The government is investing millions of dollars in energy efficiency and solar technology, according to secretary Steven Chu.
This week, Chu announced that the investments will focus on three specific areas. The first, high efficiency vehicles, will focus on both trucks and passenger vehicles, with an eye on increasing efficiency for trucks by as much as [...]

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada, May 28, 2009 (ENS) - President Barack Obama Wednesday announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy across the United States.
The funding is intended to help the solar and geothermal industries overcome technical [...]

Solar energy, like much of the clean technology or ‘cleantech’ industry, should prove a profitable bet for investors over the next decade as demand grows and costs come down, a top cleantech strategist said on Wednesday.
While solar energy was still expensive compared with wind or geothermal, progressive improvements in production costs and emerging solar technologies [...]

AUSTIN — Solar energy could have a brighter future under a Texas Senate-passed bill that would invest half a billion dollars into the industry over the next five years.
The investment would come through rebates for solar installations, from homeowners’ rooftop panels to large-scale projects envisioned for West Texas. The bill, passed by a vote of [...]

Despite tough economic times, one segment of business that continues to grow is solar power for homes. The growth can be attributed to the fact that once solar panels are installed on your home, the cost of electricity goes down for the homeowner and the impact on the environment is positive. Solar power is renewable [...]

By STEVE HART
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
A Petaluma startup is hoping to plug in to the booming market for solar technology with an automated system for cleaning photovoltaic panels.
OCS Energy’s SolarWash system can increase the output of solar energy plants by 5 to 25 percent, said Rich O’Connell, the company’s CEO.
Dirt, leaves, moss, mold, sap, bugs — [...]

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BP SOLAR has refused a bailout package and will shut down Australia’s only photovoltaic energy cell plant in March.
Yesterday’s decision was greeted with disappointment by the Federal Government, with spokeswoman for Climate Change Minister Penny Wong saying it was not related to government policy.
Industry Minister Kim Carr added the British oil giant’s move was [...]

Malaysia wants renewable energy industry sectors,
especially solar power players, to take a closer look
at the country’s fair-weather investment prospects.
by MARK AREND
By capitalizing on its political stability, well-educated labor supply and favorable business climate, Malaysia has successfully carved a niche for itself in Southeast Asia as a center of low-cost, advanced manufacturing. Now what? It’s [...]

By David P. Willis • BUSINESS WRITER
OCEANPORT — The state needs to move toward solar power to help lower energy costs and secure a future that lessens a reliance on fossil fuels, a regulator said Tuesday.
“The word is that the days of cheap, abundant energy are gone,” said state Board of Public Utilities Commissioner Joseph [...]