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In-wheel electric drive company Protean Electric raises $40M; JV with Weifu

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The Series E financing proceeds will support Protean’s on-going business activities and help to establish a global licensing model covering all key markets. Protean maintains operations in the United Kingdom, China and the US, with its manufacturing plant at Tianjin, China. —Kwok-Yin Chan, CEO of Protean Electric.

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Solena signs LOI with Rentech for Fischer-Tropsch technology for first commercial-scale renewable jet fuel facility in Europe

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for the use of Rentech’s proprietary Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthetic fuel technology in Solena’s BioJetFuel project—GreenSky—in the United Kingdom. Separately, the International Air Transport Association has voluntarily agreed to a 50% emission cut of 2005 levels, by 2050. The Solena Group, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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International evidence demonstrates that a Clean Vehicle Standard and Clean Vehicle Discount, including the feebate mechanism, should rapidly accelerate the uptake of zero emissions vehicles in New Zealand. The New Zealand light vehicle fleet, including light commercial vans and trucks, makes up 80 per cent of our transport emissions.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Throughout 2014, Tesla Motors fortunes will have tongues wagging (and international car buyers salivating) as the brand becomes a global phenomenon. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well. H2USA, the new U.S. H2USA, the new U.S.

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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Staging a new technological revolution at a faster pace and on a global scale will call for proactive government intervention and greater international cooperation. Last year’s survey called for a major overhaul of the machinery for international finance, aid and trade. —The World Economic and Social Survey 2011.

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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The report, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition , also shows that new nuclear power plants generate electricity more cheaply than other established “baseload” sources—mainly coal- and gas-fired power plants—over the full lifetime of facilities when financing costs are relatively low. Click to enlarge.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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One of the largest RHD markets, the United Kingdom, has been transitioning towards this outcome for many years creating an “Office of Low Emission Vehicles” in 2014. The New Zealand light vehicle fleet, including light commercial vans and trucks, makes up 80 per cent of our transport emissions. . Japan has a 2035 deadline.