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Coskata Inc. completes first close of Series D financing round

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a developer of technology for the production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals from biomass and waste materials, announced a first close of its Series D round of financing. The company has been operating a demonstration-scale integrated biorefinery in Madison, Pennsylvania since 2009. Coskata Inc.,

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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Yet current transport patterns, based primarily on private motorised vehicles, generates many social, environmental and economic costs, accounting for more than half of global liquid fossil fuel consumption and nearly a quarter of the world's energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (IEA, 2009).

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Energy Crop Company Ceres Completes New Round of Financing

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Ceres President and CEO Richard Hamilton says that Ceres plans to build a leadership position in each of these markets. In 2009, Ceres received an ARPA-E award from the US Department of Energy to evaluate a trait that increases yield and reduces fertilizer requirements.

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INEOS Bio JV Closes $75M in private financing under USDA loan guarantee program for advanced BioEnergy Center in Florida

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INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida. Earlier post.) Department of Energy (DOE) and a $2.5

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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). by Bill Cooke. M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. The Deployment track (PACE-D) includes a Clean Energy Finance Center, the public-private Energy Cooperation Program, and a range of bilateral cooperative activities. Nexant; Saint Gobain Corp.

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Cisco DeVries’ AB 811 Baby Goes Nationwide: President Clinton Backs USA PACE Bond Program

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Sept 24, 2009, New York City ( Sourced from prnewswire ) - The Clinton Global Initiative announced this afternoon a breakthrough for the long overdue clean energy retrofitting of America’s homes, commercial and apartment buildings. PACE stands for Property Assessed Clean Energy. Big props to each of them as well!

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