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INEOS Bio JV Closes $75M in private financing under USDA loan guarantee program for advanced BioEnergy Center in Florida

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INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida. million dollar cost matching grant from the State of Florida.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Often referred to as a “drop-in” fuel, reformate is an ingredient in gasoline and jet fuel that can be added during the regular refinery process. USDA’s loan commitment to Cool Planet is being financed from the remainder of the Biorefinery Assistance Program funds authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. Earlier post.).

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The Unlocking Private Sector Financing for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. The Advancing Alternative Fuel Markets in Florida project will develop. fueling infrastructure across Florida. fueling infrastructure across Florida. Department of.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Moreover, developers must show that the project would make no economic sense without CDM funds and that documentation exists to demonstrate that these factors were considered by the company’s board of directors in their decision to pursue CDM financing. REFERENCES.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Hugh E Webber, Orlando, Florida, USA I think I have the solution to the ultra-green machine. Also, Firefly batteries now being produced use lead foam in lead-acid configuration, cutting their weight almost in half. These both cost much less than lithium cells. 1 Newcastle The 10 dumbest money savings tips - no.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. But starting to raise immediate finance is more important than determining its exact future size.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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That agreement calls for a program that will cover nearly 90 percent of the region’s greenhouse gas emissions when it is fully implemented (commonly referred to as an economy-wide program). Financing Investments and Other Public Expenditures. Allowance value can be used to finance government expenditures of various kinds.

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