RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
September 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Arizona Offers Aggressive Incentives for Renewable Energy
U.K. Electricity Generated from Renewable was 6.8 Percent in 2010
Canadian Government Launches New Clean Energy Innovation Initiative
China Leads the World in Venture Capital Growth
IRENA and Africa Partner for Renewable Energy Breakthrough
NV Energy and NIREC Partner to Grow Nevada’s Renewable Energy Industry
IETA Comments on California’s Modified Cap and Trade Program Rules
Green GECCO Joint Venture Grows
UTILITY ACTIONS
Puget Sound Energy Seeking Outside Offers for New Power Supply in 2012 Through 2015
Great River Energy Issues RFP for Community Based Energy Development Renewable Energy Resources
Consumers Energy Expands Options for Customers Interested in Installing Renewable Energy Generators
SDG&E Signs Renewable Contracts for Nearly 200 MW of Green Energy
FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities to Procure Solar Renewable Energy Credits through Request for Proposal Process
SaskPower Has More Green Energy Projects on the Way
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
Wind Rebounds in Second Quarter, but Continued Growth Depends on Consistent Tax Policy
New Study Reveals Challenges and Opportunities in U.S. Wind Power Market
Twenty-four Governors Ask President to Focus on Wind Energy Deployment
Department of Energy Awards Nearly $7.5 Million to Help Develop Next Generation Wind Turbines
UNS Subsidiaries Request Proposals for Arizona Wind Energy Projects
Wind Energy Welcomes Environmental Review Tribunal’s Decision to Uphold Approval of Ontario Wind Project
1,928 MW of Wind Power Contracted at Brazilian Auctions
Over $2.2 Million Approved to Advance Wind Turbine Technology
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
GE Applying MRI Magnet Technology to Cost-Effectively Scale-Up to 15 MW Wind Turbines
Vestas Announces Successful Research of Stealth Turbine for Radar-Sensitive Locations
Research Program Tests Methods for Noise Reduction for Marine Mammals off Travemünde
ETI Invests £25 Million in World Leading Offshore Test Facility at Narec Supporting UK’s Future Offshore Wind Industry
America’s First R&D Center for Large Wind Turbine Gearbox Systems Also Establishes Technical Program for Stark State College Students
Advanced Wind Energy Projects Test Facility Moving to Texas Tech University
Upwind EU Project Resulting in Reliable Modeling for Future Wind Farms
CommScope to Supply Illinois Wind Farm with Copper-Alternative Grounding Wire
Vestas Explains Wind Turbine Blade Problem
OFFSHORE
Offshore Wind Costs Set to fall over Next Decade
Cape Wind Would Supply Large Amounts of Electricity When Heat Waves Send Electric Demand Soaring
First Power Flows from Offshore Wind Farm Ormonde
AECOM to Manage First Offshore Windfarm Project in North America
ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy Sign Turbine Supply Agreement with Siemens for West of Duddon Sands Offshore Windfarm
Phase One of Walney Offshore Wind Farm Operational
Offshore Substations Installed at London Array
First Foundation of Offshore Wind Farm Thornton Bank 2 Installed Off Belgium
WindMW Announces Financing Completion for “Meerwind,” Germany’s Largest Fully Financed Offshore Wind Farm
Ballast Nedam’s HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array
Iberdrola Begins Process to Install Its First Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
ABB Wins $1 Billion Order for Offshore Wind Power Connection
RWE, E.ON and WindMW Present Plans for Operations Base on Heligoland for Offshore Wind Power Plants
ABB Wins Orders worth More Than $30 Million from AREVA Wind
RI Supreme Court Upholds Block Island Wind Farm Power Contract
Six Major Offshore Wind Energy Players Team Up for an Ambitious Industrial Project for France
Technip Joins Iberdrola Led Consortium to Bid for French Offshore Wind Projects
MY Signs Offshore Wind Power EPC Project, Joins Alliance to Develop Offshore Wind Power in Guangdong
Nordex’s New Offshore Turbine Being Certified by TÜV Nord
U.S. PROJECTS
Two Hundred Twenty-eight GE Wind Turbines Headed to Wind Capital Group Projects in Oklahoma and Kansas
