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First Solar Profit Up 54%; Expands Into Installation
The thin-film solar panel maker posted a profit of $99.3 million. The company has also invested $25 million in SolarCity, a residential solar installer.
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03:59PM 10/30/08
The Middle East Ventures Into Solar, Wind Energy
Oil-rich nations are showing a growing interest in renewable-energy developments and backing it up with investments. Here's why.
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04:01PM 10/29/08
Intel Capital Bets $20 Million on China Solar Play
Intel's investment arm made its first cleantech investments in China, pumping $20 million into Trony Solar and an undisclosed amount into NP Holdings.
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01:45PM 10/29/08
Wind Industry Snapshot: FPL Group
The owner of Florida Power and Light will build less wind-power capacity than originally planned. Is this news a sign of a larger industry decrease in renewable-energy spending?
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02:06PM 10/28/08
Can Utilities Fill the Green Energy Finance Gap?
That was the big question on the first day of the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in Seattle. Green energy executives weigh-in on the answer.
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12:46PM 10/28/08
Why Duke Cut $100 Million Solar Project in Half
Duke Energy presented to the North Carolina Utilities Commission a distributed solar project that calls for spending $50 million instead of $100 million to install solar panels on rooftops and the ground. Here's why the project was revised.
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03:15PM 10/24/08
Green Energy Investors Flock to China
China's growing role as producer and consumer of renewable energy technologies, continues to be an attractive draw for investors.
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01:49PM 10/23/08
BP Wind & Solar CEO: Project Money 'Completely Dried Up'
The head of BP's wind and solar business says money for funding renewable-energy projects has disappeared. He also thinks wind-turbine makers should focus on developing technologies, not farms.
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12:57PM 10/23/08
Electric Sportscar Maker Deals With Market 'Freefall'
Elon Musk, new CEO at startup Tesla Motors, says things are looking up for the company, which he claims was 'overstaffed.'
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06:00PM 10/22/08
Google Bankrolls U.S.-China Green Energy Study
Google's charitable arm is going to fund a study on how the United States and China can collaborate on solar and wind energy generation, energy storage and grid tech.
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03:39PM 10/22/08
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