Despite its status as the fastest-growing sector in the U.S., the solar energy industry has been thrown onto its heels by the coronavirus, with 65,000 workers losing their jobs since late February, according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Read moreCalling for a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, California regulators on Thursday approved rules meant to shutter gas-fired power plants and force electrical companies to further embrace climate-friendly sources like solar and wind.
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By 2050, many homes and apartments in Switzerland may be able to generate enough solar energy to meet their own consumption needs – including the charging of electric vehicles, according to a study released Wednesday.
Read moreOtter Creek Solar sued Vermont, claiming it spuriously classifies trees and animals as rare to restrict solar power in the state, in Chittenden County Court.
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Despite opposition from environmental groups and state lawmakers, California energy officials voted Thursday to approve a Sacramento County utility’s plan to generate energy at solar farms as an alternative to required solar installation on new homes.
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The U.S. interstate highway system covers 800,000 acres which are “doing nothing but holding up concrete,” an electric-vehicle advocate said at a “Transportation Revolution” symposium Tuesday, envisioning highways lined with solar panels delivering power directly to autonomous semitrucks.
Read moreAndre Chartrand, a former vice president of engineering, claims Solarflare Communications illegally fired and defamed him to retaliate for his refusal to participate with the government in “illegal international espionage” involving embedding “spy software for transmission to Chinese customers,” in San Diego Superior Court.
Read moreWith strong bipartisan support, a California lawmaker introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at ending utility companies’ practice of charging “grid access fees” to customers with solar panels or other renewable energy setups.
Read moreRenewable-energy advocates filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin state regulatory agency Thursday, claiming it is shorting utility customers producing energy from renewable sources for the juice they sell back to the state’s major utility company and giving preferential pricing to that monopoly for its own power.
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California officials are quick to tout the Golden State’s action on climate change and evidence points to dramatic reductions in emissions in the past decade, but a report issued Monday casts doubt on whether the state’s policies are primarily responsible.
Read moreThe SEC says Robert A. Karmann, of Clayton, Calif., a CPA, played an “important role” in a $910 million Ponzi scheme involving mobile solar generators, in federal court.
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The Securities Exchange Commission filed an emergency action against solar panel company Nanotech Engineering and its lead executives over an alleged ongoing securities fraud against more than a hundred investors.
Read moreThe SEC said Tuesday it obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against California-based solar panel company Nanotech and three of its directors who allegedly defrauded more than 100 investors and diverted more than $2.4 million to themselves.
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As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenhouse gases.
Read moreWhile the White House began the United States’ formal withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement this week, the city of Los Angeles on Wednesday approved the construction of the largest solar plant in the country.
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Increasing energy output from solar and wind power could result in less groundwater usage and more drought-resistant environments, according to a study published Wednesday in Nature Communications.
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While renewable energy helps to cut down on harmful greenhouse gas emissions, a Harvard study released Tuesday finds that installing wind turbines and solar power in the Upper Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions can help maximize improvements in both public health and the economy.
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Two California men who helped devise a scheme that federal investigators claim siphoned nearly $1 billion from investors and catapulted an auto mechanic to a life of extreme luxury pleaded guilty Tuesday to investment fraud.
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