German solar subsidy cut to spur price dip-iSuppli

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Germany’s decision to cut solar subsidies would result in a significant fall in both the price of and demand for photovoltaic panels in the second quarter, research firm iSuppli said on Thursday.

Revving up with the Zipcar iPhone app

Searching for a Zipcar with the company’s new iPhone app.

(Credit: Zipcar)

SAN FRANCISCO–It’s like the ultimate yuppie geek convergence: there’s finally an iPhone app for car-sharing company Zipcar. To put it in the most stereotypical of terms, you now no longer need a computer …

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Engineering giants follow the money to green power

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A green power building spree is on the way, and much of it will be brought to you by the same people who built the nuclear and coal-fired power plants that keep the lights on now.

Engineering giants follow the money to green power

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A green power building spree is on the way, and much of it will be brought to you by the same people who built the nuclear and coal-fired power plants that keep the lights on now.

Schwarzenegger boosts clean energy plan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s governor on Tuesday ordered that a third of the state’s electricity come from renewable resources by 2020, the same amount as a legislature plan but with promises to let power companies get more electricity from outside the state.

Schwarzenegger boosts state’s clean energy plan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s governor on Tuesday ordered that a third of the state’s electricity come from renewable resources by 2020, the same amount as a legislature plan but with promises to let power companies get more electricity from outside the state.

SunRun to expand financing for solar panels

SunRun is among those companies that believe the quickest way to get solar panels installed en masse is to eliminate the hefty up-front cost.

The San Francisco-based start-up on Tuesday said that it has raised an additional $18 million, in a funding round led by venture capital firm Accel Partners. …

CSA & UL Certify DEGERenergie Trackers

DEGERenergie announced last week at Intersolar North America in San Francisco that its uniaxial TOPtraker systems have been certified by both CSA and UL. The certification is for the company’s DEGER TOPtraker 8.5, TOPtraker 25 HD and TOPtraker 40NT models.

U.S. to press China on tariffs on clean energy trade

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The United States will press China this week to lower its tariffs on clean energy technology as one of many steps the two countries can take to fight global warming, U.S. officials said on Monday.

ZETA to open doors to ‘net zero’ home

There’s a movement afoot to make homes greener, but the impact will be limited if only wealthy people can afford them. Start-up ZETA Communities is trying to expand that movement’s reach by making market-priced, “net zero” multifamily homes.

In the next two weeks, the San Francisco-based company expects …