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Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.
18Nov By adminNo Comments
Money

Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.

A pile of government cash from last year’s climate law was supposed to fuel a wave of clean-energy startups. Instead, many are running out of money before the funding comes through. Higher interest rates and rising costs have hurt the companies in what are often capital-intensive industries. Washington’s grinding bureaucracy has been slow to dole out the cash from the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.
18Nov By adminNo Comments
Money

Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.

A pile of government cash from last year’s climate law was supposed to fuel a wave of clean-energy startups. Instead, many are running out of money before the funding comes through. Higher interest rates and rising costs have hurt the companies in what are often capital-intensive industries. Washington’s grinding bureaucracy has been slow to dole out the cash from the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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It’s Hard to Recycle, and It’s Everywhere. What If Scientists Could Fix Polyester?
12Sep By adminNo Comments
World

It’s Hard to Recycle, and It’s Everywhere. What If Scientists Could Fix Polyester?

Sept. 12, 2023 10:22 am ETPolyester is the refined sugar of our wardrobes: It’s cheap, has an iffy reputation and is in almost everything, from stretchy leggings to $4,000 jackets. An estimated 34 million tons of it went into apparel in 2021, according to Textile Exchange, a nonprofit focused on climate change and the fashion and textile industries. That makes it the most-used material in clothing.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Hopeful of finalising certain FTAs in next few months: Piyush Goyal
29Jul By adminNo Comments
Business

Hopeful of finalising certain FTAs in next few months: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said he is hopeful of India finalising certain free trade agreements (FTAs) in the next few months, which would help promote exports. India is in the final stages of concluding FTA negotiations with the UK. The country is also negotiating similar pacts with Canada and European Union (EU). "We can leverage the free trade agreements with the UAE and Australia and we are hopeful that in the next few months, we will finalise many more free trade agreements to help you grow your business with zero duty on finished leather products and footwear available for you to exploit bigger and better markets," Goyal said while addressing footwear industry representatives here. The minister also asked the industry to focus...
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