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Rowland Brown

Rowland Brown


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Moving Namibia in the Right Direction

‘A run-off election between the top two candidates is likely’ Over the past six months, in the build-up to Namibia’s 27 November elections, Namibians have spent far too much time talking about who will win, and nowhere near enough looking…

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Curating Data for Political Purposes: NSA’s Credibility Destroyed

On 30 October, the Namibia Statistics Agency’s (NSA) released the 2023 census report, around a year after the data collection for it was completed. However, despite collecting labour force data and employment/unemployment data, in a turn of events more worthy…

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The Hydrogen Hype: Balancing the Equation – Part 3

Hydrogen in general is uncertain as a significant fuel source of the future. Large-scale infrastructure may well be a white elephant. Should hydrogen somehow find large-scale adoption, green hydrogen is highly uncertain to be the hydrogen of the future. PINK…

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Hydrogen Hype: Balancing the Equation – Part 2

So why be sceptical of hydrogen? First and foremost, the global demand for hydrogen as a fuel source is low. Very low. The vast majority of global use of hydrogen (currently around 85Mt/annum) is for industrial use, with growth in…

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Hydrogen Hype: Balancing the Equation – Part 1

I recently read about the manner in which different people parse information, which has caused a seismic shift in my understanding of many issues: from politics, to economics and religion. The author concludes that the majority of people “parse information…

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