Solar power
Solar-Powered Plane Attempts Historic Flight From Mountain View
A plane with the wingspan of a jumbo jet lifted off from Moffett Field Friday morning to attempt a historic cross-country journey using only solar power..
San Jose Solar Power Firm Shutting Plant; Oregon Taxpayers On The Hook
A struggling Silicon Valley solar power company will suspend its Portland operations in June and lay off 29 workers, leaving Oregon agencies that provided funding to the company on the hook for millions of dollars.
Sun-Powered Plane Completes Bay Area Test Flight
A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe took to the skies Friday over the Bay Area in a successful test flight.
Solar Industry Grapples With Hazardous Wastes
While solar is a far less polluting energy source than coal or natural gas, many solar panel makers are grappling with a hazardous waste problem.
Watchdog Group Issues Warning Over California Clean Energy Plan
A California watchdog group says the state’s clean energy strategy will saddle ratepayers with soaring utility bills unless officials act soon to organize state energy agencies.
Fremont Solyndra Factory Sold To Seagate For Fraction Of Original Price
Disk drive maker Seagate has reached a deal to buy the former Solyndra solar panel factory in Fremont for less than a third of the building’s original price tag.
Feds Approve Setting Aside Western Public Lands For Solar Power Plants
Federal officials have approved a plan that sets aside public lands across the West for big solar power plants, cementing a new government approach to renewable energy development after years of delays and false starts.
Government Attorneys Object To Solyndra Reorganization Plan
Government attorneys are urging a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject the proposed reorganization plan of failed solar power company Solyndra LLC.
Seagate Technology To Buy Shuttered Solyndra Plant
Seagate Technology has reached a tentative deal to buy the former headquarters of solar company Solyndra.
Solyndra Agrees To Settle Suit Over Layoffs
Bankrupt solar company Solyndra has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle accusations that it failed to properly notify employees they would losing their jobs.
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