Driven innovations and demand for cleaner energy, the battery business is expected to grow from $36 billion to more than $50 billion by 2015

The battery market, also known as the storage battery market, is big—and it's only going to get bigger between now and 2015.

Coating Method Tailored for Direct Deposition on Assembled Thin Film Photovoltaic Solar Modules

As the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a green energy superpower.

Through a combination of carrots and sticks, Beijing is starting to change how this country generates energy. Although coal remains the biggest source of energy and is almost certain to stay that way, the rise of renewable energy, especially wind power, is helping to slow China’s steep growth in emissions of global warming gases.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with the Department of Energy, this week released six maps that could help determine the location of the next big push in solar energy.

The BLM maps cover areas within the six U.S. states most suitable for solar energy generation and transmission as judged by the U.S. government: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

Clean technology investment could be seeing a rebound.

Research analyst The Cleantech Group, a subsidiary of Deloitte, released a preliminary report Thursday showing a slight uptick in clean tech investment for the sector covering http://bto.cnet.com/8401-1-0.htmlNorth America, Europe, China and India for second quarter 2009

After two quarterly declines the increase is good news, but the Cleantech Group noted that the quarter-to-quarter comparison for the same period a year ago is still down.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today provided an updated outlook for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. For the second quarter of 2009, LDK Solar estimates shipments between 220 and 230 megawatts. This compares to its previously issued guidance for the second quarter of 2009 of wafer shipments in the range of 200 to 220 MW. The company expects to record between $215 and $225 million in revenues.

Positions Company for Further Global Expansion

Innovative Triple Green Project Utilizes Award-winning Solar Panels to Support Sustainable Practices at Organic Vineyard

Akeena Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKNS), a leading national installer and distributor of solar power systems, today announced the installation of its award winning Andalay solar panel system at Silver Mountain Vineyards, a certified organic vineyard and winery nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed an agreement with SAEM Srl, a primary system integrator within the PV sector, to build five one-megawatt (“MW”) PV plants in the Apulia region of Italy.Construction will start in July and is expected to be completed by November of this year.LDK Solar will supply wafers for the PV project and SAEM will provide engineering, procurement, and construction services and system integration.

Today Europe's first ever parabolic trough power plant, Andasol 1, is being officially inaugurated under the patronage of the president of the Junta de Andalucía. In December 2008, Andasol 1 was connected to the grid and supplies up to 200,000 people in southern Spain with environmentally friendly electricity. With a collector surface of more than 510,000 square meters - equalling the area of 70 soccer fields - Andasol 1 also is the world's largest solar power plant.