See-Through Solar Is Tomorrow’s Threat to Oil

Solar energy is the future. The problem is, it’s been the future for a long time. And while progress has been made, using the sun as a primary source of power hasn’t really broken through.

China offers tax rebates on solar power

China has offered tax rebates to manufacturers of solar power products in an attempt to prop up the struggling sector and also cut pollution levels.

German energy crisis favours the fleet

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's half-a-trillion-euro energy overhaul is forcing sector players to turn around their business models fast, giving smaller groups a head start on the country's ponderous utilities.

UK scientists bid to mimic plant energy creation

Scientists are attempting to mimic the way plants harness energy from the sun in order to make a more efficient renewable fuel.

George Osborne: make UK a world leader in energy storage

Chancellor George Osborne has said the UK must take a global lead in developing a series of low carbon technologies, including energy efficient computing and energy storage, in his first major speech on scientific issues.

Solar islands floated as clean energy source for crowded continents

Global consultancy and certification firm DNV has unveiled designs for floating solar arrays that could rival offshore wind farms.

Glut of Solar Panels Poses a New Threat to China

BEIJING — China in recent years established global dominance in renewable energy, its solar panel and wind turbine factories forcing many foreign rivals out of business and its policy makers hailed by environmentalists around the world as visionaries.

U.S. Slaps High Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels

A senior Chinese banker, who insisted on anonymity because of the political sensitivity of the solar panel issue, said that Chinese banks were not eager to lend heavily for another round of solar panel factory investments on the large scale needed to supply the American market.

US solar firm cuts 30% of global workforce

US solar energy firm First Solar said Tuesday it would cut 30 percent of its global workforce due to Europe's financial woes, scaling back operations in Germany and Malaysia.