s First Build Is Ending, And The World Won’t Repeat It
One of the easiest ways to get long-range energy and materials demand wrong is to treat first-build infrastructure demand as a permanent condition. Countries build their first stock of housing, highways, ports, rail, power systems, water systems, industrial parks, and concrete-and-steel cities once. After that, the demand structure changes. The … [continued]
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Chinese NEV Share Hits 63%. What’s Next?
EVs are reaching new levels of market penetration in China. Chinese retail NEV (BEV and PHEV) market share was estimated to be 63% for May, while Chinese wholesale (includes exports) reached 61%, according to CPCA, as reported in CnEVPost. We will have to wait for a more detailed breakdown. While … [continued]
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Maritime Decarbonization Is Closer, Cheaper, And More Practical Than It Looks
The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework came out of the latest Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting bruised, delayed, and still alive. For maritime climate policy, that matters. The International Maritime Organization has spent decades moving at the pace of the most cautious flag states, the most exposed bulk exporters, and the most … [continued]
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