Re: Are Biofuels the Answer?

That's brilliant, great idea (though I don't know the details yet)! I can appreciate your problems, as my company is also experiencing "financial difficulties", though it sounds like you are further along in the process than I am.

Are you psychic? "used oak leaves"! My company is a biotech startup aimed at using certain molecules extracted from leaves to collect and convert solar energy directly into electricity.

As for investors, well, barriers to entry. Ha! Many really big businesses aren't based on significant patents etc. Such as retail. Walmart et al make billions, but all they do is sell stuff. How do they survive? By just being that bit smarter. An important point though, is being first mover in a new market. If you can establish a quality brand that becomes synonymous with the technology (cf Hoover etc) then you should be able to compete for quite a while. Investors often seem to lack imagination and they forget that every company, no matter how big, started small. But really, it's about sorting out the planet. If an investor isn't on your wavelength then the relationship wouldn't have worked out anyway.

I wish I had some money to invest in your idea, maybe I could then become the UK CSP manufacturer!