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

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Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. Renewables account for approximately 10-15% of the global energy infrastructure investment and according to New Energy Finance renewables have been hit hard by the global recession with a 47% in Q1 2009 vs. Q1 2008 ($13.3

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Gregg Small, executive director of environmental nonprofit Climate Solutions , said electric cars could be a big part of achieving energy independence and addressing climate change, if done in conjunction with energy conservation. "If "Our transportation system today is about 98 and a half percent based on burning fossil fuels."

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Analysts Say No First Up for Google Ventures: Silver Spring’s Smart Grid » Comments & Trackbacks I don’t want to wait for my car to charge. Than… 10 Monitoring Tools Bringing Smart Energy Home Technology news - Techvibes Blog : [.] Digg Stumble Reddit del.icio.us Email « Is It a Solar Bottom?