Sopogy Inc. plans to initiate a public stock offering sometime next year, according to a source close to the situation. If Sopogy goes forward with a public stock offering and it proves successful, it will show that the state’s renewable-energy industry is continuing to gain interest from investors.

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"Alternative State"  A state better known for sun and fun is quietly morphing into one of the world's leading incubators of alternative energy.  Royal Dutch Shell PLC is heading up a test venture in Hawaii to turn oil-rich algae into fuel. If the process is found commercially viable, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate could build algae-processing plants elsewhere. read more ...