Clean Tech Deal Flow

Brilliant. Instead of changing infrastructure to accommodate ethanol or bio-diesel, why not change the fuel?
Sapphire Energy plans to use Algae to produce Gasoline.
Simple, and smart. These are the kind of things that could really be game changing.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1687/70/

Earth2tech.com has a good review of cellulosic plants that are being built. I personally hold great hope for cellulosic ethanol as being a very promising technology for the future. Let’s keep out fingers crossed.
This report includes plans, and some interesting notes on where the funding has come from.
http://earth2tech.com/2008/06/03/12-companies-racing-to-build-cellulosic-ethanol-plants-in-the-us/

Since 1981, the top selling car in the US has not been a car, but a truck. The Ford F150 has consistently been the top selling vehicle. In May, in a remarkable change, the Honda Civic has jumped to the top of the list.
Is this a sea change? [...]