September 12th, 2011 | by Glenn Meyers
SolarCity, a leading American solar company, has announced it is set to begin a $1 billon residential rooftop project, doubling the number of solar systems currently on homes around the United States
September 9th, 2011 | by Silvio Marcacci
Controversy surrounding solar panel manufacturer Solyndra’s recent bankruptcy filing just won’t go away, and could imperil the White House. The company’s federal stimulus loans are at the center of a widening investigation into clean-energy technology funding by House Republicans, and may lead to subpoenas of White House records.
September 7th, 2011 | by Glenn Meyers
For those following or invested in CSP, this all sounds like good reason to attend the 5th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit held November 28 to 30 in Sevilla, Spain, writes global events director Maria Slough Rocha
September 4th, 2011 | by Tina Casey
The Department of Energy is soldiering on with a new $145 million round of SunShot Initiative funding for high efficiency,
September 1st, 2011 | by Aaron Fown
Solyndra’s recent failure to thrive, despite half a billion dollars in federal loan guarantees and strong growth this year, could be taken as a lesson in the failure of government investment in clean energy technology. But it was, in fact, an example of a stunning success of this strategy. Unfortunately, it wasn't our success. It was China's
August 11th, 2011 | by Silvio Marcacci
California’s Silicon Valley is known for launching the Internet revolution, but the region has also become the epicenter of America’s clean tech industry. Billions of dollars in venture capital funding to energy-related companies has helped the region weather the economic downturn by growing green jobs 109 percent over the last decade. energyNOW! correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan visited Silicon Valley to find out how the region’s shift toward clean energy is empowering tech-savvy workers and entrepreneurs to take charge of America’s energy future.
December 1st, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
Fremont, California-based Solyndra has just completed its latest French solar installation to date on a warehouse roof near Toulouse, PV
November 26th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
Nanosolar, Bloom Energy and Solyndra are among the big names in California clean energy companies that have been awarded tax
July 31st, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
Solyndra was the very first of the renewable energy companies funded through the (newly renewable energy-friendly) Department of Energy under
May 2nd, 2010 | by Tina Casey
In what appears to be a match made in solar heaven, the renewable energy company Solar ReFeel has partnered with
December 3rd, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
A once-in-a-generation shift in U.S. science is being spurred by the Obama administration’s push to solve the nation’s energy problems,
March 21st, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
... they put themselves on the radar once more, after Obama took office and Steven Chu was confirmed as Secretary of Energy. Lo and behold! They are now in the happy position of being the first recipients of the DOE's loan guarantee program which is part of the stimulus bill... w00t!"
