Biofuels

Podcast: A Deeper Look at DOE’s Cleantech Strategy

Podcast: A Deeper Look at DOE’s Cleantech Strategy

Stephen Lacey: May 17, 2013

The assistant secretary of energy efficiency and renewable energy talks about where the Department of Energy is headed.

US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy Buy

US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy Buy

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: May 10, 2013

Private money is financing privately developed renewable energy projects, beginning with geothermal, that will power U.S. military installations.

Conventional Wisdom About Clean Energy Is Still Way Out of Date

Conventional Wisdom About Clean Energy Is Still Way Out of Date

Chris Nelder: May 9, 2013

“It’s not 1990 anymore.”

Energy Entrepreneurship Alive and Well at Stanford University

Energy Entrepreneurship Alive and Well at Stanford University

Eric Wesoff: April 25, 2013

Entrepreneurs expose their souls to Silicon Valley investors and energy experts—in three minutes.

Bloomberg Announces 2013 New Energy Pioneers

Bloomberg Announces 2013 New Energy Pioneers

Katherine Tweed: April 23, 2013

Water and energy efficiency breakthrough technologies lead the pack.

EU on Track to Meet 2020 Solar, Wind, Renewables Targets, But…

EU on Track to Meet 2020 Solar, Wind, Renewables Targets, But…

Herman K. Trabish: April 12, 2013

“Current policies alone will be insufficient.”

Shell’s VC Fund Looks to Green the Fossil Fuel Business

Shell’s VC Fund Looks to Green the Fossil Fuel Business

Jeff St. John: April 4, 2013

Hundreds of millions of dollars in a new venture fund, with one-quarter aimed at “future energy” technologies

Mascoma Withdraws Its Big Biofuels IPO

Mascoma Withdraws Its Big Biofuels IPO

Eric Wesoff: March 25, 2013

Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures and VantagePoint invested, but company pulls $100 million IPO, citing “market conditions.”

Point-Counterpoint: Paul Ryan vs. SolarReserve CEO Kevin Smith

Point-Counterpoint: Paul Ryan vs. SolarReserve CEO Kevin Smith

Herman K. Trabish: March 14, 2013

The Ryan 2014 budget proposal goes after solar and other renewables.

Five Ways the Sequester Could Impact Cleantech

Five Ways the Sequester Could Impact Cleantech

Stephen Lacey: March 4, 2013

Federal spending on cleantech is already headed for a cliff. Here’s how the sequester could make it worse.

Guest Post: Ernest Moniz Has the Right Stuff for the DOE Top Post

Guest Post: Ernest Moniz Has the Right Stuff for the DOE Top Post

Steve Geiger: February 26, 2013

Right stuff, wrong hair—a defense of the Obama pick for DOE Secretary

Chu: ‘Damaging’ Sequester Would ‘Decelerate the Clean Energy Economy’

Chu: ‘Damaging’ Sequester Would ‘Decelerate the Clean Energy Economy’

Stephen Lacey: February 19, 2013

DOE Secretary Steven Chu warns that sequestration would put thousands of people out of work, kill important research projects, and make the grid less secure.

Biofuels Business: Accelerating History

Biofuels Business: Accelerating History

AOL Energy, Peter Gardett: January 25, 2013

Will the U.S. continue to lead on advanced biofuels?

Green Jobs: Biofuel Execs, Plus Better Place, Vivint

Green Jobs: Biofuel Execs, Plus Better Place, Vivint

Eric Wesoff: January 25, 2013

There is not a lot of job security when you’re the CEO of a green fuel or next-gen transportation startup.

2012 Global Clean Energy Investment Falls to $268B

2012 Global Clean Energy Investment Falls to $268B

Jeff St. John: January 14, 2013

China grew, the U.S. shrank, and VC fell off a cliff last year.