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One-time Solar Giant Q-Cells to be Sold Off Soon
Consolidation in solar continues as Germany's Q-Cells reaches an agreement to be acquired by Hanwha Group.
Turning garbage into sugar for fuel
Waste Management signs a deal with Renmatix to explore making fuel and high-value chemicals from urban waste.
Vestas Speeds Layoffs in Face of Uncertain Wind Energy Outlook
The world's largest wind turbine maker is cutting employees to prepare for softer demand and adjust to unknowns in U.S. policy.
IBM Breaks Efficiency Mark with Novel Solar Material
An IBM-led research teams says that a combination of copper, zinc, tin, and selenium (CZTS) could meet current thin-film efficiencies with more abundant materials.
Drought and Heat Disrupt Energy This Summer
Weather and drought have caused disruptions to power generation, made oil drilling harder, and could affect corn ethanol production.
Elon Musk: Next Six Months Crucial to Tesla's future
Even the always-bullish Tesla Motors founder says the next six months will be "very tough" for the electric car maker as it seeks more customers.
Paul Ryan's Energy Views Could be a Factor in the Presidential Race
The choice of Ryan, a harsh critic of Obama's clean-energy agenda, as vice presidential candidate sharpens the differences between the two presidential candidates and parties.
A123 Systems Finds a Financial Lifeline in China
The financially strapped lithium ion battery maker signs an understanding to get an investment of up to $450 million from a Chinese auto components maker.
Boston Power Battery Finds EV Customer in China
Lithium ion battery startup Boston Power, which bet the company on the Chinese EV market, has signed on a Chinese automaker customer.
