by Tom Abate, SF Chronicle

The solar industry remains a bright spot in a down economy. But while the field continues to grow, the rate of progress may be slowing as the credit crunch and technological difficulties blunt the effect of government subsidies, industry sources say.

A layoff announced last week by Hayward's OptiSolar Inc. highlighted [...]

The countdown has ended, and years of near-silence are coming to an end Wednesday as venture-backedBloom Energy unveils its much-anticipated fuel cell at a big media event at eBay offices in San Jose, Calif.

The buzz around Bloom Energy has reached a fever pitch. It’s no wonder: The [...]

Investorideas.com has created a “Think Tank” comprised of some of the industry’s best to provide insight into current and future trends in their areas of expertise

Neil Budde – Media Neil Budde 

Neil Budde joined DailyMe.com, a media and technology company specializing in personalization, after nearly 30 years of print and online news experience. He [...]

Silicon Valley is by nature an optimistic place. After all, inventing the carbon-free future and making boatloads of money along the way is fun. And even though California is slouching toward apocalyptic collapse these days, there's always another innovation wave to ride.

In Chu We Trust? It may take big bucks from the U.S. Dept. [...]

from Carbon Offsets Daily

Carbonflow, a venture dedicated to bringing automation and transparency to the carbon market, is a web-based software technology that works to drastically lower the cost and time it takes to create a carbon credit. We took some time to connect with Neal Dikeman, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board [...]

By NATHANIAL GRONEWOLD, Greenwire & NY Times

NEW YORK — In the midst of a worldwide economic crisis, city officials and Wall Street executives are talking about turning the battered U.S. financial center into a global hub of green finance and environmental commodities trading.

The spark: draft energy and climate legislation unveiled by two senior [...]