Solazyme, a research and development-focused algae-based biofuel company in South San Francisco, Calif, announced that Bunge, the White Plains, NY food company, has invested an undisclosed amount in its Series D round. Read More »
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Electric cars are widely expected to be a hit with consumers. This is especially true in places such as California, where residents show a special interest in new environmental technologies.
But it is easy to wonder if hype is getting ahead of reality. Factories will take years to ratchet up the production of these low-profit autos. And the impracticality of EVs will likely delay purchases once the early adopters snap up their babies. Read More »
News came out yesterday that France’s finance ministry would cut key solar feed-in tariff subsidies (FiT) cut for all commercial solar installations from September 1st, 2010. Read More »
Italian power company Enel could raise up to €3 billion ($3.8 billion) from the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its renewable energy subsidiary, Enel Green Power, slated to happen in October. Read More »
By Rodger Sadler, partner and Chi Cheung, associate, at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in New York.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bilski v. Kappos is good news for clean energy innovators. The Bilski ruling ensures that the door to patenting business method inventions remains open, ending months of speculation that the Court might find such inventions categorically unpatentable. It helps ensure that our patent protection system stays robust, and this will spur innovation and attract the investment capital needed for research, development, and commercialization of clean energy technologies. Read More »
