August 26, 2008 7:57 AM PDT
Green news harvest: Solayzme gets cash for algae, solar sunroof
- Here's a sampling of
green-tech news with quick commentary:
- Solazyme adds $45 million - Private Equity Hub
Algae-grower Solazyme is taking a different path to algae production than most to make renewable diesel, specialty chemicals, and food oils. - Google ups investment into wind start-up Makani - Cleantech Group
Makani Power makes kites designed to make electricity from high-altitude wind. - Sunrise Solar introduces solar sunroof - press release
From the company that does solar car parks is a solar sunroof for a car. - Solar plane makes record flight - BBC News
A solar-power plane goes for three days using stored energy in a solar-powered battery. - 10 things to know about Biden and energy - Earth2Tech
Good summary by Katie Fehrenbacher of Biden's energy-related policy positions. - Bacteria power: Future for clean energy lies in 'Big Bang' of evolution - Science Daily
More research in mimicking photosynthesis to make fuels, this time with ancient bacteria. - From rustbelt to greenbelt - Green Wombat Fortune.com
Solar helps bring manufacturing back to the Midwest U.S. - India's Suzlon Energy encounters headwinds at home - WSJ.com
Word that some wind turbines are having technical problems. - Where cell phones go to die - Technology Review
Cool photo gallery showing the inside of a cell phone recycling operation.
The takeoff a three-day solar-power plane flight. Click on image to see a video.
(Credit: BBC)
Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNET's Green Tech blog. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Before that, he was executive editor at IT publication InfoWorld. E-mail Martin.
