Obama gives $2bn for solar energy
US president Barack Obama, under pressure to spur job growth, said two solar energy companies will get nearly $2bn (£1.3bn) in US loan guarantees to create as many as 5,000 green jobs. The US Energy Department offering includes $1.45bn in loan guarantees to Abengoa Solar to help it build Solona, one of the largest solar generation plants in the world near Gila Bend, Arizona.