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BrightSource Energy Files $250 Million IPO

By Nathanael Baker on April 25, 2011

BrightSource Energy, Inc. a utility-scale solar developer, has filed a US$250 million initial public offering (IPO).The California-based solar thermal developer has several intriguing qualities; however, these are saddled along with a few areas of concern.

E•BOOM CAPITAL: Ivanpah Gets $1.6 Billion Loan Guarantee, Google Invests $168 Million

By Terry McDonald on April 12, 2011

Tags: BrightSource Energy Inc., Google, NRG Energy Inc., NRG Solar LLC, PG&E, United States, USD, BrightSource, Google, Ivanpah, PG&E, California, electricity, energy, Finance, solar power, Southern California, U.S. Department of the Interior

BrightSource Energy, Inc. said Monday it has finalized U.S. federal government loan guarantees of $1.6 billion and has received a $168 million equity investment from Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) for its proposed 392-megawatt (MW) Ivanpah thermal solar power project under construction in California’s Mohave Desert.

The Ten Essential Renewable Energy News Stories This Week

By Nathanael Baker on April 8, 2011

Here are the Top 10 Renewable Energy News Stories You May Have Missed this Week:

The Ten Essential Renewable Energy News Stories This Week

By Nathanael Baker on November 5, 2010

Here are the Top 10 Renewable Energy News Stories You May Have Missed this Week:

1. U.S. Leadership Stumbles Again: Obama Says New Energy Policy Unfeasible - A day after his party endured a "shellacking" in midterm elections, U.S. President Barack Obama said passing new comprehensive energy policy was no longer a short-term possibility.

EBOOM CAPITAL: This Week’s Private Equity Headliners Are Tesla Motors, Fisker Automotive and ZIPCAR

By Terry McDonald on June 4, 2010

The saga of Tesla Motors, Inc. continued this week, with news reported in New York Times and elsewhere that founder and investor Elon Musk had gone broke and with t

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