RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
April 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
United States Named Global Leader in Renewable Energy Investment
Consumer Support for Clean Energy Has Declined Significantly Since 2009, According to New Survey from Pike Research
ARPA-E Issues Open Call for Transformational Energy Technologies
European Parliament Calls for Binding 2030 Renewables Target
Finish, Greek and Polish Legislation Still Not in Line with EU Rules
Lawrence Livermore Teams with Industry to Advance Energy Technologies Using High Performance Computing
China Establishes Renewable Energy Center
OPIC Board Approves $250 Million to Expand Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Lending in India
IDB Ramps up Financing for Green Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama Best Suited to Attract Low Carbon Energy Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nordic Development Fund Contributes Additional €3 Million for GREENPYME Expansion
NYC Has Solar, Wind Power Plans for Old Dump Site
Study Shows Minnesota Wind and Solar Resources Can Supply 100 Percent of State’s Electricity
Pennsylvania DCED Says New Alternative, Clean Energy Investments Will Create More than 350 Jobs and $184 Million in Private Investment
UTILITY ACTIONS
SDG&E’s Clean Energy Portfolio Jumps 9 Percent in 2011
APS Seeks Renewable Energy Projects from Solar
Solar Energy Applications Now Open for Consumers Energy Residential Customers
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
American Wind Power Posted Double Digit Growth in 2011
UK Wind Power Soars – Nearly Five Million Homes Powered in 2011
EU Wind Power Industry Projects 520,000 Employed by 2020
CanWEA Pleased with the Ontario Government’s Commitment to Accelerate the Procurement of New Wind Energy projects under the Feed-in-Tariff Program
Interior Department Announces Onshore Wind Energy Guidelines
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Momentive Specialty Chemicals to Unveil Innovative Line of Epoxy Resin Systems for Longer, Lighter Wind Turbine Rotor Blades
Excelsior JET Embedded Improves Lagoni Engineering’s Wind Turbine Analysis over Greenland Winter
Gamesa Launches a New Turbine, the G113-2.0 MW that Provides Maximum Returns for Low-wind Sites
Mervento 3.6-118 – Breakthrough in Lowering the Cost of Energy
Gamesa’s G128-4.5 Modular Blade Wins JEC Innovation Award
Investigation into Vestas Turbine Fire Continues
COMPANY FINANCIALS
Juhl Wind
Ming Yang
Nordex
Western Wind Energy
COMPANY NEWS
Vestas is Still the World Leader in the Wind Industry
Gamesa Hits a New Capacity Installation Record and Moves up in the World’s Wind Turbine Manufacturers Ranking
Canada is a Hot Global Market for GE
Gamesa Announces Intention to Pursue MOU with the Port of Leith as its UK Manufacturing Base
Suzlon Divest Windfarm Assets to Raise approximately $40 Million
AMSC SUBMITS Appeal to China’s Supreme People’s Court
Assignment of Fuji Heavy Industries Wind Turbine Generator System Business to Hitachi
UL to Acquire Wind Energy Measurement Leader DEWI GmbH
Western Wind Energy Corp. Files for $90,566,707 Tax-free Cash Grant
Gearbox Engineering Company Wins Cash to Accelerate Offshore Wind Innovation
Mitsubishi Hold Off on Construction of Arkansas Plant
Romax Plans 40 Percent Growth on “Breakthrough Solution”
Mass Megawatts Wind Power MMMW Gets Help from the JOBS Act
TPI Composites and ALKE Launch Wind Blade Joint Venture in Turkey
Ming Yang Opened a R&D Center on NCSU Centennial Campus
Moventas Santasalo Oy Completes Cooperation Negotiations
Scottish Hydro Providing Investment Fund for Brora and Golspie Community
OFFSHORE
Cape Wind Selects Construction Contractor
Cape Wind Will Reduce Regional Electricity Prices by $7.2 Billion
Obama Administration and Great Lakes States Announce Agreement to Spur Development of Offshore Wind Projects
UK Offshore Wind Co-ordination could Save up to £3.5 Billion
Repower Signs Contract for 332 MW German Offshore Project
