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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi. developed.

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Darling International and Valero Considering Forming a Joint Venture for Renewable Diesel

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Darling International and a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation are taking initial steps towards the formation of a joint venture to build a facility capable of producing more than 10,000 barrels/day or (135 million gallons per year) of renewable diesel on a site adjacent to Valero’s St. Darling International 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). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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Addax Bioenergy signs loan agreement for €258M renewable energy project in Sierra Leone; sugarcane ethanol and biomass power

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In addition to the independent studies that have already been conducted and are publicly available, the financing partners will perform on-going monitoring to ensure that the project fully meets its commitments. The first 118 farmers graduated from the “Addax Farmer Field and Life School” in January 2011, and training is ongoing.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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Gostin, an active IEEE volunteer, has served on the IEEE Future Directions Committee , on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society , and as vice president of finance for the IEEE Sensors Council , among many other IEEE roles.

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Engine Alliance Completes 100th GP7200 Engine; Specific Fuel Consumption Improvement Noted

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EA launch customer Emirates began operating the aircraft in August 2008 and received its eleventh A380 on 2 July. Other GP7200 customers include Korean Air, Etihad Airways, Air Austral and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Emirates is Airbus’ largest A380 customer with orders for 90 of the aircraft.

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.