Rentech Invests in Biomass Gasification Companies

By Bill DiBenedetto on June 29, 2009

Rentech Inc. (AMEX:RTK), a clean-energy-biomass technology company, this week completed investment agreements with two biomass gasification companies, acquiring 100 percent of SilvaGas Corporation and grabbing a 25 percent stake in Read more: Rentech Invests in Biomass Gasification Companies

Emerging

CO2 Detector Warns When Indoor Air Goes Bad

By Bill DiBenedetto on November 9, 2009

Sealing up homes and offices saves energy and is mostly a good thing, except when the air inside is full of CO2 with no good place to go, which is where the eSense Fresh Air Indicator from CO2Meter.com enters the picture.

Finance, Policy

DOE pegs $750M in Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy

By Bill DiBenedetto on October 13, 2009

The Department of Energy is launching a new loan guarantee program that will provide $750 million in Recovery Act spending as seed money designed to help accelerate the development of conventional renewable energy projects.

Finance, Solar

ProLogis Rooftops to Host Solar Installations

By Bill DiBenedetto on October 7, 2009

ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) has formed a Global Renewable Energy Group that will oversee the procurement and development of new eco-friendly properties, manage installations and provide management services for renewable energy projects, including a major push to provide rooftop space for solar energy installat

Biofuels, Finance

Sea 2 Sky Poised to Operate Using Torrefied Wood as Coal Substitute

By Bill DiBenedetto on September 21, 2009

Newcomer Sea 2 Sky Corporation is ready to take its renewable bio-energy business into operating mode using the torrefaction process as the basis to convert wood and wood fiber biomass into a low-emission, high-energy alternative to coal.

It's found dependable sources; now it needs to ally with users.

Biofuels, Finance

Frost & Sullivan Report Says Biomass Fuels Needed to Reduce Aviation C02

By Bill DiBenedetto on September 15, 2009

The development of aviation biofuels using biomass sources such as jatropha, camelina and algae will be an important factor in the drive to drastically reduce aviation industry emissions, says a report this week from the Frost & Sullivan consulting firm.

Biofuels, Finance

Green Energy Resources inks biomass supply deal

By Bill DiBenedetto on June 29, 2009

Green Energy Resources has signed a domestic biomass supply contract worth an estimated $300 million over 10 years with an unidentified U.S. power company.

Emerging, Finance

Khosla, U.S. Pony Up Big Bucks for Renewable Energy

By Bill DiBenedetto on September 8, 2009

Last week was a good one for renewable energy and clean technology funding in both the private and public sectors.

Emerging

CO2 Detector Warns When Indoor Air Goes Bad

By Bill DiBenedetto on November 9, 2009

Biofuels, Finance

First United Ethanol Facing Bleak Financial Picture

By Bill DiBenedetto on August 26, 2009

First United Ethanol LLC, which operates Georgia's lone corn ethanol plant, has severe liquidity problems that could send it into bankruptcy, according to recent documents the company filed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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