Vestas Receives 202 MW Order in the USA
Geronimo Wind Energy Announces Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement with Xcel Energy for the Prairie Rose Wind Farm
Duke Energy to Sell Renewable Power from New Texas Wind Farm to CPS Energy
Nordex USA Completes Corporation’s Largest Project
Pattern Energy Completes Financing on Nevada’s First Wind Power Project
Wind Works Power Corp. Closes $20 Million in Non-Dilutive Financing for 150 MW Wind Project in North Dakota
Wind Capital Group Selects RMT to Construct Osage County Wind Project
ENEL Green Power Purchases 51 Percent Stake in Oklahoma Wind Farm from TradeWind Energy
ODEC & SMECO Agree to Purchase Output from BP’s Mahoopany Wind Farm
Duke Energy to Build Second Kansas Wind Farm
DTE Energy Renewable Energy Purchase Gets MPSC OK
Consumers Energy Receives Approval for Its First Wind Park
DOE Conditional Loan Guarantee Commitment to Support the Development of New Hampshire’s Largest Wind Farm
Constellation Energy Dedicates Criterion Wind Project
First Wind Marks Completion of Rollins Wind Project
DOE Finalizes $102 Million Loan Guarantee to Record Hill Wind, LLC for Maine Wind Project
Reznick Capital Markets Closes Roth Rock Wind Farm Sale
National Renewables Cooperative Members Purchase MISO Wind Energy
Edison Mission Group Dedicates Wind Project in Minnesota Capable of Providing Power to About 10,000 Homes
Black Hills Energy Issues Request for Proposals for 50 Percent Interest in 29 MW Wind Project
Vestas Receives 23 MW Order in Puerto Rico
American Wind Capital Acquires Operational Wind Farm in Tehachapi, CA
CH Energy Group Divest Shirley Wind Farm
PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD
Pattern Completes Four Agreements to Deliver 870 MW of Wind Energy to the Ontario Power Authority
Vestas Secures 190 MW Service Renewal Contract for Canada’s Second Largest Wind Power Plant
Vestas Secures Renewals of Service Contracts for 114 MW in Spain
International Power Canada Secures Power Purchase Agreements for Two Major Wind Farms in Ontario
International Power Canada Nears Construction of Vancouver Island Wind Farm
SSE to Sell 50 Percent Interest in Braes of Doune
Vestas Receives Order for 92 MW in Spain
Vestas Signs Order for 90 MW in Brazil
Suzlon Announces 85 MW of New Orders in India
Dominican Republic Promotes Clean Energy with Support from the IDB
E.ON Welcomes Community Comment on Proposed Isles Wind Farm
Vestas Signs New Order for 60 MW in Brazil
GE’s Wind Technology Enters Western Australia
Nordex UK Awarded Order for 52.5 MW Wind Farm
SSE Reports Progress in UK Onshore Wind Development
Iberdrola Renovables Enters the Renewables Sector in Catalonia via the Acquisition of Two Wind Farms
REpower Wins 50 MW Order for Canadian Wind Projects
Suzlon Receives 48.3 MW Repeat Order from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Vestas Receives Order for 47 MW in India
Australian Prime Minister Inaugurates ACCIONA’s Third Wind Farm in Australia
GE Bringing 45 MW of Advanced Wind Turbine Technology to Estonia
Nordex Receives Order for N100/2500 Wind Farm in Spain
Enel Green Power Reports Further Growth in the French Wind Sector
Nordex Delivers 32.5 MW to Poland and France
Sprott Power Corp. Announces Agreements and Financing to Complete the Amherst Wind Farm Project
Polish Wind Farm Lipniki Inaugurated
Vestas Receives 29 MW Order in Mexico
RES Welcomes Barclays Infrastructure Funds as Development Partner for Wadlow Wind Farm
Enel Green Power Grows in the Greek Wind Sector
Harnessing Turkey’s Strong Winds, GE and GAMA Owned Wind Farm Now Powering the Country
Enel Green Power is Awarded 193 MW in the Brazilian Public Auction for New Energy
Enel Green Power Starts Operating a New Wind Farm in Spain
First Wind Farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will be Powered by 16 MW of GE Technology
Wind Works Power Corp. Acquires Two New Wind Projects in Germany
XEMC VWEC and Gaelectric Holdings Sign Contract to Co-Develop Three Irish Wind Farms
Enel Green Power Starts Operating a New Wind Farm in France
Debt Financing of €7.188 Million Closed for Wind Park Burg I in Germany
Nordex Reports another N100/2500 Order from Turkey
