Germany's Energy Self-Sufficient Town Offers Clean Energy Blueprint

April 3, 2013

One hour from Berlin, Feldheim is fully powered by 43 wind turbines, a woodchip-fired heating plant and a biogas plant.

Brightsource CEO: Corporate Investors Key to Financing Clean Energy

April 3, 2013

Energy storage and reliability are going to be the next big things.

Investors Underwhelmed by Tesla Announcement

April 3, 2013

Despite claims that Tesla’s new lease program will make its Model S affordable, investors have their doubts.

NRG Introduces Residential Energy Storage System

April 3, 2013

NRG Solar will introduce a home-use solar electric system with energy storage, called Pergola, in late April.

Japan Looks to Revive Geothermal Energy

April 3, 2013

Marubeni Corp. wants to revitalize the geothermal industry by tapping heat that powers volcanoes located 578 miles north of Tokyo.

Bill Gates Puts Money Into Storage Startup Aquion

April 3, 2013

The energy storage startup closed on a $35 million Series D financing that included other prominent venture capital investors.

Hank Paulson: Cleantech Must Go Through China

April 3, 2013

The former Treasury Secretary delivers his message to the cleantech industry.

ACEEE: Policies To Remove Barriers to Energy Efficiency Investing

March 15, 2013  |   TYPE: RESEARCH REPORT   |   COST: Free
Summary:

A new report by American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) highlights 16 policies that would remove market barriers across the economy to investments in energy efficiency and could save the country approximately $1 trillion in energy bills.

Earthquake Now Linked to Fracking

March 29, 2013

A new report linking an Oklahoma earthquake in 2011 to wastewater resulting from hydraulic fracturing could spur new rules for the industry.

Cuomo Puts $46 Mil Into Solar

March 29, 2013

The money, part of the state’s NY-Sun initiative, will add 52 megawatts to New York’s solar power capacity.