A sampling of
green-tech news with quick commentary.

New round of layoffs hits Imperium–Seattle Post Intelligencer
What a difference a year makes, indeed. Once a clean-tech high flier, now a struggling biodiesel maker.
First Solar posts blockbuster 2Q–Greentech Media
Dubbed the “Google of solar,” First Solar continues to be on a tear, buoyed by strong demand in Europe and it’s new Malaysian plant.
Bill renewing clean energy credits fails vote–Reuters
It aint over till it’s over, as they say. The Senate could try yet again to renew a very important tax credit for renewable energy industry for eight years.

Household waste to power cars–Reuters
Video about a U.K. company that’s making ethanol from agricultural and household wastes. The U.K. reporter touches on the potential air pollution problems from ethanol, a topic rarely covered in the U.S.
GE and Grupo Corporativo Landon to invest $350 million in leading European solar company–press release
Because of policies and a good sun resource, Spain is a powerhouse in solar.
T. Boone Pickens’ ‘clean’ secret–Los Angeles Times
In this editorial, a clean-tech consultant takes Pickens to task for backing a proposal that would favor creation of natural gas filling stations, a business–along with wind–that Pickens is investing in.
EEStor announces certification of additional key production milestones and enhancement of chemical purity–press release
Backed by Kleiner Perkins, this firm has made claims of a breakthrough in energy storage. Only problem with the press release is that few people can understand it.
(Gov.) Patrick signs biofuels measure –The Boston Globe
Massachusetts becomes the second state after California to adopt a low-carbon fuel standard.