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

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Green-technology corporations dominate the Fortune 500 by 2030. 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. Financial markets divest fossil-fuel assets and reallocate capital to low-carbon firms. Technology leaders hold the power.

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

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Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal. What is the PTC and why does it matter? The sponsor wants to get returns from 10-20% for his or her investment.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Carlos 12:43 AM walt the memecaster said.

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