Solar Energy: Page 6

Business News

Google to Run Exclusively on Renewable Energy by 2017

It is ramping up investments in wind and solar power for its data centers.

Business News

SolarCity Roofing Might Cost the Same as Traditional Shingles

It seems like Elon Musk is being intentionally vague on this.

Growing a Business

Solar Energy Has Big Apple Potential But New York Real Estate Entrepreneurs Haven't Seen the Light

New York developers have been reluctant to embrace solar, despite big cost savings and beautiful new designs. That creates opportunity for the bold.

Business News

Forget Solar Panels -- Elon Musk Wants to Build Solar Roofs

Tesla is getting into the roofing business. Well, sort of.

Buying / Investing in Business

This Firm Is Fueling Investors' Wallets and Desire to Do Good With the Power of the Sun

With savvy software, Wunder Capital aims to bring efficiency to financing the installation of solar energy systems.

Business News

Under Tesla's Wing, SolarCity's Future Remains Uncertain

With a tentative agreement to be purchased by its sister company, Tesla Motors, SolarCity is going all in on a strategy that some analysts say is ahead of its time: pairing solar systems with the automaker's energy-storage batteries.

Business News

SolarCity Agrees to $2.6 Billion Buyout Offer From Tesla

The combined entity would sell solar panels, home battery storage systems and electric cars under a single brand.

Business News

Facebook's Solar-Powered Internet Drone Takes Flight

Aquila, Facebook's lightweight, high-altitude aircraft, flew at a few thousand feet for 96 minutes in Yuma, Arizona.

Entrepreneurs

Saudi Arabia-Based Startup NOMADD Raises US$1 Million From KAUST Innovation Fund

On the threshold of an exciting era for sun power, Saudi Arabia-based NOMADD looks to unlock the complete potential of solar power in the region, with its solar panel cleaning solution.

Business News

Big Solar Is Leaving Rooftop Systems in the Dust

The success of large-scale solar has raised questions about the wisdom of continuing incentives for rooftop installations, which remain far more expensive than most other forms of electricity.

Innovation

A Highway That Will Produce Power Instead of Roadkill

Missouri hopes to have the first solar panel-paved stretch of U.S. highway before the end of the year.

Business News

Apple Creates a New Company to Sell Solar Energy

The company might have plans to expand its farms even further to prepare for new projects, such as charging stations for the long-rumored Apple car.

Business News

Former Crowdfunding Site Turned Solar-Loans Provider Mosaic Raises $200 Million

The announcement marks the largest funding to date for Mosaic, which in the last two years has grown into the nation's top loan provider for residential solar installations.

Science & Technology

7 Clean-Tech Companies That Solve More Than Environmental Problems

To get people to make a change, sometimes it needs to be more than the right thing to do.

Business News

SunEdison Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

The solar energy company is one of the largest non-financial companies to file for bankruptcy protection in the past decade.