CHINESE PROJECTS
MY Signs EPC Contract with China Wind Power to Commence China Wind Power’s 198 MW Phase III Wind Farm Project
First Registration Amount of Phase I Project of CPI Northeast New Energy Yihegong Wind Farm Issued
Phase I Project of Guodian Inner Mongolia Youneng Wind Farm Passed EB Registration by United Nations
Phase II Project of Guodian Longyuan Tianjin Dagang Wind Farm Approved
Phase I Project of CPI Xinjiang Mayitasi Wind Farm Approved
Preliminary Work about Huadian Ningxia Haiyuan Nanhuashan Wind Farm Approved
Phase II Project of Datang Xinjiang Toksun Wind Farm Approved
Project of Guodian Longyuan Ningxia Ningdong Wind Farm Approved
Project of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp. Zhejiang Xiangshan Tuci Wind Farm Approved
Phase II Project of CPI Guangxi Jinzishan Wind Farm Approved
Project of Guodian Longyuan Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Farm Started Construction
Phase II Project of Guodian Tianjin Dagang Shajingzi Wind Farm Approved
Project of Datang Yunnan Yunnan Qilongshan Wind Farm Started Construction Project of Datang Yunnan Yunnan Yangxiongshan Wind Farm Started Construction
Project of Guodian Shandong Jiaonan Ziluo Wind Farm Started Construction
Project of Datang Yunnan Eryuan Fengle Wind Farm Approved
Phase I Project of Guodian Longyuan Shanxi Shenchi Nanhuashan Wind Farm Approved
Project of Guodian Longyuan Anhi Lai’an Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Preliminary Work about Guodian Hebei Zhangiakou Yangyuan Songshuliang Wind Farm Approved
Phase I Project of Huadian Jilin Da’an Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Phase II Project of Datang Shaanxi Dingbian Zhangjiashan Wind Farm Started Construction
Phase I Project of Datang Xinjiang Tuokexun Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Project of Datang Inter Liaoning Faku Wulongshan Wind Farm Approved
Project of Datang Inter Ningxia Qingtongxia Wind Farm Approved
Phase I Project of Huadian Inner Mongolia Meiguiying Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Phase I Project of Datang Shaanxi Dingbian Zhangjiashan Wind Farm into Commercial Operation.
Project of Guodian Hebei Weichang Wind Farm Approved
Project of Datang Henan Sanmenxia Yanshan Wind Farm was Approved
Phase II Project of Huadian Liaoning Tieling Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Phase II Project of Datang Hebei Zhangbei Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Project of Guodian Longyuan Baotou Mandula Nuo’er Wind Farm Approved
Four Wind Farm Projects Owned by Guodian Longyuan Corp. into Commercial Operation
Phase I Project of CPI New Energy Inner Mongolia Chayouzhang Flag Wind Farm Approved
Phase I Project of Huaneng Shaanxi Jingbian Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Preliminary Work about Three Wind Farms Owned by Guodian Corp. Approved
Project of Datang Inter Hebei Fengning Wanshengyong Wind Farm Approved
Preliminary Work about Phase I Project of Guodian Tianjin North Dagang Wind Farm Approved
Phase I Project of Guodian Mengneng Invest Company Inner Mongolia Erenhot Wind Farm into Commercial Operation
Phase I Project of Huadian Inner Mongolia Kezuozhong Flag Wind Farm Passed EB Registration by United Nations.
Phase II Project of Huaneng Shandong Laizhou Wind Farm Passed EB Registration by United Nations
Phase I Project of CPI Mengdong Xiehe New Energy Inner Mongolia Kezuohou Flag Huadeng Wind Farm Passed EB Registration by United Nations
Project of 100 MW Wind Farm in Canada Purchase by Guodian Lomngyuan Corp.
Project of Datang Inner Mongolia Chifeng Yikesong Wind Farm Passed EB Registration by United Nations
Phase V Project of Guodian Longyuan Inner Mongolia Wulate Zhong Flag Chuanjing Wind Farm Passed EB Registration by United Nations
SMALL WIND
Nova Scotia Positions Itself as North American Leader for Small and Community Wind Energy
Arista Power Announces the First Installation of a WindTamer Wind Turbine in Europe
XZERES Receives Letter of Intent for $3.2 Million Turbine Order and Initial Purchase from Vietnam Customer
Receiving a Birthday Present of New Locally Cut and Shaped Yellow Poplar Blades, the Red Hill Breezy 5.5 Wind Turbine Turned One on July 1st.
