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

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growth in the industry over the next decade, Pike expects production volumes to fall short of an estimated 71.8 continue to pour into the industry. Ultimately, widespread commercialization will depend on whether these ventures can reach price. Commercial airlines and the US military continue to emerge as key drivers of industry.

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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. drive increased investment in the industry, the report finds. After healthy growth over the past decade, the global biofuels industry is entering a new era marked by feedstock flexibility, product neutrality, and sustainability, the report notes.

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

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Biofuel projects are going to have trouble getting financing from Wall Street this year because all of them have questions about the long term pricing of petroleum; most of them have concerns about the pricing stability of their feedstocks; and many of the cellulosic projects have concerns about the conversion technologies.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Wendel Dreve and Marion Gilliland have dedicated the past five years to pursing their dream of transforming the corn ethanol industry. The anaerobic digester is fed the waste from the distillation process and the wastes from 2,000 dairy cattle and 10,000 beef cattle being raised on the site. billion gallons/year of capacity.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

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While the timing of charging can be handled through the use of these smart meters, this does not preclude the need for upgrading the grid, a project that will save massive numbers of kWh that are currently being wasted due to the incredibly old and cobbled together grid we’ve got now. He even knows what a plug-in hybrid is.&#.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel. Every scrap of waste food, garden trimmings and even sewage would be used to ferment gas. “You may see that start to happen in the energy sector.

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