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Algenol closes on additional $25M internal equity financing

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The company is working to commercialize this technology and scale production of its products. Algenol has recently commenced initial operations of a pilot commercial module at its Florida development campus, which builds on the successful launch of a demonstration project in India. —Alejandro Gonzalez, founder of BioFields.

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

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EnerNOC and Tesla to collaborate on stationary energy storage

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a provider of energy intelligence software (EIS), will collaborate with Tesla on the deployment and management of energy storage systems in commercial and industrial buildings. Cheap cells made in the Gigafactory are only part of the puzzle. Offering financing and new residential business models. EnerNOC, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Opinion: The End Of An Era: Is The US Petrodollar Under Threat?

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Since Western sanctions against Russia took hold in reaction to the Russian land grab in Crimea and the shooting down of a commercial airliner, Moscow has increasingly looked to its former Cold War rival as a key buyer of Russian crude—its most important export. Rise of the Yuan.

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Resale Market for Electric Two-Wheelers and Three-Wheelers in India

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The Indian automobile market is powered by the help of the financing industry in the country. 90% of the commercial vehicles in India is financed. The financial and economical aspects. Three years ago we bought a second-hand electric scooter for newspaper distribution purposes and it was one of the best decisions we made.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Here at Charged , we’ve been covering the commercial EV market for a decade. After many discussions with players in the commercial EV field, we realized that the problem was proving the performance of EVs. Rustam Kocher has been a pioneer in the commercial EV field. Everything on a commercial vehicle has to be more rugged.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. Silicon based PV, on the other hand, is hugely scalable and relatively cheap. The arithmetic is pretty simple. Click to enlarge.

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