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MassCEC Approves $5M Forgivable Loan for A123 Systems; Targeted at Expansion for Grid Storage Systems

Green Car Congress

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has approved a $5-million forgivable loan for Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems contingent on its hitting job creation and private investment milestones.

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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

Green Car Congress

Since the early 2000s, the Korean government and industry have sought actively to shift the country’s energy use patterns by focusing more on advanced technology R&D and clean energy initiatives. From 2001 to 2010, the rate dropped to 0.03%. Between 1981 and 2002, China’s energy intensity declined 4.52% annually.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As we’ve noted before , a lower-power version of it was published back in 2001, specifying charging hardware interface and coupler system. The SAE standard for this is called J1772. Artificial Moore’s Law for Cleantech: Renewable Standards, by Steps : [.]

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

But now all of you can do the same things I did, and you’ll soon be able to get some government stimulus money to use instead of the savings you no longer have. Then I’ll be generating my own clean, renewable power and wait till you see what I do with that. Just like almost everyone else we know today&#.

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