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“Project Volt Gas Volt” proposes long-term financing plan to support widespread implementation of power-to-gas systems

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Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. This would help speed up the return on investment in VGV for the development costs of the energy transition. Diagram: Isabelle Plat.

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How Much is a Tesla? Much Less, After These Tax Credits and Rebates

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The reason for the price changes is due to several factors, including shifts in demand and changes to federal rules regarding which electric vehicles qualify for tax credits. In January, the manufacturer announced price cuts to its lower-cost EVs, ranging from $3,000 to $13,000, up to 20% off the sticker price, depending on the model.

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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A key change will need to take place in how the costs of transport are internalized, as the wider costs to society arising from road accidents, poor health, social impacts and environmental degradation, often described as the ‘external' costs, are currently excluded from the price that transport users confront.

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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). by Bill Cooke. M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

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The plummeting costs of technology haven’t hurt either — Ceres reported that electric vehicle battery costs , alone, dropped by 80% from 2012 to 2020. Here are just a few incentives you can seek out to lower the cost of your transition and offset the costs of installing the necessary charging infrastructure.

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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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A continuing sharp decline in technology costs—particularly in solar but also in wind—meant that every dollar invested in renewable energy bought significantly more generating capacity in 2014. Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 billion set in 2011.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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million target, set by California Governor Brown in 2012, was recently superseded by a new, 5.0-million When the state’s 2025 ZEV goal was set in 2012, California needed to average 35.5% Total Cost of Ownership: An analysis of 17 popular 2017 models found ZEVs can already be price competitive now, without government incentives.