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

Green Car Congress

The emergence of advanced conversion pathways and non-food feedstocks could unlock considerable production potential throughout the world. Governments are expected to retreat from stimulus investment highs, shifting financing. The number of off-take agreements with oil and chemical will increase, confirming the trend.

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"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Interestingly enough, the Automotive Class is "into" the study of hybrids at this time. Also, turning into "students" and hanging out in the back of the crowd as well, were the Nogales HS Principal, Fernando Parra, and Santa Cruz County Supervisor, Manual "Manny" Ruiz -- they became plugged into the study of Plug-ins! How perfect!

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Per our brief conversing on EV educational tour this afternoon, here's a more descriptive outline of the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" PHEV3Al Tour helpfully with lots of team building to provide needed coordination with some 15 county seats of government as starters per Listing of Arizona Counties as follows: 1. CALCars News not copied].

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EP29LPSP: Applications in Plasma Physics, Astronomy, and Highway Engineering

Cars That Think

Study of Argon from Underground Sources for Direct Dark Matter Detection. Experimental Study of Ion Heating and Acceleration During Magnetic Reconnection. Systems and methods for controlling the gas conversion in a fiber-optic gyroscope." 5 Xu, Jingke. Dissertation, Princeton University, 2013. 6 Hsu, Scott C. 8 January 2013.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

Second, a Congressional Budget Office study issued in April said even with subsidies ethanol is only profitable when a gallon of gasoline costs 70% or more than a bushel of corn, i.e, gasoline would need to be greater than $2.80/gallon gallon with corn at $4/bushel. and some banks are expecting fuel adjustment clauses ,” Einowski added.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. Then they are driving by electric car conversions every day and not seeing them. — Electric Cars Are For Girls 22. Follow the money.

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