Harvest Power, Metabolix, Digital Lumens, and Konarka made news this week. New Jersey Governor Christie threatened to withdraw his state from RGGI, and Massachusetts cut the ribbon for its new Wind Technology Testing Center.
New England Clean Energy Council & Sponsor/Member News:
$6M More for Harvest Power | XConomy
AMCS’s McGahn to take over CEO role from retiring Yurek | Mass High Tech
EnerNOC Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results | Mass High Tech
Metabolix Prices $51.7M stock offering | Mass High Tech
Ze-gen feedstock not classed as hazardous | The Sun Chronicle Online – Columns
QD Vision, Harvest Power, and Other Boston Startup Financings Fit Trend Across Industries | Xconomy
Konarka’s Buntaine ready to drive thin-film solar products to market | Mass High Tech
Blog Highlights:
The Benefits of Disruption – Tim Healy at the Energy Leaders Forum
A Recipe for Innovation – Patrick Cloney at the Energy Leaders Forum
Economic Benefits of RGGI Reaffirmed in NH, ME, DE – John Harper
More from New England’s clean energy cluster:
Massachusetts is Winding the Future | DOE Blog
Agrivida teaches biofuel crops to self-destruct | Green Tech – CNET News
New Blade Test Center Already Booked For 18 Months | Offshore Wind Wire
Bryan Garcia Named President of Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
Magnolia Solar lands grant for NASA solar tech | Mass High Tech Business News
LePage urges rollback of renewable energy requirement | Maine Politics – Bangor Daily News
CT State House votes to regulate siting of wind turbines | The Republican-American
Gates helps to fund MIT’s Liquid Metal Battery | Mass High Tech Business News
Mass. awards funds to tech firms for cleaner air and water | Mass High Tech Business News
Fraunhofer CSE confirms plans for South Boston site | Mass High Tech Business News
Solar power carport charges cars in Connecticut | Green Tech – CNET News
RGGI:
Gov. Christie announces N.J. pulling out of regional environmental initiative | NJ.com
O’Malley hits Christie for ditching cap-and-trade program | The Hill’s E2-Wire
Business Groups back Christie as he pulls state from greenhouse gas alliance | NJBIZ
Outside the cluster:
Google joins CEN as corporate member (PDF release)
Google’s Energy Strategy Revealed | AOL Energy
New Mileage Stickers Include Greenhouse Gas Data | NYTimes.com
Enviro groups oppose current version of CEDA (PDF)
White House aide: Electric vehicles could form base of bipartisan energy bill | The Hill’s E2-Wire
Experts expect gas prices to fall, but volatility possible | The Hill’s E2-Wire
White House climate aide says Obama’s ‘clean energy standard’ is alive | The Hill’s E2-Wire
Offshore Wind Transmission ‘Backbone’ Clears One Hurdle, Faces Several More | NYTimes.com
Citi, Google to invest $110 million in wind energy project | Reuters
Resources:
Fighting Oil Addiction – National Resource Defense Council
Revolutionize electricity – David Brewster, EnerNOC
GE Sees Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels in Five Years | Bloomberg
Five hot, rockin’ geothermal companies | Climate Progress
Bonus:
30 most innovative people in Massachusetts | The Boston Globe
Introducing: The Y Combinator for Cleantech Cleantech News and Analysis | GigaOM
Has Cleantech Moved Beyond VC? Cleantech News and Analysis | GigaOM
