North America green energy

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has completed its acquisition of the 290-megawatt Agua Caliente solar project from First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR). The acquisition was contingent upon the financial closing of the project's loan guar...  more

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a $50 million investment over two years for the SUNPATH program, aimed to help the nation reclaim its competitive edge in solar manufacturing. SUNPATH, which stands for Scaling Up Nascent...  more

Leyden Energy, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for the consumer electronics, energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) markets, announced that it has received $20 million in Series B financing led by...  more

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (NYSE: PCG) and Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), announced that they have entered into a 25-year contract for 150 megawatts (MW) of renewable power from...  more

Electric vehicle owners, fleet managers, home builders, parking lot owners and municipalities will welcome ordering and purchasing opportunities this August for GE’s (NYSE: GE) fast, easy-to-use, compact electric vehicle (EV) char...  more

MAGE SOLAR ACADEMY, part of the globally operating MAGE GROUP, announced it has entered into an educational partnership with South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia. Already a leader in quality and cutting-edge indust...  more

Nissan Americas and City Ventures – California’s builder of affordable, eco-friendly homes in urban locations – announced a cooperative project to pre-wire 190 Southern California townhomes currently under construction for electri...  more

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) announced that it has signed a photovoltaic ("PV") solar module sales agreement with Cirus Solar Systems Private Limited ("Cirus"), a solar engineering, ...  more

Chevrolet is harnessing the power of the sun to install solar-powered electric charging stations for its Volts at dealerships in North America. The Green Zone initiative will generate electricity equivalent to 12 full vehicle char...  more

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) and Citi (NYSE: C) announced a new fund for approximately $105 million in residential solar lease projects. SunPower will use the fund to extend its SunPower® Lease to customers in eight state...  more