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MAY 26, 2010

European industry ministers in an EU Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels yesterday voiced their support for the European Commission’s strategy for clean and energy-efficient vehicles, which was published last month ( earlier post ). Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Infrastructure Policy Smart charging.

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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. That’s too much democracy for Torrance.

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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

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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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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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AUGUST 24, 2010

a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of specialty enzyme products and solutions for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, has completed a private placement of $3, million convertible subordinated secured promissory notes with two investors.

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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. industry.". Tags: Brief. This off-take agreement is a significant step forward for BlueFire. It provides immediate revenue once our plant is on-line. The Fulton, Miss. Earlier post.).

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Renewable Waste Financing Conversion 210

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AUGUST 11, 2010

EnerG2 anticipates that ultracapacitors containing its materials will be used by the automotive industry for hybrid electric vehicles, by electronics manufacturers for enhancing the life and usability of consumer goods, and by a variety of industrial customers to deliver an breadth of new ways to improve energy efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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

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2015 Standards Emissions China 186

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JULY 11, 2010

McPhy Energy , a French company founded in January 2008 with the mission to industrialize and commercialize a new magnesium hydride solid state storage system for hydrogen, recently closed its second round of funding worth €13.7 Tags: Brief. million (US$17.3 Following a €1.6m

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AUGUST 22, 2010

earlier this month established a subsidiary in Brasil focused on developing sweet sorghum as a feedstock for the ethanol industry. Sorghum will extend the ethanol production season by as many as 60 days or more, according to most experts, thereby expanding fuel supplies and lowering the cost of financing mill construction. Ceres, Inc.

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MAY 7, 2009

CLEPA (the European umbrella membership organization representing the interests of the global automotive supply industry) and EUCAR (the European Council for Automotive R&D from the major European passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers) jointly prepared the document. These loans usually cover 50% of the total investment.

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MAY 19, 2010

Similar mechanisms exist for other renewable energy industries, including wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass for electricity under the tax code (26 USC § 48). In the current economic environment, small companies are finding it especially challenging to raise financing for first-of-a-kind commercial-scale facilities. PPG Industries.

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Tax Credit Tax Companies Financing 210

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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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JUNE 9, 2009

a renewable oil production and algal synthetic biology company has closed a $57-million Series C financing round, bringing total funding to more than $76 million. Braemar Energy Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the financing round and were joined by other new investors including VantagePoint Venture Partners. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 17, 2009

million Series A round of financing led by venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DFJ Mercury, both leading investors in early-stage clean technology companies. GlycosBio’s technologies will bolster economics of the ethanol and biodiesel industries by upgrading glycerin-rich co-products to a variety of chemical intermediates.

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MARCH 23, 2010

During the Two Sessions in 2010, Li Yizhong, minister of Information and Industrial Technology, said that the ministry was discussing subsidies for new energy vehicles amounting to tens of thousand yuan with the Ministry of Finance. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

In addition GE Capital, working with ServiceMagic, will provide financing options, enabling consumers to pay for the charger and installation costs over time. Tags: Brief.

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Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric 236

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

CAP, established in 1979, is a leading provider of vehicle valuation data, new vehicle information and business solutions to the automotive industry. Customers include the majority of leading finance institutions, contract hire and leasing companies, vehicle retail groups and insurance companies. Tags: Brief.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Financing Electric 225

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JULY 8, 2010

The sale better enables Nexteer to take advantage of anticipated growth in the global auto industry with a variety of automakers. E-Town is a state-owned enterprise serving as the financing and investing arm of the Beijing Municipal Government with a focus on investing in global technology companies. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

LanzaTech has shown 2,3-BD production from waste gas resources in an industrial setting. However, LanzaTech’s process uses nonfood, low-value gas feed stocks, including industrial waste gases such as those produced by steel mills, oil refineries, coal manufacturing, syngas from landfill-waste and reformed natural gas. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

The funds raised in this financing will support continued development of the company’s catalyst technology. Sun Catalytix systems target the generation of hydrogen from water at significantly lower costs for industrial applications, for energy storage, and for use as a renewable fuel through internal combustion engines or fuel cells.