Iberdrola and EOLE-RES in France will Give Wind Project Marine Saint Brieuc, 500 MW
GDF Suez, VINCI, CDC Infrastructure and Their Partner AREVA Mobilized for Offshore Wind Power in Normandy
U.S. LARGE SCALE PROJECTS
Mesa Power Group to Partner with Wind Tex Energy on Stephens Bor-Lynn Wind Project South of Lubbock
Atlantic Power Announces Purchase of Additional Interest in Canadian Hills Wind Project and Close of Construction Financing
GE Partners with Enel Green Power to Power Up One of Oklahoma’s Largest Wind Projects
Timken Online Intelligence System to Monitor Wind Turbines in Minnesota
Duke Energy and Sumitomo to Jointly own Kansas Wind Farms
Edison Mission Group Dedicates Taloga Wind Energy Project in Oklahoma
MidAmerican Renewables Completes Acquisition of Illinois Wind Project from Invenergy
Tri-State Adds 67 MW of Wind Power
First Wind Celebrates the Fifth Anniversary of Commercial Operations of its Mars Hill Wind Project
NorthWestern Energy Green Lights Spion Kop Wind Project
Xtreme Power Celebrates First Anniversary at Kahuku Wind
Xtreme Power Chosen for Alaska’s First Utility-scale Wind Farm
Gunderson Health System Using Wind to Create Clean Electricity
Clean Wind Energy Tower Receives San Luis Planning Commission’s Recommendation for Downdraft Tower
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD
Suzlon to Co-develop 800 MW Wind Projects with CGN Wind Energy Co. Ltd., China
Cennergi Selects Suzlon Turbines for 138 MW Project Bid in South Africa
ACCIONA Windpower Enters Brazil with a 120 MW Contract for Major Utility CPFL
GE to Supply 41 Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Four Wind Projects in Germany
Project Financing of Second Largest Wind Park in Italy Completed
SSE Submits Dalnessie Wind Farm Proposal
Nordex Wins 55 MW Project in Poland
Goldwind Awarded “African Project of the Year 2011”
China Guangdong Nuclear Adds another 50 MW to a Successful Line of Vestas Projects
A $47 Million Investment will help Build the First Wind Energy Project in Mongolia
Boralex Announces Acquisition of 50 MW Wind Power Project in Quebec
Finavera Wind Energy Receives Tumbler Ridge Environmental Approval
Huaneng Power International, Inc. Obtains Approval on Jiangsu Rudong Wind Power Generation Company Limited Wind Farm Phase I Project
First Order for the Nordex N90/2500 in China
Nordex Supplying Turbines for Bavaria’s Largest Wind Farm
Nordex Scores a Hit with Projects Developed In-House
Suzlon Group Winds 16 MW Order with Renerco, UK
RWE Innogy Erects Wind Farm in Jüchen and Hörup with Most Powerful REpower Onshore Systems
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
New Report Finds U.S. Energy Installations Soared by 109 Percent in 2011 to 1,855 Megawatts
Commerce Department Finds Countervailable Subsidization of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from the People’s Republic of China
SolarWorld Says U.S. Trade Ruling will Help Restore Fair Competition in Solar Trade
Wisconsin Solar Manufacturer Declares Support for Trade Cases against China’s State-Sponsored Solar Industry
New Jersey Solar Manufacturer Takes Public Stand for Fair Competition, Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Security
Trina Solar Statement on Preliminary Determination of Countervailing Duty in the United States
Suntech Response to Preliminary Decision on CVD Tariffs in the Subsidy Investigation on PV Cells from China
Yingli Green Energy Comments on U.S. Department of Commerce’s Preliminary Decision on Anti-Subsidy Tariffs for Chinese Solar Cells and Modules
Energy Department Announces Over $12 Million to Spur Solar Energy Innovation
ADB Helps Uzbekistan Establish Solar Energy Institute
Intersolar Europe 2012 Spotlights Large-Scale Photovoltaics
Concentrating Solar Power Alliance Launched
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
NREL, UCLA Certify World Record for Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency
Suntech Sets World Record 20.3 Percent Efficiency for Pluto Cell Technology
