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Thousands of Green Jobs to be Created as Solyndra Starts Work on New 500 Megawatt Solar Plant

Solyndra, Inc. today commenced construction of its second solar panel manufacturing plant

7 Sep 2009

Report Says Half of Solar Panel Makers Might Not Survive 2010

The solar industry is at a critical stage and 50 percent of existing solar manufacturers may not survive 2010 according to the report Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells

4 Sep 2009

Australian Submissions Called For Zayed Future Energy Prize

Future energy innovators invited to enter for prestigious prize, 8 weeks to go until submissions close for the 2010 prize

2 Sep 2009

Pushing for Zero Emissions Energy Production

If the global temperature rise is to be limited to 2°C compared with the pre-industrial temperature level, global greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced by 50–85% from the current levels by 2050, according to the IPCC

31 Aug 2009

Rutgers Gets Grant For Clean Energy Research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers University two grants worth $6.4 million to fund graduate research in clean and sustainable energy resources using biotechnology and nanotechnology

31 Aug 2009

Siemens Invests in Israeli Solar Power Company

Siemens is investing $ 15 million in Arava Power Company, the Israeli market leader in developing solar power plants

31 Aug 2009

Construction Begins On California's First Utility Sized Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant

Cleantech America broke ground today on California’s first utility-scale photovoltaic solar project to be approved under the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) program

28 Aug 2009

Prototype Granted For Device That Generates Electricity From Moving Heavy Vehicles

New Energy to conduct durability tests of previously announced MotionPowerTM technology for cars and light trucks at Burger King®, Four Seasons Hotel, and Holiday Inn Express®

26 Aug 2009

Artificial Photosynthesis to be Boosted by KSU Grant

Kansas State University professor has a grant to study an area of physical chemistry that will provide more insight into the electronic structure and energy transfer processes in natural and artificial photosynthetic complexes

24 Aug 2009

Printed and Painted Solar Panels Could Soon Be Producing Super Cheap Electricity

Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight

24 Aug 2009