Madison is one of 13 designated “Solar America Cities” under a $60 million solar energy program unveiled by the United States Department of Energy. Madison and the other “solar cities” will share $2.5 million in funding as part of an effort to increase the use...
An Australian climate change agency has awarded a Madison energy business with a $275,000 grant to continue development of technologies that limit greenhouse gas emissions. The New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change awarded the technology climate action grant to BEST Energies for...
Scolding Republican critics of his biofuels program, Gov. Jim Doyle has urged the Legislature to advance a proposal to grant $30 million in state funds to companies that develop alternative energy. The proposal is stalled in the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance. ...
The United States Department of Energy has announced $200 million in new financing for cellulosic biomass projects, and Wisconsin applicants must submit a letter of intent by May 29. According to attorney Greg Lynch, the funding opportunity is open to applicants with projects that may...
Industry collabortions are part of the business plan of Madison's Virent Energy Systems, and the company has entered into another joint agreement to develop its platform technology for hydrogen production. Virent and Shell Hydrogen, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Co., have announced a five-year agreement...
The markets are deciding now who will lead the 21st century energy parade, but based on the Legislature's lack of support for Gov. Doyle's renewable energy program, Wisconsin's interest in marching is still unclear, writes Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. In the words of colorful...
Most U.S. companies seem to have focused their growth efforts on China and India, but columnist Michael Rosen wants to remind them about Brazil. Rosen was dazzled by what he saw during a recent visit to Sao Paulo, and in this edition of Yer Biotech...
Lucigen Corp. of Middleton has received a Phase II SBIR grant to complete development and commercialization of a new DNA polymerases, or enzymes, that could boost ethanol production. The follow-on grant is the second Lucigen has received as the result of bioprospecting for enzymes in...
DeForest, Wis. - Wisconsin's first large-scale biodiesel plant has officially opened with a capacity to produce 20 million gallons per year. Sanimax Energy will operate the plant and produce 60,000 gallons of biodiesel per day from a variety of different raw materials, including beef tallow. The...
The technology industry in Dane County saw its largest single-year job increase in recent years, and its ranks grew to 510 businesses, according to the 2007 Greater Madison Area Directory of High-Tech Companies. The annual directory lists technology businesses in 12 industry clusters, and shows...