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Accelergy Receives Grant from Pennsylvania for Feasibility Study on Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids

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A $175,000 grant will be used for the site selection and analysis process for this facility. Following the site selection and facility design process, the Alliance will request a formal grant from the Commonwealth to construct a demonstration plant and produce its cleaner fuel on a larger scale. Earlier post.).

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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). Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions.

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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

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In line with the government’s plan to develop a national e-vehicle industry, the project will support the establishment of an e-vehicle parts industry, battery supply chain, and charging stations, including five off-grid solar charging stations. The Government of the Philippines is providing $99 million counterpart funding for the project.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service will finalize a proposed update to its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program to provide up to $250 million for rural utilities to finance efficiency investments by businesses and homeowners across rural America. Other efforts will include: Natural Gas. Energy Efficiency.

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Oregon Governor Signs Climate Change Bills, Including Low Carbon Fuel Standard and B2

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Authorizes EQC to require inflation of tires as part of servicing vehicles and to require reduction in emissions from ships at port and directs the DEQ to study measures to reduce aerodynamic drag on long haul trucks and idling and to provide recommendations to legislature by October of 2010. Senate Bill 101. House Bill 2626. House Bill 3039.

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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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The project was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. If the consent of the governed is granted only grudgingly or not at all, such a program will inevitably be hamstrung by resistance and will remain at constant risk of reversal. A carbon price must surely be a part of any energy transition strategy.

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Ceres and CHOREN Optimizing Energy Crops for Thermochemical Production of Biofuels

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The two-year bioenergy project is funded in part by a grant from the US Department of Energy. —Christopher Peters, vice president of finance at CHOREN USA. billion barrels of oil and 58 million tons of coal over a ten year period. Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. Ceres ARPA-E Award. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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