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million) loan from a consortium of four French banks—BNP Paribas, Société Genéralé, CIC and Bpifrance—to complete the financing of its demo plant. This new financing will cover the purchase of a complete fermentation unit, comprising an inoculation fermenter, a propagation fermenter, and a 5,000L production fermenter.

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million in Series C financing. The Series C financing follows a $19-million Series B round in 2009 and brings the total raised by Achates Power to nearly $90 million since its 2004 founding. overseeing all powertrain technologies, as well as the 2014 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) presidential nominee.

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In addition to the $42-million internal equity round, an additional $34 million in funding was raised predominantly in debt financing from Tennenbaum Capital Partners (TCP), along with equity and debt investment rolled over by existing members of Central MN Ethanol Co-op LLC (CMEC) in Central MN Renewables LLC (CMR), a US affiliate of GBL.

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Cool Planet Energy Systems, a renewable fuels and biochar company ( earlier post ), closed on its targeted $100 million Series D financing. The company broke ground on its first biofuel production facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, on 26 February 2014.

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During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not finalize the 2014 applicable percentage standards (the 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations, RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program until sometime next year. Earlier post.). Nearly all gasoline sold in the US is now E10 (10% ethanol). Reactions to the new delay.

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Coca-Cola is converting all of its newly purchased 2014 Chevrolet Express service vans into fuel-efficient hybrid-electric vehicles using XL Hybrids’ powertrain technology. Separately, XL Hybrids announced it has raised $3 million in a pre-Series C debt financing round from WindSail Capital Group. Earlier post.)

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Panda Power Funds has financed the 1,124 megawatt Panda “Hummel Station” power plant—one of the largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in the United States. The plant will be located at the site of the retired Sunbury coal-fired power plant near Shamokin Dam in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

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This new investment follows a previous investment of $40 million from BioFields in 2014. Algal fuels producer Algenol has closed on a $25-million dollar investment from BioFields, a Mexican business group devoted to the development of renewable and clean energy projects.

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After the initial batch of 1,000 model year 2013 cars, production will increase to 4,000-6,000 cars as of model year 2014. The two companies have financed the development project jointly. Volvo Car Corporation is now ramping up production of the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. Earlier post.)

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In its recently closed Series G-2 financing round, TAE secured $250 million from investors in the energy, technology, and engineering sectors to support the company’s mission to deliver a long-term solution to rapidly growing electricity demand while providing global energy independence and security.

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The BASF subsidiary led a $50-million financing round, joined by new and existing investors. Hamilton said in an interview that the company plans to build a facility by 2014 that will ship sugar that can compete in cost with Brazil’s sugar-cane crop. Earlier post.) In cooperation with BASF, we will be moving it to the industrial scale.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. Leverage increased private sector financing for deployment of “all of the above” energy technologies. The plan is organized into 12 strategic objectives aimed at three distinct goals: Science and Energy; Nuclear Security; and Management and Performance.

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Now, many OPEC members are both desperate while not yet recovered from the 2014 blow. On the one hand, they could continue pumping at the current record rate or close to it, pressuring prices further, which is what they did in 2014. It seems like just yesterday when OPEC met in 2016 and decided to cut production by 1.8 Kemp agrees.

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With the financial situation deteriorating, in July 2014 KiOR entered into a Protective Advance Loan and Security Agreement with Vinod Khosla. Other than the Protective Advance Agreement, we have no other near-term sources of financing. KiOR has drawn down approximately $6.9

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The average price for cars in 2016 was $25,774—similar to $25,750 in 2015 and $25,747 in 2014, and down from a high of $29,808 in 1999. Finance charges or finance incentives are excluded. Prices are sales-weighted average transaction prices adjusted for inflation. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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By the end of 2014, Tesla expects combined sales in Europe and Asia to be almost twice as high as sales in North America. Competitive leasing and financing options, similar to a program the company recently launched in Germany with rental company Sixt, are also expected to drive growth on the continent. Earlier post.).

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The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Earlier Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis showed that, with gasoline at $2.09

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The scheme will be financed by transport fuel retailers who are obliged by law to include a certain percentage of advanced biofuels and biomethane in their fuel blends. The Commission’s 2014 Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy allow Member States to support advanced biofuels under certain conditions.

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The new EV CaaS service offers business owners and government entities a full-service resource to assist with financing, deployment and management of EV charging solutions. The solution is powered by SparkFund financing and EV Connect’s management software. million annually by 2024, up from 133,000 in 2014.

