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Ocean Power Technologies completes first 150 kW PowerBuoy device

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The Company is seeking additional financing for the commercial utilization of the buoy after the trial phase is completed including its possible deployment at various potential sites. megawatt wave power project at Reedsport, Oregon.

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DOE Offers Conditional Commitment for a Partial Guarantee for $1.3B Loan to Largest Wind Project to Date

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The loan will finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat wind project, an 845 MW wind-powered electrical generating facility located in eastern Oregon sponsored by Caithness Energy LLC and General Electric (GE) Energy Financial Services. billion loan in support of the world’s largest wind farm to date.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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In Europe , the electric bus is flourishing, with a 48% increase in registrations in 2021 compared to 2020. Forecasts say that a third of the 200,000 public buses in Europe will be zero emission by 2030. and Europe. Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well.

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

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Financing challenges. All of this makes for a very difficult time to get financing for a new facility. In the world of project finance, quality means management teams with strong track records, proven technologies, deep pockets and secure, long term agreements on the project’s inputs and outputs. Earlier post.). million dollars.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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I was a big part of building the first-of-its-kind—at least in the Western world that we knew of—heavy-duty charging site in Portland, Oregon. And then in Europe, some of the major city centers have created zero-emission zones, so if you want to deliver to Starbucks within Paris, you’d better have an electric truck. It won’t work.

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Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

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“Nissan through the Renault-Nissan Alliance has committed to being a global leader in zero-emission vehicles,” said Eric Nicolas, senior vice president, administration and finance Nissan International SA. To date the Alliance has signed two final agreements in Europe with Portugal and the Principality of Monaco.

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