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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market to double by 2012 to $185.3B

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Pike Research forecasts that the global market for biofuels will more than double over the coming decade, increasing from $82.7 BGPY in 2011) would represent just 7% of the estimated global transportation fuels market in 2021. The Americas are projected to account for 71% of global biofuels production. billion in 2011 to $185.3

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market value to double to $185B by 2021

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Pike forecasts that the global market for biofuels will increase from $82.7 Pike projects that the Americas will account for 71% of global biofuels production. The emergence of advanced conversion pathways and non-food feedstocks could unlock considerable production potential throughout the world. billion in 2011 to $185.3

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Pike Research forecasts surge in investment and growth in advanced biorefineries through 2022

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Pike Research forecasts that biorefineries globally will attract $170 billion in new capital investment between 2012 and 2022, reaching 81 billion gallons per year (BGY) of installed capacity. thermochemical and hybrid conversion pathways are expected to increase over the remainder of the forecast period. Source: Pike Research.

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Headwaters and University of Utah Form JV for Carbon Storage

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Headwaters said that momentum for creating an entirely new industry surrounding carbon capture and storage has been building since passage of the stimulus bill. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increases federal support for deployment of carbon capture and storage projects by 70% to more than $8 billion.

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

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Biofuel projects are going to have trouble getting financing from Wall Street this year because all of them have questions about the long term pricing of petroleum; most of them have concerns about the pricing stability of their feedstocks; and many of the cellulosic projects have concerns about the conversion technologies. Billion vs. $28.3

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We've Entered a New Era of Streaming Health Care. Now What?

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That system uses the sensors on an Apple Watch (namely the heart sensor, accelerometer, and gyroscope) to detect a nightmare, and then delivers a vibration stimulus to the wrist that terminates the nightmare without waking the user. Cybersecurity is another huge issue that must be addressed promptly.

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ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets

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have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. ZAP hopes to leverage a stimulus from the government for plug-in forms of transportation.

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