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

Green Car Congress

The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Five months ago.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

In an article “Falling thirst for Fuel Leaves Ethanol Enthusiasts with a Hangover” published on 4 May 2009, The Wall Street Journal summarized three of the challenges traditional corn ethanol faces today. The cattle will get part of their daily food ration from wet distillers grain (WDG) which is a by product of the ethanol fermentation.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. John Addison publishes the Clean Fleet Report with archives of over 60 articles and reports about electric vehicles, V2G, biofuels, fleet success and more. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SZ (1) 6753.T

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?” .

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

Wallbox

In this article, we will review the facts and explain our thoughts on where we believe EVs are headed. As a result, politicians, corporate leaders, and consumers may weigh ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors more favorably in their decision making moving forward, as a Wall Street Journal article explains.

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