Trying to recoup potentially hundreds of millions of dollars for Uncle Sam, federal prosecutors are eying a Northern California couple’s clouded riches that they say was built on an $800 million scam involving solar panels.
Read moreSESL Recovery sued Deutsche Bank Securities in superior court, claiming it fraudulently “duped” lenders into loaning SunEdison $725 million by misrepresenting the solar panel manufacturer’s financial condition just three months before it declared bankruptcy, and that it did so to “reap tens of millions of dollars in fees” and protect $1 billion of its own loans to the company
Read moreCompletely offsetting the effects of burning coal for electricity in the United States would require covering 89 percent of the nation in forests, according to a new study.
Read moreA group of five nonprofits focused on energy and the environment claims in court that the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new rate hikes are designed to discourage homeowners from installing solar panels on their properties.
Read moreMassive wind and solar energy installations in the Sahara and nearby Sahel deserts would increase local temperatures, rainfall and vegetation – all benefits for the region, according to a climate-modeling study published Thursday in the journal Science.
Read moreChina says it is challenging a U.S. tariff hike on solar panels before the World Trade Organization, adding to its sprawling conflicts with President Donald Trump over trade and technology.
Read moreNew solar technology could turn windows into tiny electrical generators, allowing people to heat and cool their homes in a more environmentally friendly way, Chinese scientists revealed Tuesday.
Read moreWith statewide solar power generation already at an all-time high, California is hungry for more green energy: By 2020, most new homes built in the Golden State must be outfitted with solar panels.
Read moreThe outlook for renewable energy is sunny, according to a new report that shines light on international trends in energy investment and generation capacity.
Read moreEnvironmentalists balked Tuesday night that a settlement will likely block the Supreme Court’s review of an alleged utility monopoly.
Read moreNew Mexico on Thursday accused solar power company Vivint of defrauding customers through unconscionable business practices, racketeering, and clouding titles to its customers’ homes.
Read moreFacing a new 30 percent import tariff on their solar products, three Canadian manufacturers claim in a federal complaint that President Donald Trump acted rashly without input from trade officials.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit affirmed denial of summary judgment Wednesday to First Solar Inc. and its directors, whom shareholders accused of insider trading to reap hundreds of millions of dollars before the share price took a nosedive when defects in the company’s solar panels were disclosed.
Read moreSouth Korea filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Thursday, challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to levy steep new tariffs on imported solar cells and washing machines.
Read morePresident Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines Tuesday, saying he was levying the steep duties to “protect American jobs and American workers.”
Read moreAfter several years of strong growth, the renewable energy market is showing signs of slowing down, as the United States revels in cheaper electricity from natural gas. And the slowdown is causing ripples of change across the nation, with some state utility commissions drastically cutting the contract lengths of green energy companies.
Read moreThe Supreme Court took up a challenge where an Arizona power supplier is accused of hurting solar-power business by setting unfair prices.
Read moreAs nearly 200 nations continue to pursue different strategies to limit climate change under the United Nations’ Paris agreement – without U.S. involvement – new research suggests artificially cooling the planet by mimicking the effects of volcanic eruptions may do more harm than good.
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A U.S. trade commission is recommending that the Trump administration impose tariffs or other restrictions to slow an influx of low-cost solar panels imported from China and other countries.
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