Regulatory findings reveal Suntech Power Holdings' Chinese solar unit bankruptcy was linked customers who couldn't pay their bills and the company's listing of uncollected funds as revenue, Bloomberg reports.
Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk said the company would introduce a new lease-style financing program for its Model S sedan to capitalize on first-quarter profit, Bloomberg reports.
Bill Gates' Cascade Investment is helping to finance Aquion Energy Inc., a company developing backup power batteries for stationary systems like solar panels and wind turbines, Bloomberg reports.
The Environmental Protection Agency's recent proposal to reduce sulfur in gasoline could hurt the alternative vehicle industry by advancing the development of more efficient gas-powered engines, The New York Times reports.
Retired Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., has accepted a one-year fellowship at a Stanford University energy policy center to specialize in state and local government renewable energy policy, The Hill reports.
The New Jersey Office of Clean Energy unveiled a proposal to cut renewable energy program spending in 2014, down to $277 million from the $379 million proposed for 2012, NJ Spotlight reports.
Tesla Motors, an Energy Department loan recipient, said it made profit in the first quarter of 2013, fueled by solid sales of its Model S electric sedan, The Hill reports.
Environmental groups have turned against utility Exelon Corp. over CEO Christopher Crane's opposition to wind subsidies and the company's growing electoral donations to Republicans, Bloomberg reports.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Justice Department to join the European Union's probe of possible oil price manipulation, Reuters reports.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane said the NRC can't consider a public hearing on the San Onofre nuclear plant until June, when an appeal period of an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruling ends.
Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., introduced a bill that would ensure that only domestically-made biofuels can be used to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard, The Chattanoogan reports.
A federal judge refused to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Interior Department's power to ban new hard rock mining projects on federal land, The Associated Press reports.
Tesla Motors increased the value of its stock and debt offerings 30 percent to $1.08 billion to gather reserves and pay back its Energy Department loans, Bloomberg reports.
Poland called on the European Union to end energy subsidies for fossil fuels and renewable sources and cut oil imports to better combat climate change, Bloomberg reports.
The first well reports from the Utica shale in Ohio show a significant supply of natural gas but not as much oil as some energy companies were expecting, Reuters reports.
