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Applied Materials Opens World’s Largest Solar Research Facility in China

By Alison Pruitt on March 10, 2010

If you’re looking for evidence of China’s growing importance in the world of renewable energy, look no further than Applied Materials' (Nasdaq:AMAT) new Solar Technology Center.

Solar Farm Planned for Stewart Air National Guard Base

By Jace Shoemaker-... on February 17, 2010

Things are about to get brighter for the Stewart Air National Guard Base (ANG). According to a recent press release by Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), a solar farm will be built at the Stewart Air National Guard Base.

Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization Announces Energy-Tech Event

By Robert Gluck on December 16, 2009

The Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) announced an event that is sure to change the way we look at energy.

US and China Vie For Clean Tech Market Share

By Brendan Demelle on October 2, 2009

The US is known as a world leader in innovation, but the lack of strong national energy policies and years of weak federal support for clean energy research have opened the door for China to position itself as an emerging leader to watch on clean technology.

Solar Decathlon Teams Prepare to Compete

By Leslie Berliant on September 17, 2009

They call it a decathlon, although there are no tracks to sprint, no javelins to throw. But there are hurdles to jump. That’s because it is the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon.

RES Alliance Members to Meet with Senate Leaders

By Jeff Swofford on July 27, 2009

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Several CEO's of companies that are members of the RES Alliance for Jobs are scheduled to meet with top Senate leaders today to discuss strengthening the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) in new energy and climate legislation that will be in play in the Senate this fall.&nb

Cree and other Energy-Efficiency Company CEOs Meet with President Obama

By Alison Pruitt on July 7, 2009

On July 2, Chuck Swoboda, chairman and chief executive officer of Cree (Nasdaq: CREE) joined President Obama and seven other CEOs of leading energy-efficiency companies at the White House.

The World's Greenest City Takes Shape

By Shannon Roxborough on June 23, 2009

Often overshadowed by construction-happy Dubai, its extravagant, cosmopolitan and pretentious cousin, Abu Dhabi is a laid-back Persian Gulf city with ambitions of its own: to reinvent itself as a center for clean energy, an unlikely goal for a place fueled by petrodollars.

New Lobbying Alliance to Promote Renewable Electricity Standard

By Leslie Berliant on June 16, 2009

An alliance of leaders in renewable energy, the RES Alliance for Jobs, formed today, their mission to promote a strong national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES).