The Daily Sprout

Investment Up in Wind-Power Transmission Lines: Last week Boone Pickens vowed to build his own transmission lines for his giant wind farm and this week OGE says it will build 140 miles of transmission lines for 700 MW of wind power – Environmental Capital.

Ener1 Raises $29.7 for Battery Tech: The company raised the funds through a Warrant Exercise. Their batteries can be found in plug-in Priuses and Th!nk City cars – Autoblog Green.

Floating Solar Islands For Huge-Scale Power: Dr. Thomas Hinderling proposes covering a floating island with “extra flat concentrators” and then swivel the entire island to cheaply and effectively track the sun’s movement across the sky – The Oil Drum.

Non-Food Biofuel Feedstocks Might Be Invasive: Biologist warn that growing switchgrass, jatropha and other second-generation biofuels in foreign environments might lead to invasive behavior as the weeds grow out of control – International Herald Tribune.

T. Boone Pickens: Oil Headin’ to $150, Yahoo! Should Merge: Pickens called President Bush’s trip to Saudi Arabia a waste as there just isn’t more oil. Meanwhile, the oil-turned-wind-tycoon is backing Carl Icahn’s brokering of a Yahoo-Microsoft merger with 10 million shares – Climateer Investing and Fortune.

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