IPO

California-based solar energy system provider SolarCity has secured $81 million in equity financing the company said Wednesday.

In what is being described as symptomatic of the “cutthroat” world of solar energy, San Jose-based SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA) sued SolarCity on Monday, Feb. 13, for reportedly accepting what it knew were stolen documents.

Just days after biofuels developer Enerkem Corporation filed papers to go public, the company announced the Provincial Government of Quebec has committed $27 million to build a commercial cellulosic ethanol plant using Enerkem's technology.

On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture rolled out two new funding programs which it hopes will both increase the production of advanced biofuels and also promote the use of renewable energy to create the biofuel.

Iowa-based biodiesel maker Renewable Energy Group Inc. has filed plans to raise around $100 million in an initial public offering, as the alternative fuel producer seeks to raise the investment capital needed for operations.

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. 

In the ongoing battle for customers between the world’s two largest wind turbine manufacturers, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (OTC: VWDRY.PK) and Siemens AG (NYSE: SI),  Siemens has scored a major victory.

Telsa Motors Inc.'s shares (Nasdaq:TSLA) surged in the company's first day on the market.

When the market closed Tesla's stock price was worth $23.89, up 40.53% from the $17.00 it opened at this morning.  Tesla's strong performance stood out in a day where the American markets sunk across the board.

In an exciting and much anticipated moment, Tesla Motors will launch its initial public offering (IPO) this week.  Whether or not Tesla is a good investment is still up in the air.

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