Monday, November 17th, 2008
DARPA is funding research devoted to the affordable production of a surrogate for petroleum based military jet fuel (JP-8) from agricultural or aquacultural crops that are non-competitive with food material.
The current solicitation expands the scope of the BioFuels program described in BAA06-43 to additionally focus on: (1) processes for ...
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels, Biorefinery, Finance, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Research, algae, biomass, ethanol, green-technology | No Comments »
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
New York's Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, released the nation's first code of ethics for wind-energy companies last week. The code is an effort to resolve an investigation AG Cuomo began in July related to alleged improprieties in the actions of two wind-power companies in soliciting local support for large scale ...
Posted in Electricity, Finance, Green-Chemistry, Industry-News, Start-ups, Sustainability, Wind-Power, Wind-Turbines, law | No Comments »
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Will a government led green revolution galvanize the foundering economy of the United States and set the stage for a new era of growth and prosperity? The question has attracted a significant amount of attention since the financial crisis began to escalate several months ago and stuck a wrench in ...
Posted in China, Climate-Change, Finance, India, Industry-News, Israel, Japan, Lifecycles, Silicon Valley, Solar-Energy, Start-ups, Sustainability, green-technology | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Last year was another record for investment into alternative and renewable energy, with $148.4 billion poured into the sector globally, up 60% from 2006. On top of this, total M&A transactions in the space amounted to over US$55 billion. Asset financing was the main driver for investment growth, up 68% ...
Posted in Agriculture, Batteries, Biofuels, CCS, Carbon, Climate-Change, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Finance, algae, biomass, ethanol, green-building | No Comments »
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Venture capital firms invested a record $1.6 billion in Q3 2008, up 55% from the previous quarter, in U.S. cleantech companies, according to a new analysis by Ernst & Young. A total of $3.3 billion was invested in the first three quarters of 2008, surpassing the figure for the same ...
Posted in Biofuels, Carbon, Energy-Storage, Industry-News, Lifecycles, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Renewable Fuels, Solar-Energy, Venture Capital, biomass, green-technology, law | No Comments »
Monday, October 13th, 2008
U.S. Energy Consumption by Source & Total Losses
In 2009, the United States will produce twice as much value per unit of energy as it did in 1970, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit recently released a new report, titled "The Size of the ...
Posted in Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Energy-STAR, LEED, Lifecycles, Natural Resources, materials | No Comments »
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Microstaq , an Austin, Tx.-based start up, has pioneered a new Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) valve that increases energy efficiency in a range of industrial appliances, completed a Round B financing worth $12.5 million today.
Good Energies, a leading global investor in renewable energy and energy efficiency, led the funding ...
Posted in Electricity, Finance, Hedge Funds, Nanotechnology, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Research, Silicon Valley, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Credit: Oivind Leren, Norsk Hydro
The Ormen Lange gas field, Norway's first deep-water offshore development, was discovered in 1997. The field sits roughly 3000 meters under the surface of the Norweigan Sea about 120 kilometers north west of Kristiansund. The reservoir covers an area about 40 kilometers long and 8 to ...
Posted in Finance, Hedge Funds, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Peak-Oil, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Research, Russia, Venture Capital | No Comments »
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Itochu Corp. Buys Stake in Italian Solar Marketer
Itochu Corp. is further expanding its presence in Western solar power markets by taking a 43% stake in Italy's Greenvision ambiente Photo-Solar, or GAPS.
Trina Solar Announcement of 26-MW PV Plant, Spain
Trina Solar announced the inauguration of a 26-MW PV plant in Fuente ...
Posted in Concentrated-Solar, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Industry-News, Japan, Photovoltaics, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Silicon Valley, Solar-Energy, Solar-Thermal, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, green-technology, law | No Comments »