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Other goals for 2014 include completing land use permit applications, carrying out additional pilot plant trials of the new hydrometallurgical plant flowsheet needed to finalize detailed plant designs and engineering, securing commitments on off-take and arranging project financing.

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Experian Automotive announced that the average amount financed and the average monthly payment for a new vehicle in the US continued to climb, breaking the previous records on file. of all new financing during the quarter. of all vehicle financing, and the average amount financed for a used vehicle during the quarter was $18,850.

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Of this, the Saudi government will finance $239 billion, while private investors will finance $79 billion, as well as investments in refining (which it does not specify). as the drop in oil prices over the last year has put a strain on the nation’s finances.". percent of 2014 net export revenues). If You’re a Government.

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million of outstanding convertible promissory notes to take its pro rata portion of the financing. Amyris expects the closing of this placement to occur on or about 15 January 2014. In addition, Total, Amyris’s largest stockholder, agreed to cancel approximately an additional $6.1

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MARCH 26, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) is soliciting Grantee(s) to administer the Light-Duty Financing Assistance Pilot Project in Disadvantaged Communities. Funding of up to $1.5 million for this project is provided by Low Carbon Transportation Investments, which is funded from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

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FCA US will conduct an emissions recall to update emission control software in an estimated 100,000 model-year 2014-2016 Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs equipped with 3.0-liter —Mark Chernoby, FCA Head of North American Safety and Regulatory Compliance. liter EcoDiesel V-6 engines.

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Other than that commitment, however, Kior said it has no other near-term sources of financing. Kior said that if it is unsuccessful in finalizing definitive documentation with Khosla on or before 1 April 2014—i.e., As of 28 February 2014, the company had aggregate indebtedness of $279.5

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In the course of 2015, both have raised output and exports over 2014 levels—Saudi Arabia by ~500 and 550~ mbbls/day respectively and Russia by ~100 and ~150. and China markets, while the Russian Finance Ministry recently backed away from a tax proposal which Russian crude producers said would reduce their output. and $65.65

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The plant construction will begin in autumn 2014 and will be completed in the first quarter of 2018 (compared to the previously planned date of construction completion in August 2017). Uzbekistan started forming a banking consortium to finance the plant construction in September 2013. Click to enlarge.

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The Atlanta corporate has viewable govt churn lately, together with in gross sales, finance and customer support. A Texas local and daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Lee was once named an Automobile Information Emerging Megastar in 2014. CMO origination in 2014 and controlled a $500 million annual price range.

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The PACC 2020 is self-financed from the carbon market and the extension until 2014 of the fuel levy and fossil fuels. The action plan and strategy adaptation represent a total investment of nearly C$2.7 billion (US$2.6 Almost 63% (C$1.7

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DEP will announce the focus of the next round of grants when it opens, which is expected in early 2014. The Act 13 Natural Gas Vehicle grants are financed by impact fees paid by natural gas operators. Grant requests can be no more than 50% of the incremental purchase or retrofit 10 January 2014, and will be awarded in the spring.

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From there, Michelin took the event to the US, Germany, China and Brazil, with the most recent Challenge Bibendum having been held in 2014 in Chengdu, China. In 2014, Michelin also established the online Michelin Challenge Bibendum collaborative community. Regulatory and policy incentives. Safe, clean and effective mobility for all.

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The €600-million (US$704-million) bond will be used to fund the acquisition of new retail finance contracts and beneficial interests in lease contracts for Toyota and Lexus vehicles that meet specific clean air criteria, including powertrain, fuel efficiency and emissions.

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The two companies financed the development project jointly. After this initial batch of 1,000 cars for model year 2013, production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid will increase to 5,000 cars as of model year 2014. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is the result of close cooperation between Volvo Car and Swedish electricity supplier Vattenfall.

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Oil prices have stabilized and the cost cutting measures implemented over the past three years should allow companies to turn a profit even though crude trades for about half of what it did back in 2014. After all, those breakeven prices are still dramatically lower than what they were back in 2014. per barrel, rising to $36.50.

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Hamburg and Luxembourg have already signed contracts for supplies of the buses in 2014 and 2015. The project is co-financed by Life+, the EU’s financing program for environmental projects. A demo project that will bring eight more plug-in hybrid buses into service will commence next year in Stockholm.

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