Another week another conference. This week saw the E2T team in San Jose to attend the Plug-In 2008 conference where a variety of electric car players, from Detroit heavyweights to Silicon Valley startups, bumped elbows and discussed the dilemma of electrifying our auto fleet. In case you were busy on the conference floor or distracted by Obama’s international media assault, we’ve collected this week’s important cleantech headlines for your here.
Plug-In 2008 News Roundup: Google.org made two electric car investments this week and GM announced a partnership with 30 utilities to prepare for their Chevy Volt. In case you missed any of this week’s plug-in news we’ve rounded it all up for you here, including interviews and videos.
OptiSolar Quietly Piling On Cash: OptiSolar, a thin-film solar startup with big plans, has quietly raised lots of funds and crossed the $200 million in financing. Perhaps it will use the money to fund it’s planned 550 megawatt farm in Southern California.
GT Solar IPO Prices Mid-Range, Raises $500M: After debuting on Nasdaq Thursday, GT Solar’s stock took a beating during its first two days of trading. But don’t worry, the company sent out a reassuring statement.
Biofuel Lobbying: Split Between First-Gen and Next-Gen: Though grain-based biofuels is getting bashed in the media, its beating cellulosic biofuels in the lobbying game. Corn and soy based biofuel lobbyists spent $7.03 million since 2007 to next-gen biofuel’s $3.08 million.
Cow Power Could Provide 3% of U.S. Electricity?: A new study from the University of Texas at Austin estimates that if all the manure from all the livestock in the U.S. was converted into biogas it could power 3 percent of the grid.
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