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Top execs leave three renewable energy startups

March 11, 2010 by Todd Woody
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photo: Aurora Biofuels As I write in The New York Times on Friday, it’s spring cleaning at three renewable energy firms as top executives depart SolarReserve, Clipper Windpower and Aurora Biofuels: The past week has brought a spate of executive departures at renewable energy startups, with the president of SolarReserve, a power plant... [read more]

Feds hand out $600 million for biofuel projects

December 4, 2009 by Todd Woody
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photo: Aurora Biofuels In the Los Angeles Times on Friday, I write about the Obama administration’s move to issue $600 million in grants for biofuel refinery pilot projects. California startups grabbed a fair share of the money: The federal government this morning announced it will hand out $600 million for next-generation biofuels... [read more]

Mutation increases biofuel production

August 27, 2009 by ToddWallace
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Scientists have discovered that an algae mutation results in twice the production of biofuel. Scientists with California-based Aurora Biofuels say that in tweaking the way algae responds to light, they have been able to develop a type of algae that can absorb more than twice as much carbon dioxide as conventional strains and can double... [read more]

Algae biofuel startup claims breakthrough

August 20, 2009 by Todd Woody
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photo: Aurora Biofuels In today’s New York Times, I write about Aurora Biofuels, an Alameda, Calif.-based startup that says it has developed a strain of algae that will double production of biodiesel: According to Robert Walsh, the chief executive of the company, Aurora’s breakthrough was to develop algae mutations that can ingest... [read more]