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Egypt and the UAE Sign Deal to Build Africa’s Largest Wind Farm

Egypt and the UAE Sign Deal to Build Africa’s Largest Wind Farm

The UAE-government-owned renewable energy company Masdar has along with two renewable development firms signed an agreement with Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority to secure land to build a 10-gigawatt capacity onshore wind farm in Egypt. The project is set to aid the northeast African country to reach its goal of achieving 42 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Critical Raw Materials – The Bottleneck of Electrification

Critical Raw Materials – The Bottleneck of Electrification

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have published a study on raw material demands conducted on behalf of the European Commission. The team argues that the European Union’s demands to electrify its industry are outpacing the current global supply including new recycling abilities and advocate to find substitutions long-term, but more extraction is required in the meantime.