Solar may still be the energy source of the future — but it might not be made in the USA.
That’s the opinion quoted from this week’s TIME magazine Science article titled “The Coming US-China Solar War.” The article recaps much of the information that’s been swirling around...
Reuters reports that global renewable energy deals reached a record high in 2011, rising 40 percent from previous years to $53.5 billion worldwide. In the past, hydropower has accounted for the majority of renewable energy investments, but for the first time, wind, solar, and energy efficiency were the...
BP, once a major player in solar development, abandoned its solar division all together last month, citing “the closure of several other solar energy businesses amid competition from China, falling prices, overcapacity and lower government subsidies” as the cause.
Now the company has released...
Bloomberg reported last week that solar stocks are on the rise in the U.S. after experts predict another “bullish” market for solar in 2012.
Experts attribute the surge in optimism to Germany’s continued investment in solar technology and China’s goal to double its solar capacity...
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took to the Washington Post yesterday, expressing frustration with the lack of federal support for renewable energy technology and ambiguity of the upcoming presidential candidates on this critical issue.
“Federal support for development of new...