The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its $535 million loan guarantee for Solyndra, Inc., providing a much needed jolt for the alternative solar power industry. The loan will support the solar energy firm’s production of an industrial-scale manufacturing factory for its ground-breaking circular solar photovoltaic panels. Solyndra, based in Fremont, CA, has designed revolutionary…

Although wind energy is looked upon as a revered renewable source of power, there are not too many locations in the world where this technology would be able to fully sustain. Germany is considered the world’s leader in terms of installed wind power, with over 22,000 MW in place. Still, the country only has a small fraction of the wind energy capability of certain states in the U.S. The American Wind Energy Association…

PG&E is working with the state of California to provide electricity generation for its residents from a solar electricity hub based in outer space. The power purchase agreement calls for the collection of 200 MW by space-based solar arrays over a fifteen year span and will be beamed down to earth through data frequencies. PG&E is currently seeking permission from state regulators to formulate a deal with Solaren, a large solar power engineering company…

Free Flow Power, a start-up hydro power company based in Massachusetts, has been given initial authorization from the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) to begin analyzing the Mississippi River for possible future hydrokinetic system installations. Hydrokinetic power is a form of renewable energy and uses rapid flowing rivers or tides to spin windmill-like turbines to produce electricity, with no dam or diversions required. Usually the hydrokinetic turbine is secured to the bottom of the waterbed, or attached…

With President Obama’s Economic Stimulus on the way, more jobs are becoming available in wind energy-
The business of wind energy in America is accelerating at a rapid rate to meet the increasing demand for clean, renewable power. President Obama’s recent $787 billion economic stimulus package has given America the push it needs into the direction of renewable energy, dedicating $62 billion to clean energy research and $500 million to green jobs training…