Comments on: Algae's Big Break: Exxon, Craig Venter Launch $600M+ Algae Fuel Effort

By: Exxon joins a $600 million Algae fuel technology development « Follow The Money

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:48:35 +0000

[...] http://earth2tech.com/2009/07/14/algaes-big-break-exxon-craig-venter-launch-600m-algae-fuel-effort/ [...]

By: Craig Venter Is Now God & How That Affects Climate Change

Craig Venter Is Now God & How That Affects Climate Change — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:34:45 +0000

[...] so Synthetic Genomics commercial biofuel could be getting pretty close to actual production. Venter said last year that the startup had successfully engineered algae to secrete hydrocarbons similar to [...]

By: Jay Rose

Jay Rose — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:50:48 +0000

We are involved in commercializing viable algae fuel production, on a large scale, but, doing so highly efficiently, and inexpensively. Removing the environment energy yoke would be great, however, until steeply discounted energy prices emerge, we will only have a partial solution. It appears doable.
Sannerwind@gmail.com

By: Amyris’ Total Funds Reach $244M, Still Not Commercial

Amyris’ Total Funds Reach $244M, Still Not Commercial — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:01:03 +0000

[...] lately of supporting these companies with long times to commercialization (Range Fuels, Coskata, Synthetic Genomics). And previous investor interest in biofuels seems to have trended toward support of electric [...]

By: Craig Venter: Without Scale, Algae Fuel Companies “Playing”

Craig Venter: Without Scale, Algae Fuel Companies “Playing” — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:10:29 +0000

[...] “That’s the real bugaboo for everybody,” said Venter. To address that hurdle, last July Synthetic Genomics announced that it was partnering with ExxonMobil on a $600 million algae [...]

By: Shell CEO Defends Pull Back From Clean Power

Shell CEO Defends Pull Back From Clean Power — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:52:56 +0000

[...] to make many partnerships or investments with green tech innovators. Other oil companies like Exxon have made high-profile partnerships with companies like Craig Venter’s Synthetic Genomics to work on algae fuel. Chevron has its [...]

By: Q3: Best Quarter Ever for Cleantech, So What’s the Worry?

Q3: Best Quarter Ever for Cleantech, So What’s the Worry? — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:09:05 +0000

[...] and new smart charging technologies were unveiled. Meanwhile, Big Oil was going nuts for algae, with Exxon, Chevron and BP all making major investments in algae-based fuels. Biofuels in general seem to be [...]

By: The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech – Simon | Semenoff

The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech – Simon | Semenoff — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:46:56 +0000

[...] investors to fund smaller projects or switch to another less-capital-intensive strategy, such as finding a corporate partner (like Synthetic Genomics) or making components, instead of whole systems (like [...]

By: The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech

The Slippery Definition of Risk in Cleantech — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:02:43 +0000

By: The Algae Fuel Backlash: Here Come the Skeptics

The Algae Fuel Backlash: Here Come the Skeptics — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:58:40 +0000

[...] from the flurry of venture-capital deals, big oil company investments, and attention from politicians on startups creating biofuels from algae, it might seem like the [...]