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Mayor of London announces £70M+ green fund to finance low carbon waste and recycling infrastructure

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced an innovative fund totalling at least £70 million (US$114 million) which will finance low carbon waste and recycling infrastructure. The London Green Fund is the first UK fund to combine European, public and private finance to invest in environmental infrastructure.

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Mayor of London announces low carbon waste fund

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An innovative fund of at least £70million has been introduced by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to finance low carbon waste and recycling infrastructure.

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SITA UK and Cynar to build UKs first commercial plants to convert waste plastic to diesel

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The waste plastics to hydrocarbon fuels liquefaction technology is based on pyrolysis and distillation. The objective of the new agreement is to build 10 UK plants dealing with 60,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste per year and to commission the first plant in London by end 2011. A hat-tip to Harold!).

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Nemaska Lithium reports construction and planing on schedule at both mine site and electrochemical plant; agreement with LG Chem

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Our conversations with end users suggest the market for battery grade lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate remains very tight. We are also actively marketing the company to new and existing institutional shareholders with recent meetings in Asia, United States, London, Europe and Canada from which we have had much positive feedback.

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Solena signs LOI with Rentech for Fischer-Tropsch technology for first commercial-scale renewable jet fuel facility in Europe

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The facility will convert more than 500,000 metric tonnes of waste biomass feedstock into synthesis gas (BioSynGas) every year, using Solena’s proprietary plasma gasification technology. A carbon-based catalyst is used to enhance gasification in the bed above the torches. The Solena Group, Inc., Earlier post.). Do, CEO of Solena.

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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. M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.).

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion.