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Why Startups Hella Love Oakland

Gertrude Stein once famously said of Oakland, “There is no there there.” Nancy Pfund, of the VC firm DBL Investors, makes a case for how modern Oakland is proving Stein wrong.

Solar Power’s Best Bets

The economic downturn and Applied Materials’ failure in the thin-film solar business were a one-two punch to the thin-film solar industry. Here’s how the big players look heading into 2011.

Solar Power Business Heats Up: Enter GE

Watch out, solar manufacturers: GE may be about to take over your turf. The corporate giant, which has already carved out a spot as one of the world’s leading wind turbine suppliers, announced this week that it is moving into the thin film solar business.

A New Link Added to the World’s Largest Solar Pipeline: First Solar

Most Innovative Companies – Energy

From First Solar to Vestas, our picks for the top companies in energy.

The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies

From technology and media to sustainability and healthcare, the year’s Most Innovative Companies spans a diverse range of fields. Here are the companies that made it into our Top 10.

Nanosolar Steps Out of the Shadows With Over $4 Billion in Orders for Thin-Film Solar Tech

Nanosolar, a Silicon Valley thin-film solar startup, has been ridiculed for its reluctance to release any sort of information about its technology since it debuted in 2002. And now the company has proved all its detractors wrong, announcing yesterday that it has $4.1 billion in orders for its relatively cheap thin-film photovoltaic solar panels.

First Solar Building Largest Photovoltaic Plant in U.S…Maybe

Nevada is a veritable gold mine of solar energy, so it’s not surprising to hear that photovoltaic company First Solar is teaming up with Sempra Generation to build the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the U.S. in Boulder City, Nevada, about 40 miles south of Las Vegas.

The Most Innovative Companies in Clean Energy

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Clean Energy.

The Solar Industry Gains Ground

At a time of economic pain and planetary peril, a renewable global powerhouse takes shape. Just when we need it most.