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The oil giant insists it remains committed to its alternative energy division, and is on track to invest $8 billion in green technology by 2015; the company says solar is too much of a commodity to make a profit.
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A multi-billion-dollar 'superhighway' to connect offshore wind turbines to the US electric grid sounds like a can't-lose idea, but it's adrift without clearing some big financial, regulatory and technological hurdles.
by Marc Gunther
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Although a planned project to put solar on 160,000 military houses was nearly derailed by Solyndra's collapse, SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced today they will continue with a scaled-down version of the project.
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As spending on renewables comes of age, the sector faces a significant challenge to better manage financial risk, according to a new report by EIU and Swiss Re.
by Adam Aston
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Pushing device communications standards, a new standards committee from the Consumer Electronics Association will help manufacturers, utilities, and service providers increase time-to-market opportunities for smart grid consumer products.
by Derek Top
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The first class of 14 companies have signed up for the new WindMade label, making a big bet that shoppers will seek out products made in factories powered by wind energy.
by Adam Aston
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The company's CEO is leading a drive to convince businesses and individuals that solar energy makes sense -- today.
by Marc Gunther
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A recent event at Harvard Business School brought venture capitalists together to share their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities from innovating amid the cleantech industry's commoditization and consolidation.
by Yoni Cohen
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The new report brings a new methodology and different contenders for the world's greenest tech firm.
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U.S. investment in cleantech companies is rising, totaling $1.1 billion in Q3 2011. Energy storage led the way raising $421 million and representing a 1,932 percent increase during the same period last year.
by Derek Top
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The Internet, shale gas technologies and Google search engine all had their origins in research funded by the U.S. government. These are just a few examples, and show why now is exactly the wrong time to stop supporting cleantech innovation.
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The British retailer yesterday unveiled 20 green targets to be achieved by the end of the decade; the company has set an absolute emissions reductions goal of 30 percent by 2020, or 65 percent relative to revenues.
by Will Nichols
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The first day of the world's biggest green building event brought out more news from more companies and organizations than could conceivably be covered. Here are some of today's highlights.
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The first prize from a challenged issued by the Environmental Defense Fund and InnoCentive proposes a simple solution to the problem of pollution from nitrogen-rich farm runoff. It's just one of many little challenges that could add up to big solutions.
by Marc Gunther
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Rather than take the Solyndra meltdown as a call to end all government funding for clean energy companies, there are smart policy practices that can spur innovation and continue to make American solar firms competitive.
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The inquisition-like 'fact-finding exercise' about green jobs yesterday on Capitol Hill tells us a lot about the state of our political dialogue, but also about the role government should play in subsidizing energy of all kinds.
by Marc Gunther
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SolarCity will install solar energy systems on the rooftops of another 60 Walmart stores in California, bringing the total to roughly 130, about 75 percent of its locations in the state.
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The president will make a high-profile speech on Thursday night that is expected to focus entirely on job creation. Here are several easy building energy-efficiency programs that will create significant economic growth and employment.
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From political wrangling to economic downturns, there is no shortage of signs that cleantech companies are about to go down a bumpy road. Here's how we went from boom times to dark days ahead.
by Adam Aston
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The World Resources Institute's new Aqueduct Alliance and the latest perk for green commuters are making headlines.
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Ford and SunPower team up to bring home solar to EV owners, the ongoing salmonella scare brings poultry-farming problems to light, and more in today's first look at the news.
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Google's renewable energy investment leader discusses what it's like to be responsible for major capital investments at a company that could reshape how the world gets its power.
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During a webcast organized by GreenBiz.com this week, representatives from the US Department of Energy and Underwriters Laboratories walked through the details of the just-released energy management standard, and how companies can get on board, quickly.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel has set up a bold program to make 6.5 million square feet of city-owned buildings more energy efficient -- but by using deep energy retrofit approach, the city could save as much as five times more energy.
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Japan's industrial firms offer cleantech solutions to step up recovery efforts from the earthquake and tsunami last spring, environmental groups slap the EPA with lawsuits over pollution standards, and more make green headlines today.