Quiet solar thermal firm Sopogy, with fresh funding, eyes an IPO
[Update: The specifics are in on the round of funding referenced below. It was for $9 million, from eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's fund Ohana Holdings, as well as Bethel Tech Holdings, Energy Industries Holdings, Kolohala Holdings, Black River Asset Management, according to New Energy Finance.]
The latest quiet (if not stealthy) firm to come onto my radar is an odd, miniaturized version of solar thermal generation called Sopogy, that has just won a round of venture… Continue Reading
Alternative energy companies keep coming: Zeachem, Catilin, Range Fuels, Sopogy
A host of new alternative energy companies have emerged and raised funding.
Here’s a roundup of the latest action, including news at Zeachem, a cellulosic ethanol company; Catilin, a biodiesel company, Range Fuels, another cellulosic company; Sopogy, a solar thermal company; and finally, a note on Greenvolts, a solar company, and a setback at Greenfuel, an algae-biofuel company.
Zeachem — The company, of Menlo Park, Calif. has developed new way to create cellulosic ethanol, which is… Continue Reading