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

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billion) were all in the top 10 of investing countries while more than $1 billion was invested in Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, Kenya and Turkey. Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% Biomass Fuels Power Generation Solar Wind' billion), India ($7.4

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

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Mr. Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year. This may be the lowest cost energy storage solution just because we are going to make the batteries anyway. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. link] — Chris Dudley 13.

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