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The Cash Back Hybrid

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Here's an example from Spectrum Online : Can plug-in hybrid electric vehicles keep the electric grid stable? By John Voelcker First Published October 2007 Google , a former CIA director , the Natural Resources Defense Council , a U.S. Today the VtoG concept is a respectable topic in respectable circles.

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Berkeley Lab report finds installed cost of solar PV systems in the US dropped sharply in 2010

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W over the period from 1998 to 2007. The study—the third in an ongoing series that tracks the installed cost of PV in the US—examined 78,000 grid-connected PV systems installed between 1998 and 2009 in 16 states. According to the report, average non-module costs in the US declined by $1.40/W per watt (W) in 1998 to $7.50/W

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. On the Grid.

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

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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. Cap and Trade Disappointment. chance of default.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Last year people were able to get unleveraged tax equity financing to monetize the production tax credits at yields to the tax investor of 6-7%; this year tax equity investors are seeking yields ranging from 10-15% for leveraged tax equity transactions utilizing the investment tax credit that is now available under the Stimulus Bill.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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One of the biggest challenges to the nations power grid "is going to be the introduction of electric vehicles," said Dana Christiansen, associate director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has partnered with Nissan, TVA and the state of Tennessee to help develop the charging infrastructure to support the vehicles. No gasoline.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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lawmakers established the RFS in 2005 and expanded it in 2007, well before solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles became the stalwarts of decarbonization they are today. It would be the biggest change in the history of a program that has, in part, failed to live up to its designers’ ambitious dreams. Meanwhile, in a future U.S.

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