Last week, the Navy broke ground on what will be the largest solar installation in that branch of the military. Located at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert, the solar project will produce 13.8 megawatts of power and supply approximately 30 percent of the station’s energy...

I’ve written extensively about the Department of Defense’s investments in renewable energy installations–particularly large scale solar arrays–but here’s a new report of the DoD “quietly supporting research“ for new solar development. Solar cells enhanced with...

Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the Emirates Solar Industry Association has co-authored a report with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, finding that Middle Eastern solar projects are competitive with natural-gas-fired generators. As solar technology becomes increasingly affordable and fossil fuels conversely...

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...

President Obama has a tough year ahead of him as we move towards the 2012 Presidential election, but as far as renewable energy development is concerned, Obama has promoted renewables more than any other president–with or without Congress’ backing of climate bills. Because the executive branch...