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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). Dr. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “ by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

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Of course any upward momentum is to be welcomed and Congress has now approved a further $2billion as an emergency top-up for the programme (see article ). Though the scheme proved so popular that the initial $1billion set aside for it ran out last month, auto sales only rose by 2.4 So is this scheme green at all?

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term. The economic stimulus package currently before Congress could include incentives for both buyers of electric vehicles and electric vehicle battery manufacturers. Smart meters and electric cars: a match made in efficiency.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Oil is the alternative. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. Unfortunately, there is very little specific funding for wireless transmission in the stimulus bill that was just signed by the USA President.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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The announcement of the new awards comes a day after high-profile solar company Solyndra, which had received a $535-million Federal loan guarantee under the Obama Administration’s stimulus program, ceased operations, laid off its 1,110 workers and filed for bankruptcy. To the first, the answer is a qualified yes.

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