Tuesday, June 28, 2011

News-in-Brief: June 28th, 2011

Light Green Is The New Shade for Cleantech VC

In a post financial-crash economy and with few successful exits on the books for green energy projects, VC’s identify “light green tech” (software and components versus capital-intensive large scale energy projects) as a potential new entry point, says Reuters.


Gevo/Toray Renewable Plastic Collaboration Is A Success

After a successful collaboration with Toray to produce fully renewable and recyclable form of PET (a plastic commonly used in packaging and other consumer goods applications), green chemicals manufacturer Gevo announces plans to scale-up production to meet “strong customer demand”.

Industry and Academic Biotech Partnership a Winning Play for Ohio

While most people associate The Buckeye State with football and farms, Ohio is also the number one manufacturer of polymers. By combining the latter two strengths the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center, founded in 2005, is now yielding strong economic results.

Louisiana's Climate and Soil Are Assets for Algal Biomass Producers
Formerly of Maryland, Aquatic Energy finds Louisiana’s warm climate and clay soil an ideal place to grow and harvest algae for food and fuels.

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