CIGS solar producer SoloPower gets $30 million
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Blog: Start-up will use series B funding to build out 20-megawatt solar-cell manufacturing plant.
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LAS VEGAS - The parent company of Nevada&#39;s two major electric utilities has won a rehearing of a federal bankruptcy court ruling that said it owed more than $300 million to energy trader Enron Power Marketing.
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Independent power producer Dynegy Inc.   DYN.N said on Friday it would pay more than $2 billion for   the power plants of private equity fund LS Power Group, nearly   doubling its generating capacity and expanding its geographic   reach.
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By Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle  Sep. 23--One's an owner of a professional basketball team who got on the list with the help of investments.   Another got there with a boost from the energy sector.   And the third makes much of his money distributing Toyotas.
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General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and storage equipment.
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More than three years after PG&amp;E Corp. stopped paying dividends during California&#39;s electricity crisis, company executives said Friday that they plan to give stockholders quarterly payments of 30 cents per share next spring.
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The Motley Fool - Knowing the responsiveness of huge, monopolistic organizations, it should be heart-warming news as we approach the cold winter months that Chicago-based Exelon (NYSE: EXC - News) plans to buy Newark, New Jersey-based Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG - News) to create the country's largest utility, serving some 18 million customers stretching across Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
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SMA has an inverter that keeps the solar system going even during a blackout.
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Exelon Corp. EXC.N, the nation's  largest nuclear power company, has agreed to buy New Jersey  utility Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. PEG.N for $13.2  billion in stock, creating the nation's largest utility, the  companies said on Monday.
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Photovoltaics made of nanowires could power small devices and lead to cheaper solar panels.
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The U.S. solar panel installer gets a plug from a Chinese giant.
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Business & money: Firm will raise electricity rates by 9.7% and gas prices by 15% from tomorrow
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The Exelon Corporation, the owner of utilities in northern Illinois and eastern Pennsylvania, is in advanced talks to acquire New Jersey&#39;s largest utility, PSE&amp;G.
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MADRID/LONDON  - Spain's Iberdrola  is to buy Scottish Power  for an agreed 11.6 billion pounds ($22.5 billion) in cash and shares, it announced on Tuesday, to create Europe's third-biggest utility and a world leader in renewable energy.
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MADRID/LONDON  - Spain's Iberdrola has bid 11.6 billion pounds ($22.5 billion) in cash and shares for Scottish Power to create Europe's third-biggest utility and a world leader in renewable energy.
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A small booth at the back of the show floor is attracting a lot of attention.While I stood around, two people exchanged business cards with the man working the stand, promising to place orders for the product. It was nothing related to the iPhone or the latest mobile social-networking service -- topics that are consuming this year&#39;s CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment conference in San Francisco.Instead, the booth was stocked with a relatively simple device: the Solio, a small solar-powered charger that can power up any mobile phone as well as MP3 players, GPS devices, and digital cameras.A key feature of the Solio is the battery. The solar cells charge the battery, which in turn charges the device. That means you can leave it outside during the day, when you might be using your phone, and bring it in to power the phone overnight. One charge of the Solio can power two mobile phone batteries.The Solio also can be plugged into an electrical outlet so that&#160;people can use whatever power source is available and think of it as their universal charger, said Mike Levin, vice president of business development for Better Energy Systems, the company based in Berkeley, Calif., that makes the Solio.Various models cost from $79 to $199, depending on durability and the speed that the solar panels can charge the batteries. They&#39;re available currently in the United States at outdoor goods store REI and will also soon be available in T-Mobile USA stores, Levin said. The company is working on getting them stocked in the big-box electronics retailers.Solios have been on the market already for a couple of years and a few hundred thousand have sold, Levin said.The most expensive model is made of magnesium oxide and can withstand very hot temperatures. The company is targeting government users and other people who might travel to locations with extreme temperatures for that one.According to research commissioned by Better Energy Systems, an average person who uses the solar capability of the Solio to charge their phone 60 percent of the time would pay off the $100 unit in about 10 years, in terms of electricity savings.While Solios might be a neat gadget for many people, Better Energy Systems has some interesting prospects in the developing world. The company&#39;s sustainability officer is exploring several potential applications, Levin said. One is using the capability of the Solio to power a one- or three-watt LED light. People in developing countries could use the Solio to replace their kerosene-powered lights, which aren&#39;t kind to the environment.In addition, Better Energy Systems is working with the Grameen Foundation&#39;s Village Phone project. The project offers small loans to people who can then buy a mobile phone and rent it on a per-call basis to their neighbors. The project currently relies on batteries to power the phones, but Better Energy Systems is hoping to offer users Solios instead.
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A new company NRG Dock shows off a general-purpose solar panel and battery to power electronics.