News

SolarCity Next to go IPO?

May 8, 2012

Solar panel company SolarCity Corp. has filed draft registration documents with the SEC, however it declined to name a specific time frame for its IPO.

NanoH2O Raises $60.5M in Funding

May 8, 2012

NanoH20, a water purification start-up, has raised $60.5 million in venture funding and bank loans. Investors see big opportunity in water as the world population grows.

First Solar Loses $449M in Q1

May 8, 2012

First Solar Inc. lost $449 million in the first quarter as a result of a restructuring that cut 30 percent of its staff and closed a plant in Germany.

Morgan Stanley Finances Solar Leases

May 8, 2012

Morgan Stanley and Main Street Power Co. are teaming up to provide funds for Clean Power Finance Inc.’s customers to install up to $300 million in residential solar energy projects.

‘Clean Web’ Spurs Rethinking of Clean Tech

April 13, 2012

Investors believe that the “clean web” is driving innovation and providing a needed boost to the industry overall.

Seeing Value In Trash, Harvest Power Raises $110M

April 13, 2012

Harvest Power, a start-up that coverts organic waste to energy, has raised $110 million in a Series C round.

Clean Tech in ‘Early Innings:’ Goldman Exec

April 13, 2012

Goldman Sachs Group’s global head of the clean technology believes that clean technology is now in the early stages of a strong recovery, the same way the technology sector flatlined...

Failed BrightSource IPO Adds to Industry Woes

April 13, 2012

BrightSource's decision to shelve its planned IPO may be a sign that alternative-energy firms may not be welcome in the stock markets.

Italy Cuts Support for Renewable Energy

April 13, 2012

In order to combat increasing consumer power bills, Italy is capping renewable energy subsidies by $3 billion per year.

NYTimes: Patchy Environment for Renewable Energy

April 13, 2012

Despite its challenges, the renewable energy industry is still pushing forward, however in a more disparate nature.