BrightSource Energy — solar utility juggernaut — appears to have won the bidding on an auction for the 500-MW Palen solar project in California, which was being sold by Solar Trust of America LLC after the company filed for bankruptcy in April. Sources suggest that BrightSource Energy was the … [continued]
The auto industry has long had a symbiotic relationship with the oil industry. If oil companies are the drug pushers, then car companies are the crack pipe manufacturers. But after its near-death experience a few years ago, at least one auto company appears to be distancing itself from its drug pusher. … [continued]
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.
