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Monday, May 12, 2008
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March 12, 2008
Despite recent studies that ethanol will stir up more environmental havoc than traditional oil-based fuel, the money is rolling in for Coskata, which claims to have revolutionary next-generation biofuel on the horizon.
March 06, 2008
As countries pledge funds for greener policies at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, President Bush makes commitments that sound strangely familiar.
March 06, 2008
Responding to suspicions about its silicon, CEO Xiaofeng Peng said the company plans to use its entire inventory. It remains to be seen whether the comment will assuage concerns from analysts.
March 06, 2008
After announcing a partnership with battery startup A123Systems and an investment from General Electric, the Norwegian electric-car company says it aims to bring a five-seat vehicle called Ox to the United States as early as late 2010.
March 05, 2008
Shenanigans such as alleged dummy companies, formed to help attract customers who didn't want to pay Chinese taxes, are a sign of heating competition in cellulosic ethanol, analyst says.
March 05, 2008
Global Solar Energy expects to open a 40-megawatt copper-indium-gallium-diselenide thin-film plant Thursday after Nanosolar in December began production of the same material and HelioVolt announced it would begin production this year. Will any of these companies give First Solar a run for its money?
March 04, 2008
As the U.S. Congress prepares for another bout in the battle over renewable-energy tax incentives, some states consider feed-in tariffs. Which policies are worth the fight?
March 03, 2008
As the Environmental Protection Agency formally denies California the right to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles, analysts suggest that new technology to make cars greener could continue to come out in other countries, with stronger policies, first. But higher fuel prices could change that forecast.
February 29, 2008
With natural-gas prices on the rise and renewable-energy targets pushing for greener energy, utilities such as Xcel Energy are hoping that batteries can take the edges off bumpy wind-power production.
February 28, 2008
As the industry faces a paucity of energy engineers, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says India is well-positioned to be a greentech innovation leader.
February 27, 2008
In spite of biofuels' troubles, a Connective Capital partner says there's still money to be made in the sector. And fund executives say greentech isn't headed for a crash.
February 26, 2008
The San Francisco mayor says it's time to get serious about combating climate change with greentech and advises a Cleantech Forum audience to insist on more government support -- or face a fall.
February 26, 2008
As analysts predict an industry shakeup, Greentech Media digs through solar's seismic events to unearth sources of the movement.
February 26, 2008
As Carbon Forum America kicks off in San Francisco, the Center for Resource Studies plans to guarantee consumers that carbon-offset purchases are legitimate. But is it the same old promise?
February 25, 2008
Virgin Atlantic announced the first test flight fueled with a little bit of biofuel, but critics say the environmental benefit is nil.
February 25, 2008
A Texas truck stop selling ethanol and BioWillie biodiesel is scheduled to open this summer. Will efforts like Willie's Place make biofuels more popular?
February 22, 2008
After the Senate failed to pass two bills that would have extended tax credits for renewable energy, the Solar Energy Industries Association has scripted a battle blueprint to save the U.S. market -- complete with four contingency plans.
February 22, 2008
The Palmetto State jumps onto the hydrogen-fuel bandwagon ... with a pickup truck.
February 21, 2008
The Canadian province is moving forward with a carbon tax, surpassing a deadlocked U.S. Senate. California and the U.K. also passed new measures that will encourage green-energy use.
February 21, 2008
The ethanol startup plans to complete a demonstration plant in the next year and a commercial plant in 2010, but distribution could prove a challenge. The Khosla Ventures-backed company plans to turn to "nontraditional" tactics, as well as grow the number of gas stations that pump its "C85" blend.