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Energy storage: why do we need it? The Green Piece.

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The Green Piece Column. With electric cars inching ever closer to a mainstream reality, questions are raised as to how the grid will cope with increased demand. In 2009, for example, the US Stimulus Plan helped finance research into energy storage with [.]. One of the potential answers appears to be energy storage.

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

Green Car Congress

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). by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). While at Goldman Sachs, Auerbach was part of a team that invested $1.5

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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece

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If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40. billion invested in 180 green-technology companies. incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. car’s introduction. If electric cars can’t break out of niche status in. Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40 percent of $1.9

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

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A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. For further information about Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility, visit [link]. Introductory and discount rates are available.

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