Steffy: ‘After Solyndra, the solar boondoggles continue’
After the Solyndra debacle, the Department of Energy might have learned the folly of using federal grants to pay for jobs, but apparently not. The government, it seems, is still paying premiums for...
View ArticleTea Party’s green faction fights for solar in red states
A Georgia splinter group known as the Green Tea Coalition, which is part of the broader anti-big-government movement, is reviving the Republican link with the Sierra Club on the view that plunging...
View ArticleRooftop solar leases scaring buyers when homeowners sell
For people who own rooftop power systems, solar adds value to the home. Leased systems are another story.
View ArticleSunPower offers batteries to hold homes’ solar power until night
SunPower Corp., the second-largest U.S. solar manufacturer, is offering energy-storage systems to California homeowners that will power houses at night with electricity generated from sunlight during...
View ArticleFrench driller Total to buy battery maker in push to expand clean energy
Total SA agreed to buy French battery maker Saft Groupe SA in a 950 million-euro ($1.1 billion) deal, ratcheting up investments in clean energy by one of the world’s largest oil companies. Saft will...
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