Lawmakers in Ohio are preparing for a legislative battle over whether or not the state will abandon its renewable energy mandates for utilities, The Associated Press reports.
European policies that grant incentives to clean energy production have high costs, leading some nations to slash such subsidies and policies in response to continued debt crisis, USA Today reports.
Recurrent Energy CEO Amo Harris said solar power would add the second-highest capacity of new power to the electric grid this year behind natural gas, Bloomberg reports.
Congress' decision to renew a wind energy production tax credit has prompted a surge in wind project development, with many companies speeding production and resuming work on previously idled projects, The New York Times reports.
The Wuxi Municipal Intermediate People's Court ruled to accept a petition from eight Chinese banks to push Suntech Power Holdings Co. into a insolvency restructuring plan, Bloomberg reports.
Norwegian regulators approved Statkraft AS's plan to build a 2-megawatt osmotic pilot plant, the world's first attempt to generate energy from exploiting differences in salt levels between sea water and fresh water, Bloomberg reports.
The Vermont Senate delayed a vote on controversial legislation that would grant cities and towns authority to block proposed renewable energy projects, Vermont Public Radio reports.
The House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance Rep. Scott Tipton's, R-Colo., Hydropower and Rural Jobs Act that aims to expand hydropower development in regions that have already received environmental analysis.
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.