Energy Commission Staff Files Complaint against Small Wind Turbine Company
FINANCIALS
Arise Windpower AB
Broadwind Energy
Gamesa
Juhl Wind
Mass Megawatts Wind Power
Ming Yang
Suzlon
Vestas
Western Wind Energy
XZERES
COMPANY NEWS
Iberdrola Surpasses 8,000 MW of Renewable Capacity in Europe
ScottishPower Renewables Becomes the First Developer in the UK to Achieve One Gigawatt of Capacity from Wind Power
REpower Italia Achieves 500 MW Milestone
GE Acquires Commtest, Enhances Bently Nevada Condition Monitoring Portfolio
Arise Windpower Announces Prolongation of the Option to Acquire the Jädraås Project and Co-Operation with Platina
ACCIONA and Navantia Join Forces to Co-operate in the Development of Offshore Wind Energy in Spain
New Strategic Focus Causes DONG Energy to Sell Its Stake in Nordkraft Vind
Gamesa and Iberdrola Jointly Resolve to End Their Strategic Agreement for Developing Wind Farms
Vestas Establishes Its First Assembly Facility and New Operations Cluster in Brazil
Cleantech Solutions International Receives $3.5 Million in Purchase Orders to Supply Generator Shafts
EDF Energies Nouvelles Makes a Commitment to Vestas
MY Announces Share Repurchase Program
Ventower’s Ribbon Cutting Marks the Beginning of Wind Tower Production
Western Wind Energy Corp. Announces the Final Phase (Three) of Fair Market Valuation Completed
XZERES Expands European and International Sales Team to Accelerate Global Sales
SMB Offshore Can Benefit from Wind Energy According to BAC Report Recently Published by Market Publishers Ltd.
PRODUCT NEWS
MY1.5Se Wind Turbines Passes Official LVRT Testing
Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Files Patent for “Advanced Construction Using Precision Adjustment, Joining and Strengthening Techniques”
Goldwind’s Low Wind-Speed Turbines Exhibit Strong Performance
First Suzlon S97 Wind Turbine Dedicated
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
DOE Offers $150 Million Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support Breakthrough Solar Manufacturing Process
DOE Announces $27 Million to Reduce Costs of Solar Energy Projects, Streamline Permitting and Installations
DOE Offers Support for Innovative Manufacturing Plant That Will Produce High Quality Solar Silicon at Low Cost
SEPA Utility Solar Rankings Report Shows Utilities Grew 100 Percent in 2010
ADB Vice President Says Wider Solar Power Use Critical for Asia’s Future Growth
Solar Photovoltaics Gaining Momentum and Poised to Challenge Fossil Fuels, Say IEEE Solar Experts
SEMI PV Group and VDMA Release Global PV Manufacturing Equipment Book-to-Bill Report
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
SunPower Sets New World Record for Efficiency
Advanced Energy Announces Utility-Scale PV Inverter with 99 Percent Efficiency
New Science Demonstrated as Alta Devices Makes Rapid Solar Efficiency Advances
FINANCIALS
China Sunergy
Day4 Energy
STR Holdings
SunPower
COMPANY NEWS
GE Energy Invests in eSolar, a Key Step to Combining Natural Gas and Renewable Energy for Cleaner, More Reliable Power
1366 Technologies Offered $150 Million Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee by DOE
GT Solar Raises Outlook for Fiscal First Quarter
SolarBridge Technologies Secures $19 Million in Series C Funding
Agile Energy Secures Additional Investment from Good Energies Capital
CleanPath Launches Fund to Invest $800 Million in Large-Scale Solar PV Projects
Borrego Solar Systems Closes Latest Fund with U.S. Bank and East West Bank to Finance New Solar Projects
TSMC Shareholders Transfer of Solar and Solid State Lighting Businesses
LDK Solar Announces Share Repurchase Program
Semprius Secures $20 Million in Funding for Production of Advanced Solar Modules
First Solar Reaches 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing Milestone
Atlantic Wind & Solar Receives More Ontario FIT Contract Awards
Premier Power Receives Strategic Investment from Genalta Power
TEP Ranks among Nation’s Top Utilities for Expanding Solar Energy
European Cell Manufacturer Buys GAMA Solar Production Equipment from Akrion Systems
Solar Edge Scores Over 15 MW of PV Power Optimizer System Orders for the German Market during Intersolar Europe
Satcon Named the World’s Largest Provider of utility Scale Inventers
BioSolar Receives USDA BioPreferred™ Product Label Enabling Potential High Volume Sales to Government Entities
SolarWorld Further Concentrates Production in Western Markets with Major Sales Growth
Spire Expands its Solar Representation to South Korea
Meteocontrol Launches North American Operations, Announces 3 Gigawatt Milestone
SunRun Opens East Coast Offices as Demand for Home Solar Grows
