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Coal to Oil and SASOL
Coal liquefaction (CTL, or “clean coal”) ) too, is unproven. Its champion, SASOL of South Africa, ran a USD 12-18 billion project in Northwest China... But none of the projects thus far have produced any results. IEM, a California cleantech outfit with 45 years of experience, says that South Africa successfully concealed its major oil imports during the 1980s apartheid embargo, making it seem as if SASOL had a highly successful operation. - Read More
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Topics : Coal
Green economy to create millions of jobs in India, Africa
India could generate 900,000 jobs by 2025 in biomass gasification of which 300,000 would be in the manufacturing of stoves and 600,000 in the fuel supply chain and other areas. As many as 600,000 people in China are already employed in solar thermal making and installing products such as solar water heaters. In Nigeria, a bio fuels industry based on cassava and sugar cane crops might sustain an industry employing 200,000 people - Read More
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Topics : Renewable Energy