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

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BGPY in 2011) would represent just 7% of the estimated global transportation fuels market in 2021. Meanwhile, aviation and marine fuel demand could add 200 BGPY or more to global transportation fuel demand by 2021.despite conventional versus advanced, ethanol infrastructure versus drop-in compatibility, fuels.

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market value to double to $185B by 2021

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While in the near-term, biofuels are a proven alternative to petroleum-based fuels, in the long-term they could radically alter the fuel market’s geopolitical landscape by meeting an expanding portion of consumer demand, the report suggests. BGPY in 2011) would represent just 7% of the global transportation fuels market in 2021.

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US Departments of Treasury, Energy Announce More Than $3B in Recovery Act Funds for Direct Payments for Renewable Energy Projects

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Marine and hydrokinetic. Fuel cells. This direct payment program allows for an immediate stimulus in local economies. The rate of new renewable energy installations has fallen since the economic and financial downturns began, as projects had a harder time obtaining financing. Biomass (closed-loop and open-loop).

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CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

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Reducing the environmental impact of freight transportation in the face of increasing trade and economic growth in North America requires much more than continued progress on fuel economy and transport technology. truck/rail/marine), and manage our borders in the most secure and efficient manner possible.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

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Our transportation system today is about 98 and a half percent based on burning fossil fuels." You bet, says SETI pioneer · Grant money in jeopardy as Sims rejects cities proposal · King County deaths more AP LOCAL HEADLINES · First stimulus highway project starts in Wash. · Washington, D.C.

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