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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). Dr. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “ by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market to double by 2012 to $185.3B

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despite huge demand for biofuels from transportation end-markets, access to inexpensive feedstocks and financing hurdles remain challenging obstacles for biofuels production trying to keep pace with emerging mandates. Number of off-take agreements with oil and chemical will increase, confirming the trend. versus chemicals, etc.),

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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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The number of states with geothermal projects under development also increased, from 12 to 14 over the past six months, with the addition of two oil-field co-production projects in Louisiana and Mississippi. Financing is expensive and scarce, and available lenders are requiring much more work be done before they will finance projects.

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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New financing has also been announced to eliminate high emissions vehicles in key regions which should give some support to boost to truck sales, all else being equal. The local industry is already recovering, with commercial vehicle plants re-opened. —Andrej Divis, director of commercial vehicle data & forecasts at IHS Markit.

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market value to double to $185B by 2021

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between 2017 and 2021, as a combination of higher oil prices, emerging mandate. Multiple aims include the reduction of dependence on imported oil, mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and driving economic development. The number of off-take agreements with oil and chemical will increase, confirming the trend.

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PwC industry survey provides check-up on determining factors for EV success

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More than 200 participants from the automotive, utilities, energy, technology, government, finance, education and other sectors provided their feedback for the effort. This is already a reality as governments around the world have offered billions of dollars in the form of loans, grants, and rebates through various stimulus programs.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

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Veteran automakers, oil companies, and federal and state governments have been both the prime movers and obstacles to plug-in cars in the past and they remain so today. The taxpayer is financing the American automakers’ survival and their future. The open question is what forces will drive the process and therefore at what pace.

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