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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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billion) were all in the top 10 of investing countries while more than $1 billion was invested in Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, Kenya and Turkey. In the UK and Germany we are seeing a move away from feed-in tariffs and green certificates, towards reverse auctions and subsidy caps, aimed at capping the cost of the transition to consumers.

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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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In 2007, MIT signed an agreement with the Government of Cyprus to aid in the development of The Cyprus Institute (CyI) Center for Energy, Environment, and Water Resources through human resource development and joint research. The capital cost of the LNG plant was set at $1,200/tonne of nameplate capacity. billion in taxes.

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

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Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. Mr. Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year. At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve.

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