Today's Date:
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
In Brief
July 16, 2008
Southern California Edison has decided to buy a solar-power system from thin-film manufacturer First Solar for its 250-megawatt rooftop solar-panel project.
June 25, 2008
Despite studies blaming biofuels for a jump in food prices and companies such as VeraSun delaying plant production, the world is expected to produce 2.7 million barrels of biofuel per day in 2030.
June 25, 2008
The Massachusettes-based battery startup says utilities have signed up to use its lithium-ion batteries to reduce fluctuations on the grid.
June 24, 2008
The San Francisco company will use the money to offer services it says will make solar energy more affordable for homeowners.
June 19, 2008
The same week that GreenFuel dismantles its algae pilot project, an Israeli and American JV announces plans for an algae-based biodiesel pilot plant in Israel, and three airlines join algae-support group.
June 18, 2008
The company says that its coater can produce up to1 gigawatt of solar cells each year, potentially cutting manufacturing costs by two orders of magnitude.
June 18, 2008
A General Electric study makes a case for multiyear wind-production tax credits, claiming they will pay back $250 million to the U.S. federal government.
June 18, 2008
After months of political squabbling over cost, the largest municipal solar-incentive program in the United States is expected to become law Wednesday.
June 17, 2008
IBM is the latest to move into the thin-film solar technology. But as the industry watches closely for a hint as to who might give First Solar a run for its money, it's still anyone's race.
June 10, 2008
The City's Board of Supervisors pushes through the nation's largest municipal solar incentive program.
June 6, 2008
The Chinese solar-panel manufacturer announced first-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts' expectations, but the stock fell more than 8 percent after a projected margin decline.
June 5, 2008
Japanese lingerie company Triumph International makes a solar-powered bra, but for anyone but exhibitionists, it will never see the light of day.
June 4, 2008
General Motors Board of Directors paves the road to bring the plug-in hybrid to market. But will Tesla Motors beat the auto giant to the punch with its own family-style, electric vehicle?
June 4, 2008
The Board of Supervisors passes solar incentives of up to $6,000 for homeowners and up to $10,000 for businesses. But the program won't be official until it wins another vote and the mayor's signature.
June 2, 2008
In the latest sign that the country could be one of the next big solar markets, Solar Power says it will deliver 5 megawatts of panels to an undisclosed South Korean company starting in June.
May 29, 2008
The German renewable-energy project manager completes its first solar project in the country, which hopes to grow the market in a big way.
May 28, 2008
Nonresidential solar-electric projects are growing in the United States, with big projects making up 29 percent of the total market in 2007, compared with 9 percent in 2004, according to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.
May 23, 2008
The Yingli Group, owned by the CEO of Yingli Green Energy, said it is exploring a project to produce 3,000 metric tons of silicon annually.
May 22, 2008
Former CIA director R. James Woolsey joins VantagePoint Ventures, while former Clinton technology adviser -- and DFJ Element partner -- Timothy Newell moves to Merriman Curhan Ford. Will others follow Al Gore's path from government to investment?
May 21, 2008
The water- purifying and desalination company looks to raise a second round of funding to expand the use of its technology that curbs the harsh water disposal methods used by companies that drill for oil and gas.