REC Solar Expanding Rapidly in East Coast Markets
The Clavijo Group Celebrates 50 Years of Technological Developments
German Company Antaris Solar Opens U.S. Solar Panel Operations
Solar & More, a Store for Green Energy Solar Systems, Opens First Retail Store
ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES
Final Results of Total’s Friendly Tender Offer on SunPower
Siemens Acquires Stake in the U.S. Based Solar Company Semprius
China Nuvo Solar Provides Update on Freya Acquisition
Alteris Renewables to Merge with Real Goods Solar
GE and Gehrlicher Solar Team up to Build Solar Parks Worldwide
Google Partners with SolarCity to Create $280 Million Fund for Residential Solar Projects
Dyesol Partners with Tata Steel to Produce World’s Largest Dye Sensitized Solar Module
CIT and MAGE Solar Announce Vendor Financing Relationship
SPI Solar and LDK Solar Enter Three Year Agreement as Preferred EPC Provider of Up to 300 MW in Projects for KDC Solar in New Jersey and New York
Chiyoda and Archimede Solar Energy Sign Cooperation Agreement to Develop CSP Plant Projects in MENA Region
Day4 Energy’s Licensed Manufacturing Partner Gebäude-Solarsysteme GmbH (GSS) of Germany Expands Product line
Soitec and Schneider Electric Sign MOU with Masen on Integrated Partnership on CPV Technology in Morocco
Constellation Energy Selects Astrum Solar for Equity Investment
PRODUCT NEWS
Q-Cells Introduces Breakthrough Q.SMART Thin Film Modules for North American PV Market
AEG Power Solutions Launches its New Three Phase String Inverters, Enhancing its High Efficiency Solar Range
Littlefuse Announces Industry’s First 125-450A, 1000 VDC Solar Fuse
Singulus Launches New Version of Thin Film Processing System Vitrum
Southwest Solar Completes Proof of Concept Testing of Solar Turbine Receiver
HelioFocus Reveals HelioBooster™ at InterSolar
National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic Chipset and Firmware Detect Hazardous Arc Faults in Photovoltaic Systems
Stahlin Offers Large Selection on Non-Metallic Enclosures
Advancing Solar Power Panel Testing with Sophisticated Controller Features
New Energy to Advance MotionPower™ & SolarWindow™ Technologies Towards Commercial Manufacturability
High Efficiency IDS Solar Inverter Technology Unveiled in North America
Spiral Barrier Type D-Jack Tank by Vitzrosys Guarantees for High Heat Exchange
Vytek Introduces a Full Line of Purpose Built Laser Solutions for Photovoltaic Manufacturing
Heateflex Offers Solar Cell Texturing Process Line of Products
Bi-directional Power & Energy Monitor for Renewable Energy Applications Available from Veris Industries
Trina Solar Announces New Warranty
Dunmore Showcases Solar Module Cost Reduction Strategies
Eyelit’s Solar Edition™ Selected by a PV Solar Manufacturer to Support the Production Ramp-Up of its Innovative Monocrystalline-Silicon Technology
Shimadzu Supports Growing Solar Industry with Testing Instruments for Photovoltaic Research and Manufacturing
Envision Solar Completes Engineering and Fabrication of “Mini” Tracking Solar Tree® System
Extended Workmanship Warranty Again Boosts Product Protection for SolarWorld Solar Panels
Suntech’s Just-Roof Receives CEIAB Approval for Premium BIPV Feed-in Tariff in France
First Dedicated Electrical Test Kit Available for Solar PV Installation
New Energy Bolsters Patent Protection for SolarWindow™ Capable of Generating Electricity on See-Thru Glass
Belectric Presents New 2.0 MegaWattBlock
PV Racking Introduces New Racking System
Expandable Eos-Array Provides Photovoltaic Monitoring Solution
Advance Energy® Announces Stainless Steel PV Inverters for Corrosive Marine Applications
Solyndra Announces Solar Solution for Fast Growing Commercial Metal Roof Market
Aide Solar Modules Receive MCS Accreditation
MyGen U.S. Made Solar Energy Kits by Kyocera Offer Expanded Domestically Produced Content
PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services’ Unique Warranty Solutions Benefit Solar Panel Manufacturing and Photovoltaic Projects Worldwide
Mage Solar Receives UL Certification
Long Term Security Solution against Solar Theft
Valtech Corporation Displays Full Line of Consumable Products Used in the PV Industry
SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
Yingli Green Energy to Supply 110 MW of PV Modules to Huanghe Hydropower
Satcon Selected by BIOSAR Energy SA for 20 MW of Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Southern Europe
TRAINING
Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering to Launch New Scholar Program for Photovoltaic Research with $1.3 Million Gift
Solar Training Coming to St. Louis
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS
