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Furthermore, BAIC will increase its stake in the production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC) by 1% to 51%. At the same time, Daimler will increase its stake in the integrated sales joint venture Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Corporation (BMBS) by 1% to 51%. BMBS); Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Ltd.

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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). Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. by Bill Cooke.

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House to American Motors till it used to be alone in 2010, the website is being redeveloped via NorthPoint Building LLC. The development venture is being aided via about $32 million in tax increment financing from the town and $5.1 million in surrounding brownfield incentives.

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Completion of the transaction with Tyson Foods, which is contingent upon the closing of REG’s December 2013 announced agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Syntroleum Corporation, would give REG full ownership of Dynamic Fuels and its 75-million gallon per year nameplate capacity renewable diesel biorefinery in Geismar, Louisiana.

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Other partners in the investment included Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn Fund and Rising Stars Growth Fund II LP. Haldor Topsøe is the second corporate investor to invest in Faradion; a leading multinational electronics and energy company invested in a minority stake in late 2012.

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Daimler in China is based in Beijing and includes Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd, Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Ltd, Daimler Northeast Asia Parts Trading & Services Co., BFDA), Fujian Benz Automotive Corporation (FBAC) and Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. the joint ventures Beijing Benz Automotive Co.,

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million financing with Third Eye Capital Corporation. AE Keyes took possession of the facility under a project agreement with Cilion in March 2010, and has signed a facility lease for up to three years. In January 2010, the permissible per gallon ethanol blend in California increased from 5.7% AE Biofuels , Inc.’s

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She was promoted in 2005 to head the agency’s regulatory and market environment division , managing programs on regulatory reform, economics, and finance. In addition she oversaw the organization’s membership, corporate communications, and external affairs departments. In 2010 Bogdan-Martin helped establish the U.N.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

ISE Limited’s principal operating subsidiary, ISE Corporation (a California corporation) has filed a voluntary petition to reorganize its business under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. ISE is currently in discussions with lenders and strategic partners regarding a potential debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing.

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Ambri, developer of Liquid Metal Battery grid-scale energy storage technology, closed a $35-million Series C equity financing. Ambri has raised more than $50 million in equity financing since its founding in 2010 and is the exclusive licensee of the Liquid Metal Battery intellectual property developed at MIT.

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million financing with Third Eye Capital Corporation. In November 2010, AE Keyes received $4.5 AE Biofuels, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned advanced ethanol subsidiary AE Advanced Fuels Keyes, Inc., closed a $3.5 million from Third Eye Capital to complete the repair and retrofit of the Keyes facility.

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The bonds were issued for general corporate purposes and aimed at increasing the company's financial flexibility. The latest financing move is another step towards Volvo Cars’ long-expressed ambition to act as a listed company. Operating profit for the first nine months of the year was SEK7.7

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DECEMBER 24, 2011

The financing was led by a combination of new and existing shareholders. The SAGD (steam assisted gravity drainage) pilot project at Saleski began operations in December 2010. Canada-based Osum Oil Sands Corp. The placement will consist of 21.2 million common shares at $12.50

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APRIL 12, 2010

ITOCHU Corporation and JGC Corporation have agreed to participate in large-scale bio-ethanol production and power supply businesses in the Philippines together with other local partners. Meanwhile, the government intends to enact a new law during 2010 concerned with renewable energy–fueled power generation.

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Nesscap will use the proceeds from this financing for the establishment of a full-scale production facility for ultracapacitors and accompanying research center in the Russian Federation (US $15,000,000) and for the expansion of Nesscap’s current manufacturing and core R&D operations in Korea and for general corporate purposes (US $5,000,000).

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Without such third-party financing of this type, most colleges and universities would not be able to capitalize on the more significant investments needed to bring down their carbon load on the atmosphere. Chevrolet’s funds will be used for additional energy efficiency retrofits at Valencia.

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Establish state and local programs for financing of efficiency measures, which may use repayment on utility bills or on property tax bills (the capital could be provided by institutional investors). Make all cost-effective efficiency improvements to federal buildings, using private financing and public funds.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Accelergy Corporation has received a $1.3-million The grant was approved with a unanimous vote from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority. Accelergy has been in talks with various state politicians since early 2010, when former State Rep. Dave Kessler first brought the company to Pennsylvania.

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JULY 7, 2011

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. This is an important step forward for Liquid Metal Battery Corporation.

