KIOR and Other New Energy Companies
60 Minutes did a piece of Energy Companies.
One company KIOR is making “fuel” from wood chips.
Khosla is staying in with help of the government.
Are they over promising and under delivering?
How are these companies doing for shareholders?
Fear criticism.
Range Fuels
A123
Ecotality
Fisker
Failures or was it a learning part of what we are learning?
Algae and other alternative forms of
Giving up learning curve with taxpayer
$150 billion invested by taxpayers into these innovations?
LG Chem – Energy Dept would not do a interview.
Clean Tech Ventures
Loans are starting to be repaid by some companies.
Clean Tech companies was
A123 was purchased by En Chi, Chinsee
Smith Electric Trucks
Wang Shun America
6000 American Workers
kior consequences of avoiding failure are doing nothing
More info on the cleantech pieces here
But now we have auto companies developing super efficient solar panels to drive autos.