A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary.
- Green-energy gurus not holding breath on CO2 rules - MarketWatch
The word from the money people is: "Give us the rules and let us lead the way to transitioning to a low-carbon economy." - Roll-Up Solar Panels - Technology Review
Toledo-based Xunlight makes progress on flexible solar cells using combination of silicon and other materials. - Startup Green Energy Tech Installs First Small-Wind Concentrators - Earth2Tech
Having uncovered a couple of companies that also concentrate wind to get more power, I'd say this is officially a trend. - New Chips Can Boost Solar Power - Wall Street Journal
One example of how IT companies are providing tech for measuring and monitoring, in this case it's theperformance of solar panels. - European body sees algae fuel industry in 10-15 years - Reuters
Reality check on algae biofuels, which will take at least a decade to reach commercial scale. - Cap-And-Trade Would Have Varying Effect on S&P 500 - Sustainable Business
Some companies will be affected more than others from carbon regulations. The S&P 500 emits more than all the cars, trucks, buses and aircraft in U.S. - VC group's Heesen says clean tech still hot - Reuters
Snap shot of clean tech investing where the U.S. is lagging other countries and investment is down sharply in Q1 this year. - Dreams of dollars blown away: Kittery wind turbine turns out to be an underperformer - Fosters Daily Democrat
Via a reader, this Maine town finds that a 50-kilowatt wind turbine underperformed because of nearby structures. - We've got no choice but nukes and carbon-capture tech, says Jeffrey Sachs - Grist
Economist Sachs brings China into the climate change/energy discussion.
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