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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

million and 4 million vehicle sales respectively), according to research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates that in 2011, the GM Volt will be targeting an addressable market of 7% of total US auto sales, and the Nissan Leaf 11%. Last week, J.D. million units in 2020, or some 7.3%

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APRIL 1, 2010

an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries ( earlier post ), has completed a $7-million Series B round of financing. Tags: Brief. Sakti3, Inc., Sakti3 will release separate announcements related to its technology, expansion plans, and other partners in the coming months.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

CODA Automotive and Essex Credit Corporation, a subsidiary of Bank of the West, have reached a preliminary agreement to provide financing for customers of the 2011 CODA Sedan. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 28, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced three recovery act grants totaling $20 million in funding for the SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program. Overall, the recovery act allotted $300 million for the National Clean Diesel Campaign, $30 million of which will fund SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program grants.

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MARCH 5, 2010

and Myriant Technologies—noted that while their technologies were proceeding to the commercial stage, private sector financing is still basically on the sidelines, and Federal support in terms of policy and financing is still critical. Tags: Brief. .; ZeaChem, Inc.; They are loans, not grants, not handouts.

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JULY 22, 2009

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). Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. by Bill Cooke.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Grütter Consulting is a leading advisory firm on carbon finance and transport with activities worldwide. Tags: Brief.

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MARCH 8, 2009

In a deal brokered by the city’s newly commissioned Citizens Environmental Task Force, Exxon/Mobil, owners of the Exxon/Mobil Refinery in the City of Torrance agreed today to fund a bond that will make low cost financing of solar energy systems for home and apartment owners. It’s a pretty good idea isn’t it?

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JUNE 25, 2009

Renault has entered two new EV partnerships: one with Arval, a BNP Paribas subsidiary; the other with ALD Automotive, a global provider of financing and vehicle fleet management services. Tags: Brief. It focuses especially on research into customer pricing appropriate to this type of vehicle.

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JULY 25, 2009

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will grant financing of up to €300 million (US$426 million) to Valeo for its current research projects aiming to reduce the fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of cars and improve active safety. Tags: Europe Financing Policy Vehicle Manufacturers. billion (US$4.8

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Tags: Brief. In addition, the capital investment plan for the above period amounts to ¥150 billion (US$1.7 billion), which will be used for the production capacity and research and development facility aiming for an early introduction of the next-generation products.

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APRIL 13, 2009

GE Energy Financial Services and GE Capital’s Equity unit provided $15 million of the amount raised by A123 in this financing. With this financing, we will begin an expansion that we expect to accelerate upon receipt of government funds. Tags: Batteries. We’ve accelerated our plans to expand our US manufacturing. Mark Little.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

announced that Sir Richard Branson has invested in Solazyme’s Series D financing. Sir Richard invested in Solazyme’s financing in a personal capacity, although the stake complements existing Virgin Group investments through the Virgin Green Fund in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors. Tags: Brief.

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APRIL 20, 2010

A new survey by Capital One Auto Finance found that more than half of respondents (53%) say that their next car will be more fuel efficient than their current vehicle and 55% would be very likely or somewhat likely to give up a larger vehicle for a more fuel-efficient model when they buy their next car. Tags: Brief.

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JULY 23, 2010

have entered into a definitive agreement for GM to acquire AmeriCredit, a leading independent auto finance company, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.5 Direct ownership of AmeriCredit’s expertise will provide consistent availability of non-prime financing for GM customers throughout all economic cycles.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Opel says it is also researching customer preferences regarding financing and leasing schemes for the Ampera. Tags: Brief. Customers wishing to reserve an Ampera can register at www.opel-ampera.com and become an ‘ePioneer’, receiving exclusive news and a chance to test drive the electric car. Sales start in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The financing includes a $12-million Series C equity investment led by Craton Equity Partners and includes existing investors Nth Power and @Ventures, along with $8 million in debt financing. Tags: Brief. A Propel Fuels E85/Biodiesel station. Click to enlarge. Matt Horton, CEO of Propel.

