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E•BOOM CAPITAL: Solazyme Opens on NASDAQ, Near-term Revenue Will Come from Personal Care Products

By Terry McDonald on May 27, 2011

Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM), a biofuels company which also makes dietary supplements and skin care products, opened for trading today at $18 per share and jumped to more than $21 by mid-day. The company completed its initial public offering of 10,975,000 shares Thursday.

E•BOOM CAPITAL: Acquisition Brings $1 Billion Wind Power Opportunity to American Superconductor

By Terry McDonald on March 14, 2011

Power technology company American Superconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: AMSC) said today it will acquire The Switch Engineering OY, based in Finland, for €190 million in cash and AMSC shares ($265.43 million at today’s 1.00 EUR = 1.40 USD).

OTHER NEWS: Solazyme Files IPO, BP Boosts Brazilian Ethanol Production

E•BOOM CAPITAL: Private Companies Pursue Renewable Energy Storage Challenge

By Terry McDonald on December 24, 2010

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It is pretty clear that the economic viability of wind and solar energy and the extent to which they will contribute significant power to the grid depends on being able to generate electricity intermittently -- when the sun shines and the wind blows -- and store it for use when it needed and/or when the sun is not shining nor the wind blowing.

EBOOM CAPITAL: Gov’t Loan Guarantee Backstops Private Solar Investors

By Terry McDonald on July 12, 2010

What do the following investors have in common: John Hill, Doug Schatz, Invus Group, DCM, Bohemian Compa

Who's the slimiest? 10 companies in the race to commercialize algae

By Padma Nagappan on July 30, 2009

There are many that believe that when it comes to alternative fuel choices to replace fossil fuel, the one option that will prove itself and go the distance will be biofuel from algae.