Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

The first Australian Government to announce a plan for a carbon price was John Howard’s back in 2007. However, where applicable, an equivalent carbon price will be applied through changes in fuel tax credits or excise. Economists and experts agree that the best way is to make polluters pay by putting a price on carbon.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The partners expect that the proposed facility would principally convert waste grease—primarily animal fats and used cooking oil supplied by Darling—and potentially other feedstocks that become economically and commercially viable into renewable diesel. In 2007, ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods Inc. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2015

The expansion of the RFS in 2007 goes far beyond just replacing MTBE with ethanol as the required fuel oxygenate (and avoiding lawsuits ). The real issue is the lack of commercially available very low carbon intensity fuel alternatives. No mandates, but blend credits. tax credit) for blending biofuels.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

The EPA’s target reduction reflects the technical challenges and high costs of commercializing so-called second-generation biofuels. Instead of the 950 million liters required initially under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the final target will be a much smaller 25 million liters. —Sam Shrank.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In 2005, Congress enacted the Renewable Fuel Standard as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) and amended it in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). As of 2010, biofuel production was contingent on subsidies, tax credits, the import tariff, loan guarantees, RFS2, and similar policies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

W over the period from 1998 to 2007. Other sources of incentives, however, such as federal investment tax credits (ITCs) and the Treasury Grant Program, have become more significant. In contrast, average net installed costs for commercial PV remained virtually unchanged from 2008 to 2009, at approximately $4.00/W.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

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. Earlier post.). Costs are also falling due to classic economics.

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