Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil production company and leader in algal synthetic biology, announced that it has surpassed $76 million in funding, which includes a $57 million Series C financing round that just closed. Solazyme uses microalgae biotechnology to produce clean and scalable fuels, “green” chemicals, edible oils and health and wellness products.
June 9, 2009 | Filed under: General
Across Germany’s Solar Valley and beyond, the story is the same, despite the subsidies and the continuing rhetoric from Berlin about the threat from global warming. Workers are struggling with lower pay and are being hit not just by a global recession but by a crisis in an industry whose potential was once considered almost… ( read more )
June 9, 2009 | Filed under: Green News
Wind and waste. That’s what will lead the way for Muskegon into the green jobs industry. But it’s going to take a conscious effort to join the revolution. https://www.mlive.com/opinion/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/06/editorial_the_green_jobs_revol.html
June 8, 2009 | Filed under: Green News
WASHINGTON — Louisiana’s third-oldest settlement could become the state’s first to have a wind turbine, bringing it closer to energy independence and ahead of a nationwide call for increased use of renewable resources. https://www.theadvocate.com/
June 8, 2009 | Filed under: Wind Power
Imagine gliding along University Avenue in a light-rail car powered by solar-generated electricity and spotting solar energy panels on nearly every rooftop you pass. Better still, imagine that one of the buildings outside your window is a manufacturing site for solar panels, employing hundreds of workers. http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/47070762.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:U0ckkD:aEyKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
June 7, 2009 | Filed under: Solar Energy