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San Pedro Bay Ports release draft of 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update; $7-$14 billion price tag

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Given the magnitude of the investment, the draft plan calls for the ports to intensify their funding advocacy and increase collaboration with their partners to finance the new strategies. Grouped under four categories, the 2017 CAAP’s near-term and long-term strategies include: Clean Vehicles, Equipment Technology and Fuels.

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EPA Awards $20M in Recovery Act Funding for Clean Diesel Finance Program

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced three recovery act grants totaling $20 million in funding for the SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program. Overall, the recovery act allotted $300 million for the National Clean Diesel Campaign, $30 million of which will fund SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program grants.

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Solazyme Raises $52M in Series D Financing Round

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a renewable oil production and algal biotechnology company, announced that it has raised $52 million in its Series D financing round. Solazyme uses microbial fermentation to produce renewable oil that can be used for clean and scalable fuels, chemicals, nutritional food ingredients and health and wellness products. Solazyme, Inc.,

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EPA Awards $5.6M to Spur New Clean Diesel Technologies

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million for emerging technologies projects as part of a summer-long roll-out of $120 million in clean diesel grants. Most clean diesel grants involve widely used strategies such as retrofits or replacements. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for nearly $1.2 Direct grants to all states for clean diesel programs.

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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While notable exceptions exist, the report says, the financing framework is often skewed towards supporting the motorization model: Domestic public finance is mainly used to build and maintain infrastructure to cater to increasing levels of motorized traffic.

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Clean Energy to Acquire BAF Technologies, Natural Gas Vehicle Technology and Conversion Company

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Clean Energy Fuels Corp. million of BAF’s outstanding debt is held by Clean Energy Finance, a wholly owned Clean Energy subsidiary, Clean Energy anticipates paying a net amount of approximately $4.5 Littlefair, Clean Energy’s President and CEO. Tags: Brief. Due to the fact that approximately $3.8

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EIB to Contribute Up to €300M in Financing to Valeo for €645M Fuel Consumption and Emissions Reduction Projects

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) will grant financing of up to €300 million (US$426 million) to Valeo for its current research projects aiming to reduce the fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of cars and improve active safety. billion) under ECTF (European Clean Transport Facility). billion (US$4.8 billion (US$4.8

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