SolarReserve, the Los Angeles-based solar thermal company that is commercializing an innovative heat capture and storage technology providing utility-scale solar power on demand, today announced that Michael Whalen has been appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer.

By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports Three former natural gas energy traders pleaded guilty to price manipulation charges Monday, bringing to at least six the number of traders convicted of illegally using energy trade publications to inflate prices, authorities in San Francisco said.