Germany’s planned nuclear switch-off is driving a surge in clean energy investment. [The Guardian]

General Electric announced Monday that it had finalised a deal to acquire the energy assets of France’s Alstom for $10.7 billion. [Yahoo]

The $2.2 billion Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System benefited from a $1.6 billion Energy Department loan guarantee has been producing carbon emissions, a new report has revealed. [Fox News]