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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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RPS policies as of March 2011. On December 16, 2010 the US DOE Energy Information Agency (EIA) published a report projecting that renewable energy will still only constitute 12 percent of the USA’s energy sources by 2035. In contrast, China’s 12 th five-year plan, March 5, 2011, requires 11.4 Source: DSIRE.

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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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Renewable energy technologies could generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to research presented at the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”. More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000. Professor Petersen.

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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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Key applications for long-duration energy storage include counterbalancing the intermittency of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power; leveling the loads and time-shifting periods of peak demand on the grid; and avoiding or delaying the construction of costly transmission and distribution (T&D) assets, among others.

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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

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DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. Increasing political animus towards the ethanol tax credit, which was “ begrudgingly renewed for one year in the lame-duck tax bill.” Honda believes that hybrids will account for 23% of the market by the end of 2011.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

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Rulemaking will determine the extent to which this new regime will promote plug-in cars beyond the initial tens of thousands that seem slated to appear from the majors beginning with MY 2011. million, resulting in a net emissions and petroleum increase as grid electricity is replaced with non-renewable hydrogen hauled in diesel trucks.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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“While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011.

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