Iindustry insiders, eager start-ups and freelance energy enthusiasts survey ideas for solving the planet’s seemingly intractable energy problems at the sixth annual M.I.T. Energy Conference.

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Green: Energy Geeks Converge on M.I.T.

Five solar thermal projects in California are being challenged in court by labor, environmental and American Indian groups.

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Solar Energy Faces Tests On Greenness

Opposition to federal subsidies for all kinds of energy spans the ideological spectrum.

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Obama’s Bid to End Oil Subsidies Revives Debate

Evergreen Solar, a leading maker of panels in the United States, is laying off 800 people and shifting production to China.

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Solar Panel Maker Moves Work to China

A defense spending bill tailored to benefit many nations at China’s expense could mar President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States next week.

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Pentagon Must ‘Buy American,’ Barring Chinese Solar Panels

Without two crucial government programs that reduce investor risk, solar power projects may begin to dry up.

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As Solar Power Projects Take Off, Hurdles Loom

As California companies begin mass production of a new solar cell, the industry has been changed — by China.

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Silicon Valley’s Solar Innovators Forced to Retool

The announcement by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reflects the Obama administration’s resolve to promote renewable energy in the face of Congressional inaction.

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Solar Power Plants to Rise on U.S. Land

Faced with high electricity rates, small communities across Italy, a country not known for environmental citizenship, are making renewable energy.

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Ancient Italian Town Now Has Wind at Its Back