Will Home Depot Kill the Residential Solar Market?
Source: Cleantechies, Chris Williams  (4/25/11)
"The entry of big box stores into the market will further legitimize the industry. We haven't even scratched the surface." More >

Solar Panels Boost Home Values
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, David Baker  (4/21/11)
"Study shows solar panels pay for themselves in resale value; some homeowners even see profits." More >

U.S. Gives Green Light to Cape Wind Project
Source: Boston Globe, Beth Daley  (4/20/11)
"The controversial Cape Wind project now has every federal permit it needs to start construction." More >

Solar Module Price Could Drop 20% in 2011
Source: Reuters, Nichola Groom  (4/20/11)
"Suppliers are cutting prices in reaction to pullbacks in subsidies and increased production capacity." More >

DOE Invests in New Geothermal Extraction Method
Source: Clean Technica, Susan Kraemer  (4/20/11)
"New method could generate baseload geothermal electricity at lower, safer temperatures." More >

EU Tells Italy to Keep Solar Incentives Stable
Source: Reuters  (4/18/11)
"Investors fear government will introduce an annual limit on installed photovoltaic capacity, braking sector growth." More >

Ag Will Have a Role in Growing Alt Energy
Source: Domestic Fuel  (4/18/11)
"Ag could play a prominent role in U.S. energy production over the next 20 years." More >

Sector Snap: Energy Firms Seen as M&A Targets
Source: Associated Press  (4/18/11)
"Deals of $8B–$13B could transpire every quarter through year-end 2011." More >

Green Architecture Builds Momentum
Source: Philly Burbs, Theresa Hegel  (4/18/11)
"The green market represented 28%–35% of nonresidential construction in 2010." More >

California Gov to Sign Renewable Energy Bill
Source: Associated Press  (4/12/11)
"Brown plans to sign legislation Tuesday that would require California utilities to get one-third of their power from renewable sources, giving the state the most aggressive U.S. alternative-energy mandate." More >

China to Standardize Overheated Wind Farm Construction
Source: Xinhua  (4/11/11)
"About 30% of China's wind turbines are not connected to the grid, making for lopsided resource development." More >

Why Google Is Investing $168M in a Giant Solar Farm
Source: Today, Ariel Schwartz  (4/11/11)
"Every indication is that by 2013, the solar industry will be booming. The only thing that can stop Google now? Turtles." More >

DOE Announces $113M in Solar Funding
Source: Reuters  (4/6/11)
"Grants will support development of advanced solar photovoltaic-related manufacturing at consortiums in California, New York and Florida." More >

Geothermal Energy Association Reports U.S. Industry Expansion
Source: Professional Services Close-Up  (4/6/11)
"Total number of U.S.-based geothermal projects and prospects under development increased 12% in Q111." More >

Obama Talks Budget and Energy in PA
Source: CNN, Lesa Jansen  (4/6/11)
"'We are going to get 80% of our electricity from clean sources,' Obama vowed." More >

Nevada Leads in Geothermal Projects
Source: Las Vegas Review, Jennifer Robeson  (4/4/11)
"The Silver State has 65 geothermal projects, or roughly half of the nation's 123 confirmed geothermal plants, under development." More >

America's Next Top Energy Innovator
Source: Buildings  (3/30/11)
"Challenge for U.S. to win global race for clean energy jobs of the future. Energy Secretary Chu calls for U.S. entrepreneurs to create new businesses based on discoveries made by national laboratories." More >

Despite Lukewarm Lease Sales, Geothermal Heats Up
Source: Nevada Business Weekly, Rob Sabo  (3/29/11)
"Companies are filling out their existing geothermal claim blocks." More >

John Pugsley: Japan Crisis Is Not the End of Nuclear Power
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/24/11)
John Pugsley has been publishing The Stealth Investor newsletter for the past five years, producing a recommendation record that is enviable by any standard. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, John reveals his current thinking on energy-related investments in light of the global economic situation and the effects of the catastrophe in Japan. More >

Rick Rule: Silver Linings
Source: The Energy Report  (3/24/11)
If the clouds of crisis enveloping Japan, the Middle East and North Africa hold any silver linings, they may be in the form of opportunity for resource investors, particularly in the uranium, oil, natural gas and alternative energy sectors—at least that's how Rick Rule sees it. The widely known and well-respected founder of Global Resource Investments returned to cyberspace this week for a webcast wherein he explored some of the investment implications of these recent crises. In this Energy Report exclusive, Rick shares his insights and investment ideas. More >

Wind and Solar Could Supply 25% of Oahu's Electricity ‎
Source: Planetsave, Joshua Hill  (3/23/11)
"Renewables could eliminate 2.8 Mbbl. oil and 132 Kt. coal/year." More >

German Investors Look to Renewables for Returns
Source: Structured Products, Magda Ali  (3/23/11)
"Royal Bank of Scotland sees demand revival in demand for structures and indexes linked to solar and renewable energy." More >

Wind Energy ETFs Gain Momentum
Source: Forbes, Max Blythe  (3/21/11)
"Energy security blows back into the limelight. . ." More >

Gas Will Gain from Nuclear Negativity
Source: Telegraph, Garry White  (3/21/11)
"We expect that nuclear's loss could be natural gas' gain." More >

The Coming Geothermal Energy Boom
Source: Oil Price, Brian Westenhau  (3/21/11)
"Geothermal's global potential is immense, but it remains underused." More >