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Plug In 2008

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T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Seamless integration of PHEVs into the electric grid will require close collaboration between the automobile and electric sectors.” That’s why this relationship with EPRI and the utility partners is so important.” Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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Pew: global clean energy investment reached record $243B in 2010

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Global clean energy finance and investment grew significantly in 2010 to $243 billion, a 30% increase from the previous year. The United States, which had maintained the top spot until 2008, fell another rung in 2010 to third with $34 billion. Italy is the first country to achieve grid parity, or cost-competitiveness, for solar energy.

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IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

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However, the report notes, renewable energy price improvements are not universal, and costs range widely according to resources and the availability of financing. These technologies will become more cost-competitive in future, especially where low-cost financing is available. of Cape Wind output; National Grid had agreed to buy 50%.

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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Using the mobile network, the car then communicates with the grid and sets the charging scheme in order to support optimal utilization of the grid and most favorable energy price. The project concept was first initiated by Viktoria Institute in November 2008 in a meeting with. Göteborg Energi.

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Addax Bioenergy signs loan agreement for €258M renewable energy project in Sierra Leone; sugarcane ethanol and biomass power

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The power plant will provide renewable electricity for the ethanol refinery and will supply approximately 20% of Sierra Leone’s national grid. Addax Bioenergy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Addax and Oryx Group Limited (AOG), formed in 2008 to develop a sustainable investment model for biofuels in Africa.

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World Economic Forum Report: US$515 Billion Per Year Needed in Green Investments

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The report’s authors, Max von Bismarck and Anuradha Gurung from the World Economic Forum, and Chris Greenwood and Michael Liebreich from New Energy Finance, argue that “ enormous investment in energy infrastructure is required to address the twin threats of energy insecurity and climate change. billion) in 2004.

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