Brightsource Energy

Unlike other big solar projects, Brightsource Energy’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System does not require the bulldozing of land to create an entirely flat surface.

Online search engine giant Google Inc. recently announced it is ending its renewable energy research program.

Since January of 2007, Cogentrix Solar Services LLC, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, has been sitting on a series of exclusive solar applications for Nevada land which together involve as much land as all other solar applications in that state combi

The United States Department of Energy has committed US$50 million to fund the Scaling Up Nascent PV At Home (SUNPATH) program which represents the second phase of its Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI).

A partnership between Internet guru Google Inc. (NASDAQ.GOOG) and Solar City, a private company leading the nation in single-source solar photovoltaic power installations for homes and businesses, will see $280 million dedicated to funding residential solar installations, thus making it the largest such fund in the U.S.

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A Spiegel report, on offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, is inspiring, giving advocates for clean, renewable energy hope that the future will generate loads of clean energy sources to reduce the world’s current dependence on polluting and destructive fossil fuels. 

Renewable energy critics are quick to point out the environmental impacts of large-scale renewable energy projects, like the birds killed by wind turbines or the wildlife displaced by solar arrays. 

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric just announced their third major solar deal this year. PG&E are partnering with AV Solar Ranch 1, a subsidiary of NextLight Renewable Power, for 230 megawatts of solar PV power.

The clean energy bill now moving through Congress is coming into to clearer focus, with House Democrats settling on a 15% nation-wide renewable