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Estonian shale oil company acquires shale interests in Utah

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In Enefit, we have a company which has the technology, commitment, history, and financing to try and bring that oil shale to market.”. Similar to its approach in Jordan ( earlier post ), the US project will not be funded by regulated businesses and Enefit would look to acquire a strategic partner in the development phase.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey. Eesti Energia started its international oil shale activities in 2006, and has oil shale operations in Jordan and the United States. Besides Estonia, countries with large oil shale reserves include Australia, Brazil, China and Russia.

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“Inspiring Female Founder” – Jordan Brompton spotlighted in The Successful Founder

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Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, was recently spotlighted in The Successful Founder and spoke with them about myenergi and how we came to be. Having started the business with nothing except for our life savings, finances have always been tight. myenergi is one of the world’s fastest-growing eco tech firms.

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Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

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Jordan Hess, ASUM Office of Transportation Director. In addition to financing the buses through the state of Montana’s INTERCAP program, ASUM received a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant from the U.S. Proterra’s Total Cost of Ownership was a major selling point for ASUM, given the transit agency’s size and limited resources.

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myenergi lands £30m investment from Energy Impact Partners to drive growth and internationalisation

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This follows on from the £30m debt finance myenergi secured from HSBC earlier this year to further fuel its expansion. We are proud to back Lee and Jordan who have built a truly unique company in the climate sector that is both growing rapidly and is profitable.

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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Shell’s recent agreement to develop oil shale in Jordan at a projected cost of $20 billion illustrates the potential cost of these projects. CCS still faces great uncertainty, however, regarding its commercial viability, public financing levels, enabling policies and potential markets for captured CO 2. Earlier post.).

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Our Founders Story

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Jordan Brompton, CMO and co-founder of myenergi, explains how a conversation between her and Lee Sutton, CEO and co-founder of myenergi, a renewable energy technology company, led to becoming no. Having started with nothing except for our life savings, finances were tight. 9 in The Sunday Times 100. Really tight.

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