Remove Financing Remove Japan Remove Oil Prices Remove Tax
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 Third came Japan, at $35.7 There were seven billion-dollar-plus financings of offshore wind projects, boosting the investment totals for the Netherlands, the UK and Germany.

2014 150
article thumbnail

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. In July, itopened an assembly line in Japan to build its FCX Clarity. customers $600 a month to lease.Honda hasn’t revealed its production price. Oil prices are going to go up.

Obama 53
article thumbnail

Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

Green Car Congress

Honeywell UOP hydroprocessing technology has provided fuel for successful test flights by Air New Zealand, Continental, Japan Airlines, KLM, TAM Interjet, the US Navy, and the US Air Force (USAF A-10C, US Navy Green Hornet, USAF C17, USAF F15 III Strike Eagle and US Navy RCB-X). The example used is Honeywell/UOP’s Renewable Jet Process.

Oil 230