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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Green Car Congress

The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 3: MSRP Must Be Less Than $80,000

EV Adoption

Should expensive electric vehicles be excluded from the federal electric vehicle tax credit (IRC 30D)? While this question is often hotly debated on social media, the proposed changes to IRC 30D would draw a line in the sand and establish an $80,000 MSRP cap on the credit.

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

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Is tax equity dead? Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And oil only seems cheap. While we’re fixing vehicles, we can also equip them with low-cost real-time MPG indicators that show us how to save money and still get to places quickly. So these retrofits will cost less to drive right away, benefitting public, military, and private fleets, and individual drivers.

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Startup commercializing thermo-acoustic Stirling technology for combined heat and power for homes

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To make Stirling convertors practical for residential use, the installed system cost must be low. While the analysis and design of such systems can be complex, the result can be potentially cheap to manufacture. A prospect to be explored is a thermo-acoustic design.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1.

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US senators want even higher tariffs on Chinese EVs

Baua Electric

And of course, we’ve been covering the price war in China here at Electrek , with prices on BYD vehicles dropping to extremely low prices , even as low as $10,000 , which can leave Americans feeling frustrated – when will we get truly low-cost EVs? Answer: Probably not soon, at least if it comes from China.

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