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Interestingly, despite the Bush administration, the most exciting developments in second generation bio-energy are based in the US. Here is a link to a list of 50 start-ups.
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-22-2008/0004945680&EDATE=
Of course most of these will fail just as most of the software start-ups in the 70s and 80s failed. But one of them may be the Microsoft of biofuels.
Another possible development is the ability to tap oil trapped in shale. A recent breakthrough has enabled gas companies to extract gas trapped in shale creating an instant gas-glut in North America. The energy now available from shale gas is equal to about two thirds of the alleged oil energy in Saudi Arabia.