Dallas suburb solar panel fight exposes problems
A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a 2011 Texas law. More »
Ted Turner taking coal funds to create solar odd couple
They’re unlikely business partners: a billionaire environmentalist and one of the largest coal-burners in the U.S. More »
First Solar seeks 5.5 gigawatts of sales to fill pipeline
First Solar Inc. (FSLR), the largest U.S. solar manufacturer by shipments, said it’s pursuing as much as 5.5 gigawatts of prospective sales, mainly in the Americas, after its pipeline of orders was unchanged in the first quarter. More »
Solar-powered plane heads toward Texas on cross-country trip (photos)
A solar-powered airplane has taken off from Northern California on the first leg of a planned journey to several U.S. cities., with a mid-way stop planned in Texas. More »
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
A decade ago, large investors in so-called clean technology had a straightforward goal: finance companies that would help eliminate the world’s dependence on oil, natural gas and coal. More »
Oil drilling technology leaps, clean energy lags
Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade — just not the one we expected. More »
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
As profits from wind, solar, biofuels and other alternatives have fallen short of expectations — and as the fossil fuel business boomed — venture capitalists have stretched the definition of clean technology to fuel clean technology investment funds. More »
Republicans back renewable energy tax benefit bill
Renewable energy developers may win some tax benefits from Congress that only oil and gas companies can enjoy right now, under a bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate last week. More »
States turn against renewable energy as natural gas price plunges
More than half the U.S. states with laws requiring utilities to buy renewable energy are considering ways to pare back those mandates after a plunge in natural gas prices brought on by technology that boosted supply. More »
Renewables could feed all New York power needs, academics say
A new study says New York could get the power it needs from wind, water and sunlight by 2030 with a concerted push, though the state’s decade-long effort to significantly boost green energy shows how challenging that could be. More »
Fort Bliss to build biggest solar farm in the Army
Fort Bliss will start construction of the largest solar energy farm in the U.S. military. More »
Japan to become largest solar market after China
Japan will probably become the largest solar market in the world after China this year, boosted by an incentive program that offers above-market rates for energy from renewable sources, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance said in a research note. More »
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