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Cascadia Capital forecasts flurry of MA and commercialization in clean tech in 2011; US Congress to discard Cap and Trade

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bank serving both private and public growth companies, forecasts the. energy sector will spur a flurry of M&A and investment activity in 2011 as renewable energy. renewable energies; however, it will not include economic incentives for achieving a reduction in carbon emissions. Group and InEnTec leading the charge.

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Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds government subsidies for and projected sales of xEVs declining worldwide

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None of the subsidy programs that ended at the end of 2012 were renewed. Overall, worldwide sales forecasts—and hence the related production forecasts for EVs and PHEVs—are more conservative than in the preceding survey period. Forecasts for vehicle sales in China, the US and Japan have been corrected downward.

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Study finds no alternative to widespread switching of direct fuel uses to electricity to meet 2050 California GHG targets; putting detail in climate wedges

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forecasts of population and gross state product, combined. Smart charging” of electric vehicles was. through automated control of charging times and levels. Assuming perfect renewable. generation forecasting, breakthroughs in storage technology, replacement of steam generation with fast-response gas. 875 Mt CO 2 e.

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DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

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DNV and GL merged in September 2013 to form DNV GL—the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society, the leading technical advisor to the global oil and gas industry, and a leading expert for the energy value chain including renewables and energy efficiency. Ship electrification and renewables.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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The perspective of rising oil prices is a turboboost for a change in customer behavior, he said. Experts, consultants and politicians tumble over one another with forecasts. The current price of a battery pack for just a short-range electric vehicle is between €8,000 to €12,000 he noted. Currently, cars contribute.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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Because [Ford] can provide the hardware, but ultimately, our country has to decide is this where we really want to go and if so, how are we going to really develop the smart grid in a way that works and allows the utilities to actually speak to each other and trade power, ubiquity of charging and all those things.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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