The Department of Energy hopes the auction of loans to Vehicle Production Group will provide a way to offload non-performing loans and recoup money for U.S. taxpayers.

The government hopes to make clean-tech manufacturing an industry that will grow 15% annually, generating turnover of $735 billion by 2015.

The White House is making good on its 2010 commitment to solar energy as well as an energy efficient retrofit that includes updated building controls and variable speed fans.

Recent deals by SolarCity, Real Goods Solar and Edison International highlight the challenges of acquiring new customers in the fast growing residential solar market.

$24 million in a NY energy efficiency bond issuance, new DOE appliance standards and top priority being given to an energy efficiency bill is moving efficiency forward.

The former CEO of Total E&P Canada will focus on investments in oil & gas innovation and sustainability.

Berkeley Lab is partnering with Oakland-based start-up Heliotrope to commercialize its new smart window breakthrough to reduce building energy costs by as much as 25%.

Average turbine capacity has increased by 170 percent. However, questions about storage linked to further wind development persist.

Decreasing battery prices and new subsidies that cover the cost of installation will drive a boom in residential solar energy storage. In addition, rising energy prices and a reduction in feed-in tariffs are driving residential solar customers to consume more of their own power rather than sending it back to grid. This trend was kickstarted by the introduction of the German Energy Storage Subsidy in May, says IHS.

DOE, EV manufacturers push employers to install charging stations.