New GA Solar Farm Beats Expectations April 8th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: The new 5-acre solar farm, built by MMM client United Renewable Energy, has has been producing about 95 percent capacity — about 10 percent more than officials anticipated. Read article. Read More
Practical Pointers for Clean-Tech Start-ups March 16th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: Four rules clean-tech start-ups should know when looking to make it big. Read article. Read More
Bioenergy’s Got Buzz in Georgia March 14th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal talks with international renewable energy expert Dr. Christine Worlen and German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc. President Kristian Wolf at a bioenergy exhibit. In little more than a year and a half, new bioenergy companies in Georgia have created more than 600 jobs – a trend local German chamber and consulate leaders say is poised to strengthen. Click here to read more… Read More
Florida to Unveil Landmark Biofuels Facility February 11th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: INEOS Bio’s biorefinery in Vero Beach, Florida will have the capacity to produce 8 million gallons of ethanol and 6 megawatts (gross) of electricity per year. Read article. Read More
Investors Predict Big Year for Clean Tech Startups January 4th, 2011Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: As Cleantech investors become increasingly optimistic about 2011, more money it expected to flow to startups. Read article. Read More
Deepwater Wind Energy in the News December 13th, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: Deepwater Wind has applied to federal authorities to build the largest proposed offshore-wind farm in the United States, a 200-turbine project in Rhode Island Sound. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
New Clean Tech M&A Report December 1st, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy, M & A Highlights: Clean Tech industry experiences growth with more exits and later stage investments in Q3 2010. View Report. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Ford, Progress Energy to Prepare NC for Electric Vehicles November 9th, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: Ford has teamed up with Progress Energy to begin educating Raleigh-Durham residents on electric vehicles. Ford plans to introduce two electric cars by 2012. Read more about it here. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Google, Cape Wind to Pioneer U.S. Offshore Wind Industry October 21st, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy Google has recently announced plans to invest $200 million on a 350 mile cable, dubbed the “transmission backbone”, designed to bring offshore wind power to up to 1.9 million future homes. Along with fellow investor Good Energies, the $5 billion project would be the first of its kind in the United States and a testament to the viability of offshore wind power. The project has been met with some skepticism, however, by those fearing that regulation delays and the unforeseen challenges that could bring the project to a halt. Another pioneer effort in wind power energy has recently made Read More
Penn. Proposes Biodiesel Tax October 15th, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: New Pennsylvania legislation seeks to amend the state’s Biofuel Development and In-State Production Incentive Act of 2008 by imposing a tax upon all businesses selling biodiesel fuels. If passed, many predict a substantial negative impact on the state’s biodeisel industry. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More