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JUNE 15, 2009

The 6th annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum-Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) will occur on 23-24 June at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The event brings together industry veterans to discuss the issues associated with renewable energy finance in the US. Tags: Calendar.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The existing investors, SET Venture Partners and Chrysalix, also participated in the financing round and will remain Epyon’s largest shareholders. Parallel to the financing agreement, Epyon and LiteOn also agreed on a business cooperation. Tags: Brief. Epyon welcomes three new shareholders: LiteOn Technology Corp.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

has executed a letter of engagement with BNP Paribas to act as financial advisor to assist and support ClearFuels in securing senior secured debt financing for its commercial thermochemical Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) biorefinery projects. These services would be directed, in part, to create financing plans for the commercial projects.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company also has a vehicle-leasing division through its GE Capital finance unit. Tags: Brief. Immelt said half of GE’s sales force of about 45,000 will drive electric vehicles. Financial terms and other details about the order aren’t yet being disclosed, GE said.

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MARCH 5, 2010

The proceeds from the $80 million bond will be used to partially finance the first two phases of construction of Range Fuels’ first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant using renewable and sustainable supplies of non-food biomass near Soperton, Georgia. helped facilitate the financing of this bond transaction. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The business and government partners aim to achieve this through brokering international fleet procurement alliances, developing national, state and municipal policy frameworks, and financing solutions. The EV20 initiative will focus on sharing best practice in policy and in finance, and EV fleet procurement.

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

Twenty-five Chinese cities have jointed a pilot program co-sponsored in 2009 by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Finance, National Development and Reform Commission, and Ministry of Industry and Information, to promote energy-efficient and new-energy vehicles. Tags: Brief. Wan said that a total of 8.5 billion yuan (US$1.28

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JULY 7, 2010

announced that the Department of Energy has determined that the company has met the requirements necessary for Phase I of the application process for a loan guarantee and that the company has been invited to continue on to Phase II for the financing of their Fulton, MS Project. Tags: Brief. BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. Earlier post.).

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JULY 16, 2010

The European Investment Bank and PSA Peugeot Citroën signed a €200-million (US$259-million) loan agreement to finance the carmaker’s program to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles. The loan was granted under the European Clean Transport Facility (ECTF) financing program, one of the EIB’s measures for stimulating the European economy.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Total has offered to provide more than 30% of the financing required of the project partners; share the expertise and dedication of its R&D teams; and host a pilot unit to test the process at an existing plant, which would reduce the associated costs. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

The facility represents an innovative structure to finance JLR finished vehicle stocks between the points of production and onward sale to dealers on a revolving basis. Tags: Brief. —Rich Laxer, EMEA President & CEO, GE Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Also, it will move BlueFire closer to a debt financing agreement with the Department of Energy and US Department of Agriculture. Tags: Brief. BlueFire Renewables, Inc. This off-take agreement is a significant step forward for BlueFire. It provides immediate revenue once our plant is on-line. industry.". Earlier post.).

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MARCH 30, 2009

The government is accelerating its efforts through consumer and lending initiatives and working with auto finance companies to increase the flow of credit. Tags: Market Background Policy Vehicle Manufacturers.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

This financing provides Dyadic with a timely source of capital on terms that are substantially less dilutive for Dyadic's stockholders than other capital raising alternatives. Tags: Brief. —Mark Emalfarb, Dyadic President and CEO.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

million in equity financing. Institutional investors OVP and Firelake led a Series A financing and additional strategic investors added new equity funding in April of this year. Institutional investors OVP and Firelake led a Series A financing and additional strategic investors added new equity funding in April of this year.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

In addition to EVs, O2City will offer finance packages, insurance, charging stations at its outlets, home charging solutions, electric vehicle maintenance and after-sales service through its far reaching network of eco-mobility centers. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

We will have our Energy and Finance Ministers, based on their national circumstances, develop implementation strategies and timeframes, and report back to Leaders at the next Summit. The inaugural meeting of the G-20 took place in Berlin, on December 15-16, 1999, hosted by German and Canadian finance ministers. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Ren added that State Administration of Taxation and the Finance Ministry are also considering levying a car emission tax in future. Tags: Brief. He made the remarks during the 2009 International Forum on Chinese Automotive Industry Development (IFCAID) held last week in Tianjin.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

According to the GEA this was due to 4 new geothermal power projects moving to completion, but also reflects difficulty obtaining final permits and difficulty obtaining financing. Financing is expensive and scarce, and available lenders are requiring much more work be done before they will finance projects.

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APRIL 27, 2010

The proceeds of the financing will support Coskata’s bio-ethanol commercialization activities while ensuring advancement of new product technologies. Tags: Brief. Coskata Inc., Bill Roe, President and CEO of Coskata.

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