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September 3, 2008 8:56 AM PDT
Green news harvest: Toyota handicaps alt fuels, Pickens Plan skeptics
- AltaRock & Weyerhaeuser Sign Engineered Geothermal Exploration Deal - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
AltaRock, funded by Google and Kleiner Perkins, is an enhanced geothermal systems company drilling deep into stone to get renewable energy. - Toyota Plugs Lithium Ion Batteries, Reluctantly - Greentech Media
A presentation from Toyota exec handicaps the different transportation technologies, including plug-in hybrids, liquid fuels, and hydrogen. Not mentioned is Toyota's rumored plans to use zinc air batteries for plug-ins. - Toyota Releases Sustainability Report 2008, Looks to Liquid Peak - Green Car Congress
More on Toyota's plans to use alternative fuels, as part of its corporate sustainability efforts. - Alt-chemistry battery maker PowerGenix lands a deal for electric scooters and bikes - VentureBeat
Nickel metal hydride battery designed for plug-in hybrids is finding a home in electric scooters. - Out of Africa: New Concentrating-Solar Tech Inspired by Congo Stint - Greentech Media
Interesting profile of Canadian company that claims to reduce cost of concentrating solar power using acrylic as material. - Republicans break with Bush on ethanol - Reuters
A proposal to shift away from government mandates on ethanol production which, along with a phase-out of MTBE additive, has been driving the market. - Experts wary of Pickens' clean-energy plan - SF Chronicle
Some skeptical reactions to the Pickens Plan, specifically on the speed of wind turbine deployment and the shift to natural gas-powered cars. - Scoop: Tesla's future - Autocar
Details on planned five-person plug-in hybrid sedan from Tesla, which reportedly will be the platform for future cars. - Carbon offset developer raises $280 million: source - Reuters
Snapshot of the carbon offset marketplace with a Dubai-based fund committing to a 10-year fund despite some policy uncertainty.
A chart from Toyota's 2008 Sustainability report on the barriers to different types of auto fuels.
(Credit: Toyota)
Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNET's Green Tech blog. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Before that, he was executive editor at IT publication InfoWorld. E-mail Martin.
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