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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

Baua Electric

Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. This is significant because it marks a shift toward making renewables increasingly competitive with coal, a mainstay in APAC’s energy mix. Get started here. –

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. There is nothing special here!”

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. At the same time, per capita emissions in the state decreased by 12%.

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

Creative Greenius

They never worked very hard and they spent way too much time making personal phone calls and just goofing off. It’s not even cheap at twenty five cents an issue. Sorry Stan, it’s nothing personal, I’m just plumb filled up in the lunatic category right now and we’ve got to let you go.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. The transport sector—which depends almost entirely on oil products, with 93% of all the fuel used in the sector being oil-based in 2010—remains the main driver of global oil demand as economic growth increases demand for personal mobility and freight.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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For example, rich countries such as Germany can throw billions of dollars at their coal sector to ease their transition pain, offering generous financial aid to lignite-producing regions. Petro-states are compensated to transition smoothly to a sustainable economy, avoiding a last-ditch attempt to flood the world with cheap oil and gas.

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

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The sponsor is the person who is responsible for the overall execution and has the greatest risk/reward. In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal. Generally, there are three parties involved: The sponsor or developer, equity investors and debt lenders.

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