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The United States and China traded more than $8.5 billion worth of clean energy goods and services in 2011, the latest year for which data are available. According to a report released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts, U.S. companies enjoyed a $1.63 billion sales advantage over their Chinese counterparts....More

The U.S. alleged that India requires solar power developers to purchase and use solar cells and solar modules of domestic origin in order to be able to take part in the country's solar energy program....More

Obama denied approval for part of the $7 billion pipeline earlier this year while the U.S. State Department asked for a new route to avoid environmentally sensitive areas as it carries oil from Canada's tar sands to U.S. refineries on the Gulf coast. A southern leg of TransCanada Corp.'s pipeline was later approved....More

By 2025, the number of megacities (cities with populations over 10 million) will grow from 23 to 36, the United Nations forecasts, and the population in the top 600 cities in the world will grow by 500 million....More

This has been the decade of smart -- part buzzword, part apt descriptor, the ubiquitous prefix defines the technology of the day: adaptive, anticipatory and networked. It does not, however, necessarily describe the users of that technology....More

Jet fuel made from 100% oilseed....More

CO2 emissions fell by 2.4% in 2011, hitting a 20-year low thanks to an increase in natural gas-powered utilities....More

Pushing the limits of an aging infrastructure, U.S. manufacturers face a future of increasing costs and instability unless new technologies and new investments can rejuvenate the system....More

Private investment surged 42%, with U.S. boom largely driven by expiring tax incentives, Pew Charitable Trusts report said....More

After a tough 2011, manufacturers are turning to quality assurance and yield management to help make solar more profitable....More

The company is leading a consortium of bidders including Areva and Vinci for the contract to install 500 to 600 offshore turbines capable of producing up to 3,000 megawatts of electricity by 2015....More

Don't expect much movement during this election year, say CERA Week panelists....More