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Sasol and ITOCHU to partner on green ammonia and hydrogen

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The parties will also evaluate ITOCHU’s potential involvement and participation in Sasol’s green ammonia export-oriented project(s), including product offtake as well as financial support from Japan for studies and grants relating to green ammonia projects in South Africa.

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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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USDA awards Cooper Tire & Rubber and partners $6.9M for research on guayule as source for tire rubber and biofuel

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million grant to support research efforts to develop enhanced manufacturing processes, testing and utilizing of guayule natural rubber as a strategic source of raw material in tires, and evaluating the remaining biomass of the guayule plant as a source of biofuel for the transportation industry. Other current efforts. Earlier post.).

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BMW Q2 recruit penetration grew greater than 40%

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BMW and its captive finance arm listened, after spoke back with systems to produce leasing extra compelling. Birgit Boehm, 55, CEO of BMW Staff Monetary Products and services for the U.S. “The No. 1 goal should be to retain our lease customers,” Sloane stated. ” What’s BMW doing on this regard?

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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In a new working paper, the team contends that PEVs require innovation in how these products are retailed to customers as well as demanding changes in consumer behavior and relying on new support infrastructure. A fundamental problem appears to be divergent expectations regarding the level of support buyers receive from dealerships.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Osage Bio Energy: Winter Barley Ethanol as Advanced Biofuel for RFS-2

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OBE seeks to use all of the barley grain for ethanol and co-products. Osage Bio Energy (OBE) is a Virginia-based company that will use regional grain, primarily winter barley, to produce ethanol and high value co-products for East Coast markets via a fairly conventional pathway of converting starch to sugar, followed by fermentation.

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