We all knew surging gasoline prices would hurt auto sales. But it’s happening a lot faster than many had guessed. Automakers are reporting their June sales figures today, and if red is your favorite color you may like what you see. Ford’s sales were down 28 percent from a year ago, and GM’s were off by [...]

Solarfun Power Holdings (SOLF) said Tuesday that it signed a long-term supply deal with Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon. It also said it bought out Jiangsu Yangguang Solar. So overall, two pretty positive business deals for Solarfun. And how did the stock react? It fell nearly 8 percent. Wading into the solar sector is like dating a manic-depressive. Day-to-day [...]

While last quarter, not a single venture-backed company hit the public markets, today’s IPO of energy-efficient water desalination company Energy Recovery could be a sign of better things to come. (Alarm Clock sure thinks so; it’s like Christmas morning over there.) This morning, 14 million shares of Energy Recovery priced at $8.50 each, raising [...]

Is McCain the John Kerry of energy? News reports this week are essentially calling him a flip-flopper when it comes to his energy record and policy. The Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg say the presidential candidate has had varying stances on offshore oil drilling, clean energy tax incentives, nuclear power and playing favorites with specific [...]

Who needs physics when there’s money to be made? The race to discover clean energy breakthroughs is seeing its fair share of cold fusion style ideas — oh-so-much promise, but a looming gap between enthusiasm and scientific reality. In the case of BlackLight Power, a 19-year old company working on what could be a disruptive [...]