DOE Offers $2 Billion in Conditional Loan Guarantee Commitments for Two California Concentrating Solar Power Plants
National Solar Power Announces Finalists Competing for World’s Largest Solar Farm
Abengoa Offered Conditional Commitment of $1.2 Billion Federal Loan Guarantee to Build Mojave Solar Project
AREVA Solar Part of Consortium Selected by Australian Government for New 250 MW Solar Flagships Project
SDG&E Adds More than 235 MW of Solar Power to its Renewable Portfolio
DOE Offers Conditional Loan Guarantee Commitment for Innovative Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
Starwood Energy Closes Financing for Final 10 MW Phase of 60 MW Solar Project in Sault Ste. Marie
Spanish Government Selects SolarReserve’s Solar Thermal Project in Competitive Tender
Largest REC Installation of 28 MW Announced in Germany
Pima County Supervisors Approve Large Solar Project to Serve TEP Customers
Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Fotowatio Solar Project near Las Vegas, NV Announced
Masdar City’s Solar Power Plant is Net Exporter of Energy to UAE
ABB Wins $25 Million Solar Order in Italy
Etrion Signs 10 MW Agreement with Yingli Green Energy for Solar PV Modules
Denver Federal Center Solar Work Will Exceed Original Production Expectations
SunPower and Colorado Springs Utilities Complete 6 MW Air Force Academy Solar Power Plant
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Announces 4.7 MW Solar Project in Vineland, NJ
Boralex Starts Up its First Solar Park
Largest Solar Farm in Pennsylvania Completed at Snyder’s Lance
Etrion Contracts Phoenix Solar to Build 2.6 MW Solar Power Plant
Standard Solar Brings Solar Energy to Northern New Mexico through 25 Year Agreement with Kit Carson Rural Electric Cooperative and the Rio Costilla Cooperative Livestock Association
Wildflecken Solar Power Plant on Former Military Grounds is connected to the Grid
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL
McGraw-Hill and NJR Clean Energy Ventures Announces Largest Solar Energy Site of its Kind in the Western Hemisphere
UPS to Harness Solar Power at New Jersey Facility
Sunvalley Solar Progresses on Solar Installation Projects
Dyesol Partnership to Transform Buildings into Power Plants
Trina Solar Announces Sales Agreement with Gestamp Solar to Power Renault’s Manufacturing Sites in France
Delhaize Demonstrates Environmental Commitment with World’s Largest Solyndra Installation
Kyocera Brings Modern Solar Energy Solution to an Historic New Jersey Property
Infineon Raceway Lights Up with Major Panasonic Solar Panel Installation
WESCO and Suntech Help California School System Save Money
Mercury Solar Systems Completes First Two Commercial Installations in Maryland
California’s Butte College Becomes First in the Nation to Generate More Than 100 Percent of its Electricity From Renewables
FPL Customers Claim First Round of Solar PV Rebates
SunRun and Sierra Club Join Forces to Expand Rooftop Solar in Southern California
Holt to Build Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant in North America at Gloucester Marine Terminal
“Mission Accomplished” as Independent Energy Solutions Completes Key U.S. Military Solar Project
Landmark Rooftop Solar Project to Create Thousands of Jobs in 28 States
Atlantic Wind & Solar Receives First Round of Government Contracts; Prepares for Construction
Fort Worth Downtown YMCA Rooftop Upgraded with New Solar Power System Donated by Reliant Energy
Reliant Solar Solutions Brings Benefits of Solar Power to Homeowners
SPI Solar Awarded a 1.69 MW Solar Energy Facility Project in New Jersey
Munich Re Plans 2.5 MW SunPower Solar Power System
Solectria Chosen to Power the Sonoma Valley Unified School District
AstraZeneca Installs 7,300 Panel Solar Energy System on Wilmington Campus
Silverback Solar Announces Successful Completion of the California State Lottery Building PV Array
Antelope Valley Community College District and Chevron Energy Solutions Complete 1.1 MW Solar and Energy Efficiency Project to Save $25 Million
JinkoSolar provides all the 16,000 Modules for the First Solar Railway in Europe
Solaire Generation Unveils Premium Solar Carport Structure at GE Campus
SOLON and UniSource to Bring Milestone 1.22 MW Solar Power Plant to Kingman, AZ
Southern California Edison Re-Engineering Neighborhood Power Circuits to Accept Large Amounts of Fluctuating Solar Generation
1.8 MW Solar Power System Planned for Bloomberg’s New Jersey Campus
Ex-Im Bank Provides $10.3 Million in Renewable Express Financing for California-Based Solyndra’s Solar Exports to Belgium
Sunvalley Solar Receives Letter of Interest for Over 600 Kilowatts of Solar Installation Projects
