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Kenya’s Largest Bank To Provide 100% Financing For Riders To Acquire 100,000 Electric Motorcycles!

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In 2007, the KCB Foundation was established to implement the KCB Bank Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility programs and as a […] The KCB Group is the largest financial services organization in East Africa in terms of asset size.

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EPA awards $5M to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) for cleaner big rigs

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5 million to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) to help Southern truckers and small businesses to buy cleaner big rigs. The Clean Trucks Make Cents program will finance up to 100% of the purchase or lease of a pre-2007 tractor-trailer.

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Algenol closes on additional $25M internal equity financing

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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. BioFields’ most recent investment builds atop previous commitments to Algenol that began in 2007. —Alejandro Gonzalez, founder of BioFields.

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Chalmers team develops structural battery that performs 10x better than previous versions

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The first attempt to make a structural battery was made as early as 2007, but it has so far proven difficult to manufacture batteries with both good electrical and mechanical properties. A new project, financed by the Swedish National Space Agency, is underway, where the performance of the structural battery will be increased yet further.

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Jay Leno on Elon Musk & EVs: “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge”

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Finance about Elon Musk, EVs, and shared why he thinks Elon Musk deserves the credit for EVs being popular today. Hybrids are not fully electric but rely on both batteries and fossil fuels yet oddly, count as clean vehicles. Finance that his interest in EVs was partially sparked by Elon Musk. Jay Leno recently spoke to Yahoo!

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

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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). by Bill Cooke. M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.).

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BNEF: Oil price plunge to have only moderate impact on low-carbon electricity development, but likely to slow EV growth

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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 on 30 June to $61.60