In was quite a conference-heavy week here in San Francisco. There was the Cleantech Forum XVI up on Nob Hill, Carbon Forum America at the Moscone Center and the Carbon Footprint Consumer Products Summit over on Van Ness Avenue. We were posting up a storm and chatting with the movers and shakers in the industry. In case a post slipped by you this week, or you were busy with the conference-going, we’ve rounded up the week’s most important posts for your here. So take off your conference badges, sort through all those business cards later, and catch up on the week’s news.
Earth2Tech Maps: 101 Cleantech Startups: Want to know where the cleantech hot spots of the globe are at glance? We’ve got the Google map for you. Keep checking back because we’ll be updating this piece of cleantech cartography.
View Larger Map- 10 Questions for the Karma’s Henrik Fisker: Tesla’s isn’t the only sexy electric sports car cruising around the valley. Henrik Fisker’s company, Fisker Automotive, has the $80,000 worth of zippy, electric Karma.
- Craig Venter: Genomics vs. Oil Economics: Calling corn ethanol the “wrong experiment,” Dr. Craig Venter says that his company Synthetic Genomics will have fourth generation biofuels in 18 months. He is synthesizing bacteria to use CO2 as the feedstock.
- 5 Questions for Intel’s Corporate Responsibility Director: Intel will be the largest purchaser of green energy this year and we got to sit down with the chipmaker’s director of corporate responsibility to learn what it means to run a green business and how to avoid the pitfalls some companies hit when proclaiming their greeness.
- Vestas Wind Turbine Explodes With Power: Following the violent self-destructions of multiple turbines, the Danish climate minister has launched an investigation into Vestas’s turbines.
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