SolarCarts Expands Sizzling Summer Special on Golf Cart Solar Roofs
GE Employees Join Connecticut Governor to Unveil One of the Largest Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Carport Projects in North America
Community HousingWorks Dedicates Solar Power System at Las Serenas
U.S. Marine Corps Awards $1 Million Contract to ADB/Carmanah for Solar Hybrid Airfield Lighting Systems
Envision Solar Announces Ground Breaking at Axion Power International
NEW FACILITIES
China Sunergy to Invest RMB 1.8 Billion in 1 GW Solar Cells Production Expansion Project
Dow Manufacturing Construction under Way
Spire to Provide PV Module Line to REIL in Jaipur, India
BIOMASS
USDA Forest Service Awards Nearly $3 Million for Renewable Energy Projects
ADB to Help GMS Boost Biomass Use for Clean Energy, Food Needs
ETI Evaluates the Future of U.K. Biomass
Gainesville Biomass Plant Completes Construction Financing
Dominion Virginia Power Seeks SCC Approval to Convert Coal Stations to Biomass
Rentech Receives Final Air Permit for its Port St. Joe Renewable Energy Project
Ballast Nedam Builds Biomass Power Plant in Delfzijl
GrowGreen Power Inc. Zeros in on Anson County, North Carolina for $250 Million Project
Metso to Supply CHP Boiler Plants to Fortum in Finland and in Latvia
GE Technology Turns Waste Wood into Useful Energy at Italian Biomass Plant
Global Biomass has Started Development and Construction of a Research, Development and Manufacturing Plant in the Philippines
Green Power Nueva Ecija Completes Geotechnical Engineering Investigation for Biomass Power Plant
Enel Green Power, Generali and Terrae Finalize Agreement for the Development of Biomass
Stora Enso Invests in Sustainable Energy at Zdirec Sawmill in Czech Republic
Demand for Wood Pellets in South Korea Will Reach 5 Million Tons in 2020
VIASPACE Giant King Grass Pellets Fabricated
Rentech Announces Final Court Approval of Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Metso Wins an Order for the Heat Recovery Steam Generator for Vantaan Energia’s New Waste-to-Energy Plant
Vorus Biopower Proves That One Man’s Trash is another Man’s Energy
Waste Management Announces Second Quarter 2011 Earnings
Covanta Reports 2011 Second Quarter Results
BIOGAS
NTT America Deploys Bloom Energy Servers Running on Renewable Biogas at San Jose Data Center
Consumers Energy to Buy Renewable Energy from Fremont Community Digester
Energy Technology Ventures, a GE-NRG Energy-ConcoPhillips Joint Venture, Invests in Israeli Wastewater-to-Electricity Company Emefcy
Bion Environmental Technologies Unveils Groundbreaking Technology to Protect Chesapeake Bay Water Supply
ZooShare Biogas Cooperative Receives Unanimous Support from Toronto Zoo Board of Management
HYDRO
Bardonecchia Hydro Plant enters Service
Alterra Power Announces a 10 Percent Increase in the Firm Energy Allotment of the Toba Montrose Energy Purchase Agreement
RusHydro Puts Into Commercial Operation Hydro Unit No. 2 of the Irganayskaya Hydropower Plant in Dagestan
Ground Broken for Willow Island Hydropower Project
NHPC to Develop Hydropower Projects in Myanmar
Eight New Hydro Power Plants for Georgia by End of the Year
Deutsche Bahn on Track for Hydropower from RWE
First Registration Amount of Datang Gansu Qilinsi Hydropower Plant Issued
Project of China Southern Power Grid Guangdong Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Plant into Commercial Operation
No. 4 Unit at Hunan Xinhua Wuxi Hydropower Plant into Commercial Operation
No. 1 Unit at Guangdong Yudean Group Yunnan Group Yunnan Songshanhekou Hydropower Plant into Commercial Operation
Last Unit at Guodian Daduhe Shenxigou Hydropower Plant into Commercial Operation
Power Machines have Shipped Large-Sized Equipment for Three New Hydro Units for Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydropower Plant
Voith Hydro Displays Its Leadership in Environmentally-Friendly Hydropower Solutions
Free Flow Power Demonstrates New Hydropower Technology in Mississippi River
Fitch Affirms Brookfield Renewable Power’s IDR at BBB-, Lower Senior Unsecured Rating to ‘BBB-‘
GEOTHERMAL
Department of Energy Awards More Than $11 Million to Advance Innovative Geothermal energy Technologies
Australia’s Emerging Renewables Fund Launches
UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Given Go-Ahead
Ormat Technologies Announces the Inauguration in Costa Rica of the 42 MW Las Pailas Geothermal Power Plant by BCIE
Nevada Geothermal Power Awarded $7.9 Million Federal Grant for Additional Work Completed at Blue Mountain
Green Rock and Pacific Hydro Sign Binding Agreement to Develop Conventional Geothermal Resources
Mustang Geothermal Starts Exploration at the Condoroma Project in Peru
