President Barack Obama has expressed concern that the U.S. will be surpassed by other countries in the race to develop and use alternative energy technology.

Last week, photovoltaic panel powerhouse, First Solar, Inc. announced a power purchase agreement to supply California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) with 300 MW of renewable power from Desert Sunlight, a 550-megawatt (MW)

SANYO Co., Ltd. has announced completion of two "solar parking lots" designed for its "Eneloop" electric hybrid bicycles in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.


The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched an interactive online tool to track and share information about photovoltaic solar installations in the United States.

SatCon Technology Corp.

SunEdison, headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland, will soon start construction on the largest photovoltaic solar power plant in Europe in Rovigo, Italy.

One of the most ironic things about renewable energy technologies is that sometimes they’re bad for the environment.

The color of the U.S. Navy is traditionally blue, but now it’s also a little green.

If you’re looking for evidence of China’s growing importance in the world of renewable energy, look no further than Applied Materials' (Nasdaq:AMAT) new Solar Technology Center.