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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. by Bill Cooke.

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CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

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—CEC Advisory Group Chair Bruce Agnew. But, the report identifies clear opportunities, especially in light of infrastructure-related stimulus investment, to get this right. —CEC Executive Director Evan Lloyd. Destination Sustainability: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation in North America.

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The Summit On Clean Tech Law & The New Energy Policy

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Stimulus Package allocated for renewables? How can CleanTech companies collaborate with public and private research groups to innovate more effectively and enhance their existing technologies? How does the private venture and financing sector view investment in CleanTech companies and what opportunities are investors looking for?

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Grant Thornton LLP Warns of Potential Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain

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Frankly, if another constituent group was going to drive the supply base consolidation, it would have already occurred. Other key actions for lenders to take include: Provide Affordable Financing: The interest rate on loans to finance consolidation efforts should be set at lower lending rates. Laura Marcero.

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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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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. So far, President Barack Obama has announced no new federaleffort to promote the fuel, and federal funding for hydrogen fortransportation use in the 2009 budget dropped to $177.7 millionthis year from $211.9

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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