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Germany and Namibia form partnership for green hydrogen

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Kandjoze of Namibia’s National Planning Commission agreed to establish a hydrogen partnership between Germany and Namibia and signed a Joint Communiqué of Intent (JCoI). The global race for the best hydrogen technologies and the best sites for hydrogen production is already on. Namibia can provide both.

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Elon Musk meets with the President of Namibia to talk Starlink

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Elon Musk has met with the President of Namibia to discuss potential investment opportunities in the country, including the potential debut of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet. The President of Namibia, Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, shared photos of the meeting on X on Monday, including an apparent demonstration with the Starlink Mini.

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Benchmark: Africa’s lithium production to increase >10x this decade; potentially 12% of global supply

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Benchmark’s Lithium Forecast shows that the region is expected to account for just 4% of global mined lithium supply this year. However, by 2033 its market share is forecast to triple to 12% of global supply. Last month, Namibia banned the export of unprocessed lithium, cobalt, manganese, graphite and rare earth minerals.

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Lofdal: A globally significant heavy rare earth deposit

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Namibia Critical Metals, together with JOGMEC, is accelerating development of its Lofdal heavy rare earth deposit in Namibia. The post Lofdal: A globally significant heavy rare earth deposit appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Giga Aims to Find and Connect the World’s Schools

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You know how many kilometers of fiber you’re going to deploy, how many switches, splitters, and other equipment you’ll need,” says Walid Mathlouthi , global lead of infrastructure mapping contribution to the project with ITU’s Future Networks and Spectrum Management.

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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Jump to: Credit… Miriam Martincic A recent Booking.com global survey of 31,000 travelers found that 71 percent of respondents want to leave the places they visit better than when they arrived. Eighty-three percent said that sustainable travel is important to them. Its more of a normalization, returning to value for money.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Roskill forecasts that global sales of EVs and hybrid vehicles will increase rapidly in the coming years and could account for 69% of all motor vehicle sales by 2027. Just 6% of China’s steel is currently produced in EAF, far below the global average of 25%. Rising flake graphite prices spur new development outside of China.

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