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Promoting organic charcoal from straw to stop fuel extraction in senegal

Initiatives in Senegal are promoting organic biochar made from agricultural straw and clay to combat massive deforestation caused by traditional charcoal production. Led by women’s cooperatives, this eco-friendly alternative reduces fuel extraction, provides cheaper energy (40-80 cents per kilo), and creates local jobs, producing roughly 150 pallets of green charcoal daily.  This video explains how […]

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Are Vegetable Oils High Carbon & Bad For Climate Change?

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/20/are-vegetable-oils-high-carbon-bad-for-climate-change

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Our BMW i3 is now 9 years old

Translated from German Our BMW i3 is now 9 years old and broke through the 150,000 km mark this week. At the turn of the year, we had an Aviloo battery check done. SoH 84% In everyday use, we had 270 km on the range display in the summer of 2017. In 2025, it was […]

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Tesla Model 3 Battery used as home energy storage

Translated from German Tesla battery from a Model 3 as a home storage system? It works! A total of 79kWh! Charged with 11kW solar power. A really great example of how batteries from electric vehicles don’t just reach the end of the line after use in the car, but can get a second life as […]

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Ellah Lakes Reports ?146.66 Million Revenue, Expands Assets to ?28.26 Billion in 17-Month Results – Business Times Nigeria

Ellah Lakes Reports ?146.66 Million Revenue, Expands Assets to ?28.26 Billion in 17-Month Results – Business Times Nigeria Operationally, Ellah Lakes achieved a key milestone with the commissioning of its upgraded 5-tonnes-per-hour crude palm oil mill in July 2025, enabling the company to process output internally and capture more value across its palm oil value […]

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Exploring Sustainable energy: An overview of biochemical and thermochemical conversion of dairy and food waste

Exploring Sustainable energy: An overview of biochemical and thermochemical conversion of dairy and food waste

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Rio Tinto mine taps solar power in South Africa as energy crisis deepens | Business Insider Africa

Rio Tinto mine taps solar power in South Africa as energy crisis deepens | Business Insider Africa

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Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance | Tom’s Hardware

Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance | Tom’s Hardware

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Researchers create fireproof building material from sawdust

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New coffee ground insulation offers eco-friendly building solution

https://newatlas.com/materials/coffee-grounds-insulation

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Recorra.co.uk – coffee ground recycling

https://www.recorra.co.uk/commercial-waste-recycling/coffee-recycling very nice and effective website

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Tesla Model S after 800k km

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Record number of homes in Great Britain turn to green energy as fuel prices soar

Record number of homes in Great Britain turn to green energy as fuel prices soar

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Africa’s $230billion trade shift, how AfCFTA is reshaping the continent | Business Insider Africa

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/africas-dollar230billion-trade-shift-how-afcfta-is-reshaping-the-continent/9q8w9bv

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Researchers create fireproof building material from sawdust

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Are we building wind energy wrong? | Watch

Are we building wind energy wrong? | Watch How Kites Could Transform Global Energy Forever: This kite harnesses wind energy as a potential alternative to traditional wind turbines, which are costly and require significant space. Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) like this kite may offer a more economical and versatile solution. Explore the readiness of […]

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Dangote targets $40B investment to expand oil, fertilizer empire | Business Insider Africa

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/dangote-targets-dollar40b-investment-to-expand-oil-fertilizer-empire/mq7x0tv

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Exploring Sustainable energy: An overview of biochemical and thermochemical conversion of dairy and food waste

Exploring Sustainable energy: An overview of biochemical and thermochemical conversion of dairy and food waste

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Balcony Solar Is Here, And It’s Not Just For Balconies

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/03/balcony-solar-is-here-and-its-not-just-for-balconies

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We Need To Tax Billionaires At 2%, & Economist Gabriel Zucman Just Explained Exactly How

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/06/we-need-to-tax-billionaires-at-2-economist-gabriel-zucman-just-explained-exactly-how

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