Utility Instructed To Fund Participation in Carbon Capture Venture
Regulators denied Southern California Edison's request to recover $30 million in costs for participating in joint venture with BP and Rio Tinto.
Lawsuit Targets Makers of Household Cleaners
irst-of-its-kind case including Proctor&Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive, could have national implications in forcing manufacturers to reveal chemical ingredients of cleaners.
Zero Water Allocations Announced For CA Farms
The ongoing drought will idle 1 million acres and 60,000 workers at a cost of $2 billion in lost income.
Vattenfall To Acquire Nuon
Major European energy companies to combine in multi-billion Euro deal.
Desalination Technology Garners $10M Funding
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Oasys Water said its technology can produce drinking water at less than half the cost of current desalination methods.
T-Solar Starts Up SunFab Line
Spanish group begins production on its solar production line provided by Applied Materials.
Centrotherm Receives Order for CIGS Line
Centrotherm will build a 50-megawatts production line in Germany for Illies Renewables.
Weekly Investor Round Up
BP-Verenium joint venture; Fluor and Airtricity granted offshore wind rights; Suntech posts a loss; and more.
Obama Talks Cooperation in Canada
Despite growing outcry about Canada's tar sands, Obama apparently did not specifically address the issue in his first officiall visit.
Non-Module Costs Responsible for Decreasing Solar Prices – Report
The solar industry has yet to see significant cost reductions resulting from economies of scale for module components.