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Li-ion Startup Sakti3 Raises $7 Million in Series B Financing

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an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries ( earlier post ), has completed a $7-million Series B round of financing. Sakti3 was founded in 2007 as a spin-out of the University of Michigan and has been supported to date by Khosla Ventures and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Sakti3, Inc.,

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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. Energy Markets in a State of Change. M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Billion vs. $28.3

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European Commission launches €8.1B call for proposals for FP7 2013 work program

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billion), mainly through individual grants from the European Research Council (€1.75 million) pilot call will select a total of five ERA Chairs, to be hosted by universities or other eligible research institutions in less developed regions in five different EU countries. billion (US$1.5 billion (US$3.3 billion), and Marie Sk?odowska-Curie

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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Johnson is working to change those shortcomings with her fintech startup, Global Mobile Finance , which is based in Morrisville, N.C. In addition, she is a visiting scholar at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , in Greensboro. IEEE Fellow Sandra K. Johnson says she’s stuck in a Catch-22 situation.

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A Well Earned, Guilt Free #YearOfJoe

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My clients included HP, Universal Pictures, Washington Mutual, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Tyco Toys, Tangle Toys, Playmates Toys and others who kept me busy year round. 10 years ago in 2007 when I tuned 50 I decided that I had made enough money doing work I then considered disposable.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Osage Bio Energy: Winter Barley Ethanol as Advanced Biofuel for RFS-2

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Although the starch-to-ethanol pathway is similar to that used for corn ethanol, based upon initial calculations from Drexel University, OBE’s winter barley ethanol has the potential to meet the criteria of an Advanced Biofuel as defined by the Renewable Fuel Standard-2 (RFS-2) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007).

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