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Although the Company’s intent is to improve its operating efficiencies and to obtain additional financing, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such financing on favorable terms, if at all, or to successfully further reduce costs in such a way that would continue to allow the Company to operate its business.

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Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) signed a strategic framework agreement to further expand their cooperation in China. While in 2010 some 770,000 Chinese customers decided to buy a vehicle of that segment, the company expects this market to grow to more than 2 million units annually by 2020.

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MAY 19, 2010

5142, the Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now – Jumpstart Other Biofuels (GREEN JOB) Act of 2010, in the next appropriate revenue vehicle considered by the House. In the current economic environment, small companies are finding it especially challenging to raise financing for first-of-a-kind commercial-scale facilities. PPG Industries.

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million warrants will expire on 31 August 2010 and if fully exercised will provide Mission with A$36.6 In order to meet its funding needs given the size and scope of the supply agreement with Valero, and to satisfy its other commercial objectives Mission is considering various financing options. The first tranche of 81.41

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Several reasons underpin slow growth in the commercialization of biofuels, according to the EIA: Difficulties obtaining financing in the aftermath of the debt crisis; Technology scale-up difficulties at startup companies; and. Strategic corporate shifts because of increased availability of low-cost natural gas.

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In a new study, KPMG International has identified 10 “megaforces” that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades. Total environmental cost 2010 vs growth in environmental cost since 2002 vs environmental intensity improvement. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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For example, under the proposed agreement, GM’s Shreveport Assembly plant would continue to contract assemble the H3 and H3T through at least 2010. Citi acted as financial advisor to General Motors Corporation. billion bridge financing agreement with the German government.

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The financing follows a March 2010 milestone in which Virent announced the successful start-up of the world’s first biogasoline production plant. Scott Portnoy, corporate vice president of Cargill. With its new equity stake, Shell will also have a seat on Virent’s board. Earlier post.).

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Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) and General Motors Company are expanding their cooperation in Asia with the formation of a new 50-50 joint venture investment company, General Motors SAIC Investment Limited. The establishment of the India joint venture is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2010.

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Enova Systems and FAW have executed an agreement to supply a further 800 pre-transmission hybrid drive systems in 2010. Each energy-saving or new energy vehicle used in public services attracts a subsidy of up to 600,000 yuan (US$87,780), according to a new policy jointly issued by Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Finance.

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DBCCA notes that this allocation of capital is consistent with plans announced in June 2010 that China would direct RMB 5 trillion (~US$765 billion) into the decarbonizing process. China has targeted that energy intensity by 2015 will improve by 18% from 2010 and non-fossil fuel energy will increase to 11.4% of total generation.

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The UAE includes data for three SWF funds only: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ($773 billion), Abu Dhabi Investment Council ($110 billion), and Investment Corporation of Dubai ($183 billion)). Both results continue trends seen since 2010. percent in 2010 to 26.6 percent in 1H 2015. percentage points, from 9.3 percent to 10.4

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

BP and Verenium Corporation have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop and commercialize cellulosic ethanol from non-food feedstocks such as energy cane and energy grasses. Earlier post.). The joint venture company will initially be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Mascoma Corporation has entered into a feedstock processing and lignin supply agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), a division of Chevron USA, Inc. The company plans to break ground on that facility during the first half of 2010. Chevron and lignin for fuels. Earlier post.)

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JULY 22, 2011

Summit Power Group, LLC and Blue Strategies, LLC have signed a 15-year CO 2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum Corporation for some of the CO 2 that will be captured by Summit’s Texas Clean Energy Project ( TCEP ), a coal gasification with carbon capture polygen project being developed in Penwell, Texas, outside Odessa. Earlier post.).

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Corporate disclosure of material climate change-related risks. United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative ( UNEP FI ) is a global partnership between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the global financial sector. An integral part of this should be the removal of fossil fuel subsidies.

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billion in 2010 profit on a net margin of 4.6% According to the study, historically, approximately one of every five vehicles sold is financed by home-value appreciation, a ratio that’s likely to decrease with the continuing stagnancy in home values. and North American suppliers pulled in $8.2 billion on a net margin of 4.3%—things

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Better Place, a developer and provider of electric car networks—including battery switch stations, batteries and public/personal charge spots ( earlier post )—worldwide, has secured $200 million through a Series C equity financing from a consortium of top-tier investors and partners, nearly doubling the company’s valuation to $2.25

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