Wind energy continues to grow on the list of greentech choices

Wind energy is a favorite, next to solar power, for replacing our dependance on fossil fuels. it continues to grow as does our energy use.

Sol Voltaics uses nanotechnology to make solar energy 25 percent more efficient

Swedish company with Silicon Valley talent has raised $11 million to make solar power more efficient.

Clean Power Finance drinks $37M to cure ‘solar hardware hangovers’

Clean Power Finance raises a third round from VCs and utility companies to grow its marketplace and suite of tools and services that seek to drive the mass-market adoption of residential solar.

Everybody Solar helping nonprofits go green … for free

Everybody Solar is helping charities like the Bay Area low-income home rehab volunteer organization Rebuilding Together Peninsula go green by accessing the free energy of the sun -- with free solar panels, to boot.

Greentech state of the union boost: Obama proposes using oil and gas money to fund green energy

President Barack Obama's state of the union address focused on innovation, jobs, education, health-care ... and green technology.

Is solar right for your business?

It’s a question that puzzles many CEOs: Is going solar the right choice? Even though solar is the most mature renewable technology, tested in multiple residential and commercial installations, business leaders are still uncertain about making the move. As rebates …

Dept. of Energy throws millions at a startup trying to make solar energy mainstream

The U.S. Department of Energy wants normal Americans to start using solar energy in their everyday lives. To that end, it’s just granted $2 million to Solar Mosaic, a sort of Kickstarter for solar projects.

Solar Mosaic is still in …

Nanosolar prints solar panels onto sheets of aluminum foil, grabs $70M

Solar company Nanosolar believes that solar panels don’t have to be heavy slabs. That’s why it developed a way to print solar cells as thin as a sheet of aluminum foil.

Nanosolar announced today it has raised $70 million in …

Funding daily: Gain some knowledge by playing a video game

We’re trying something new with funding daily by publishing it earlier in the day. Let us know what you think in the comments.

As always, you can follow our Deals channel for all the funding news we report throughout the …

Apple is building the largest solar array in the U.S., report says

Apple released its 2012 Facilities Report today, revealing the company’s data center in North Carolina will be powered by America’s largest end user-owned solar array.

It’s easy to peg Apple as a villain these days, given the situation with workers …

A sunny day for Google, invests $94M in solar power projects

While the implosion of solar power company Solyndra has seemingly cast a shadow on the viability of the solar industry, that hasn’t stopped Google from investing $94 million in photovoltaic (generating power through solar radiation) projects in California.

Google says …