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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, was up 36% on the previous year and came the closest ever to overhauling the total for developed economies, at $138.9 billion) were all in the top 10 of investing countries while more than $1 billion was invested in Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, Kenya and Turkey. Investment in developing countries, at $131.3 billion), India ($7.4

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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This also complicates the federal EV tax incentive scheme , which is tied to domestic content requirements. While Turkey technically has the world’s largest graphite reserves, production has been extremely limited due to a lack of investment. deputy secretary of the Interior, in a news release.

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

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The cost for these smaller nations makes up a larger portion of their economies, so before spending the money, they need to have the proper expectations. That’s a substantial amount of a country’s economy dependent on a resource that has proven to be unpredictable in the past. Depending on the tax scheme, it may raise $1.5

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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. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. — AH2 14.

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