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Land Rover Energy Storage MIT Wind 186

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MAY 3, 2010

EdeniQ, a California-based clean technology company serving the global biofuels industry ( earlier post ), recently closed a $12.4 Tags: Brief. Omninet; Nimes Capital; and others.

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Brazil Grant Financing Clean 170

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JULY 12, 2010

The European Investment Bank is the European Union’s long-term financing institution and provides long-term finance for capital projects promoting European economic objectives. Tags: Engines Europe Policy. —European Investment Bank Vice President Simon Brooks.

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Ford Financing United Kingdom Climate Change 170

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

In September, Koenigsegg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. GM is also currently working to sort out the reorganization and financing of Opel following its decision not to sell. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Purchase GM Automobile Financing 199

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) signed a letter of intent to set up a joint venture company that would develop and manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, under the patronage of Christian Estrosi, the French Minister for Industry.

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Nissan Electric Vehicles Manufacturer Batteries 199

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MEK, Butadiene) from industrial waste gases, has signed a memorandum of understanding with one of the largest coal producers in China, Henan Coal and Chemical Industrial Corporation, to build a demonstration plant to produce ethanol and chemicals via LanzaTech’s fermentation process using syngas resulting from the gasification of coal.

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Coal China Energy New Zealand 210

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

(VSE) on the further development of ethanol- and gas-fuelled industrial engines. Its purpose is to jointly finance research, innovation and development activities, with a focus on the fields of climate and environment as well as on safety. Tags: Engines Fuels. Initially set to run from 2009-2012 with no definite ending year.

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Engine Fuel Sweden Exhaust 186

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APRIL 22, 2010

In order for this vision to become a reality, policy makers must provide access to the market and the stability needed to attract the large amount of capital that will be required to finance its construction. Tags: Cellulosic ethanol Policy. Jeff Broin. Today, the US effectively has a 90% mandate for oil in the gasoline supply.

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Iowa Financing Commercial Gasoline 218

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

With equity capital in place, the DOE loan guarantee represents a vital financing tool to allow our $120 million project to move forward – opening the door to an exciting new industry. Tags: Brief. We recognize that until the loan is closed, there is no assurance that a loan guarantee will actually be issued.

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Sierra North America Nevada Waste 186

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MARCH 19, 2010

The Contracting and Finance team will jointly publicize supply opportunities, explore opportunities for complementary fuel-supply agreements and develop compatible pricing and finance mechanisms. The airline industry and DoD collectively require more than 1.5 Tags: Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Fuels. Kurt Kunkel.

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Fuel Alternative Fuels Washington Financing 225

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MAY 27, 2010

In connection with this financing, Gevo also announced that Dr. Ron Commander, head of the LANXESS Group’s Butyl Rubber Business Unit, will join the Gevo Board of Directors. Isobutanol is a four carbon alcohol widely used in the petrochemical and refining industries. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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JULY 21, 2010

New Zealand-based waste gas and syngas to fuels company LanzaTech ( earlier post ) has attracted US$18 million in Series B financing from investors led by China-focused venture capital firm Qiming Ventures. LanzaTech uses proprietary bacteria to convert industrial waste gases into fuels and chemicals. Gary Reischel. Köpke et al.

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New Zealand China Waste Financing 170

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In addition to the DOE grant, the company received $125 million in state incentives from Michigan as part of its 21 st Century Jobs Fund to help finance these manufacturing facilities. Tags: Brief.

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Michigan Li-ion Manufacturer Lithium Ion 186

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

Acceptance of studies and development of business and financing models. Customer acceptance and financing models for electric vehicles. Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, general business and automotive industry I; Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, general business and automotive industry I; Prof.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Transforming agricultural residues into next-generation ethanol and biochemicals could create up to one million jobs in the EU27 by 2020, while theoretically replacing up to 62% of the EU’s forecast fossil-based gasoline consumption, according to a new study released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance with the support of Novozymes and DSM.

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MAY 27, 2009

In Norway, the effort to find a means to get financing so Th!nk A 50-electric car parade took the issue right to the Trade and Industry Department in downtown Oslo. Tags: ev parade elbil.no nk can fulfill existing orders for thousands of vehicles took to the streets on Tuesday. An answer should be forthcoming shortly.

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