Ormat Completes its First Commercial Evaporative Cooling System in a Geothermal Power Plant
Deep Earth Energy Production Corp. Receives its First Exclusive Area for Geothermal Power Development
U.S. Geothermal Announces Completion of Well RRG-7 Repair at Raft River Project
NGP Strengthens Development Team and Updates Project Status
Ormat Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
MARINE POWER
Climate Change Minister in Scotland Announces £20 Million for Marine Industry
World’s First Commercial Wave Power Plant Inaugurated at Mutriku
Biopower Systems Power Module Grid Tested and Ready for Sea Trials
Shetland Wave Farm Takes a Step Closer as Aegir Deploys Wave Measurement Buoy
Aquamarine Power USA Matches $100,000 Grant to Investigate Wave Energy Potential in Oregon
Oceanlinx and AMC Awarded Australian Research Council Grant
ESB-led Westwave Project Awarded SEAI Grant
Irish CETO Commercial Demonstration Project Study Completed
Statkraft and Nitto Denko/Hydranautics Cooperate to Make Osmotic Power a Reality
Ocean Power Technologies PB150 Device Outperforms in Sea Tests
Ocean Renewable Power Company Launches Nova Scotia Company
Ocean Power Technologies Reports Record Backlog
Frazier, Barnes & Associates Assists Hydro Electric Power Company
TRANSMISSION
Utility Coalition Seeks Rehearing of FERC Transmission Cost Rule
Elia to Join Google, Good Energies, Marubeni to Finance Atlantic Wind Connection
ABB to Supply Telecommunications and Substation Automation Systems for Brazilian Transmission Project
ScottishPower to Create 1500 New Jobs to Deliver £3 Billion Investment in Electricity Networks in Scotland by 2020
KCC Approves Prairie Wind Transmission Line Route
Tonbridge Power to be Acquired by Enbridge
PHI Announces Delay in MAPP Transmission Project
Kyocera to Participate in Japan-U.S. Smart Grid Collaborative Demonstration Project
Electric Transmission Texas Forms Construction Alliance for CREZ Projects
AltaLink Receives Regulatory Approval to Enable Alberta Wind Power
Wind Energy Transmission Texas, LLC Finalizes $500,000,000+ Financing Loan
BPA and Partners Strengthen Energy Connection to California and Southwest
Alston-led Consortium Winds Contract Worth Over €285 Million to Build India’s First Variable Speed Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant
Iowa Stored Energy Park Project Terminated
EPRI Project to Develop Functional Requirements for Customer Energy Storage System (CESS) Launched
Global Investment in Energy Storage Technologies to Reach $122 Billion by 2021
Beacon Power Inaugurates 20 MW Flywheel Plant in New York
ZBB Energy to Provide Energy Storage for U.S. Navy Micro-Grid Project
SOLON to Partner with TEP and University of Arizona on Energy Storage Solutions
S&C Electric Company Helps Southern California Edison Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces Agreement with Zinc Air for Installation of a Mega Watt Scale Advanced Storage System at the Woodstock Hills Minnesota Wind Farm
Electrovaya to Provide 1.2 MWh Lithium Ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Johnson Controls Teams Up with University of Wisconsin System in Energy Storage Research
Maxwell Technologies to Receive Funding for Energy Storage Technology Development Programs
Saft to Deploy State of the Art Lithium-ion Energy Storage Systems for Millener Smart Grid Project
Energy Storage is a Key Emerging Frontier for Commercial Buildings, Says Pike Research
Ener1 Announces Common Stock Purchase Agreement for Up to $50 Million
Axion Power Reports Second Quarter Results for 2011
New Patents Expand SustainX Position
KEMA Announces New Decision Support Tool Using Innovative Methodology
Energy Storage Company SustainX Expanding to New Headquarters
COMPANY NEWS
GE Releases 2010 Ecomagination Annual Report, R&D Investments Total Nearly $2 Billion in 2010
Iberdrola First Half Earnings Rise 6.6 Percent
ALLETE Launches New Company to Target Clean Energy Marketplace
Cleantech Solutions International Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
Magnetek Announces Fourth Quarter Sales Rose 28 Percent
Second Quarter 2011 Global Cleantech Venture Investment Down 33 Percent from Previous Quarter
Ameresco, Inc. Acquires APS Energy Services
American Superconductor to Restate Financial Statements for Second and Third Quarters of Fiscal 2010
TGI Group (TSPG) Assets Sale and Renewable Energy Business Update
Akin Grump Further Expands Project Finance and Renewable Energy Capabilities
International Arbitration Court Unveils Ruling Favorable to Enel Green Power on the LaGeo Case
A-Power Receives SEC Subpoena
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. Receives Notice from NYSE Amex