Year: 2021

Electric Car Makers Seek Substitutes for Rare Earth Metals

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Western electric vehicle (EV) makers are trying to reduce their dependence on rare earth metals from China. As tensions rise between that nation and others, including the United States, makers worry that supplies might become limited. Electric vehicles use special magnets to power their engines. Most are made from rare earth metals. The metals are not really rare. But they can be dirty and difficult to process. And, China has become the leader in producing them. Demand for the magnets is growing for all forms of renewable energy. Experts say…

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Why Norway Won’t Give Up On Oil & Gas

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Norway, the country with the highest electric vehicle (EVs) share of new car sales anywhere in the world, is not giving up on one of its core industries. The oil and gas sector is a major employer and the key contributor to the so-called oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund with US$1.3 trillion in assets and holdings of 1.4 percent of all of the world’s listed companies. The Norwegian government believes that the industry could reduce emissions and reach net-zero operations on the Norwegian continental shelf, at the…

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Pak, Korean firms to expand EV charging infrastructure

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Zi Solar Pvt. Ltd., a leading renewable energy solution provider in Pakistan, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Aeonus Co. Ltd., a Korean global leader in renewable energy. This partnership will pave the way for the deployment of state-of-the-art Korean-manufactured Electric Vehicles (EV) charging and storage equipment in Pakistan. The two companies will also collaborate in research and development to promote electric charging infrastructure and facilities in Pakistan. The signing ceremony took place at the office of Korea Trade Investment Cooperation Agency in Karachi. The document was signed by…

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SNGPL holds vaccination camps

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In view of the directives of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Sui Northern Gas organised Corona vaccination camps for general public in Islamabad, Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan. The camps were organised in collaboration with DHO Islamabad, Khyber Medical University Peshawar and DHQ Hospital Dera Ismail Khan. A large number of people benefitted from the camps held at Islamabad regional office, Peshawar regional office and Dera Ismail Khan sub-area office, and get themselves vaccinated.

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US, Pakistan to collaborate on fighting climate change: Amin

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The US and Pakistan are going to forge collaboration on addressing climate change aimed to mitigate and adapt adverse impacts of environmental degradation. Pakistan has emerged as a leading nation amongst the countries, endeavouring to address climate change and environmental degradation. Besides Pakistan’s other environment-related programmes, its clean and green agenda has been acknowledged worldwide, particularly by US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Senator John Kerry. It is quite rare for Pakistan to be positively viewed on the global stage amid PM Khan’s vision and TBTTP. This is a rare…

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