Solar Frontier Sets New Efficiency World Record
NREL to Invest with Natcore in $150,000 Black Silicon Research Project
Innovative 3-D Designs from an MIT Team Can More than Double the Solar Power Generated from a Given Area
Dyesol Technology Drives Large Panel Development
Solar3D’s New Tests Reveal Game Changing Solar Cell
MEI’s Pura™ Wet Processing System Achieves Breakthrough for Ultra-Pure Polysilicon for Solar Cells
GT Advanced Technologies Achieves Full Mono Yields from Ingots Cast Using New MonoCast™ Technology
New Energy Technologies, Inc. and U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory Develop ‘Invisible Wires’ for Transporting Electricity on SolarWindow
HyperSolar Signs Agreement with Top University for Research and Development
Natcore Technology Opens Solar Research Center in Kodak’s Business Park
CSI RD&D Grant Awarded to Clean Power Research Brightens Future of PV Grid Integration
FINANCIALS
3W Power/AEG Power Solutions
Canadian Solar
Carmanah
China Sunergy
Daqo New Energy
First Solar
JinkoSolar
LDK Solar
Orion Energy Systems
ReneSola
Satcon®
SPI Solar
STR Holdings
Suntech
Trina Solar
Viridian Energy
Yingli Green Energy
COMPANY NEWS
MiaSole Secures $55 Million to Spur its Next Phase of Growth
Hoku Corporation Receives $10 Million Loan from China Merchants Bank
Martifer Solar USA, Inc. Awarded $3 Million in NYSERDA Funding
Petra Solar Awarded GSA Advantage Contract
SolarCity Raises $81 Million in Growth Capital from Group Led by Silver Lake Kraftwerk and Valor Equity Partners
GE Energy Financial Services More than Doubles Global Solar Power Investments to $1.4 Billion for $5 Billion in Projects
Spire Corporation Completes Sale of Semiconductor Business for Aggregate Consideration of $8.5 Million
Solarhybrid Files for Insolvency
Maricopa Solar Assets to be Auctioned
Zep Solar Strengthened by U.S. Patent Office Action against Westinghouse Solar
Several Law Firms Investigate First Solar, Inc.
Hoku Corporation Cures NASDAQ Non-Compliance by Filing Quarterly Report
Solar EnerTech Retains FTI Consulting and Appoints Chief Restructuring Officer
Borrego Solar Awarded GSA Contract to Provide Solar Installation Services to Federal Government
Upsolar Expands Presence in Balkan Region
Consumer Report Ranks HelioPower the Value Leader in California Home Solar
BioSolar Reports Sales Progress with Large Solar Manufacturers
JinkoSolar Establishes PV Module Testing Lab with UL
Jones Lang LaSalle to Market Solyndra Facility in Silicon Valley
Lightway Solar America Expands Supply Agreement with G&S Solar to Thirty-four Megawatts
DayStar Technologies Announces Transaction with Sunlogics Power Fund Management
Trina Solar Launches Partner Program for Installers
Trina Solar Announces the Establishment of China Sales and Project Development Offices in Chengdu and Urumqi
SolarCity Opens Operations Center in New Jersey
JinkoSolar Opens Canadian Office to Support Global Expansion
Pythagoras Solar Announces Solar Window Technology Contribution to Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Building Technology Showcase
ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES
Microsol Acquires Key Assets of SOLON Including U.S. Based Solon Corporation
W2 Energy Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Majority Interest of Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC
CAVU Resources, Inc. Enters into Letter of Intent for Multimillion Dollar Oil Field Packing, Logistics and Solar Company
Wattner Acquires Solar power Planträtzlingen for SunAsset 3 Fund
Solar Park Initiatives Acquires Solar EOS, Inc.
China Sunergy, China Electric Equipment Group and DuPont China Holdings Announce Strategic Collaboration
Toyo Engineering Collaborates with CDI Corporation in Polysilicon Business
Belectric and Solar Frontier Form Joint Venture for Solar Power Plants
FRV and Denham Capital to Partner in Global Solar Enterprise
NESL-USA, Inc. Partners with Microinverter Manufacturer SolarBridge Technologies
RGS Energy and Smart Energy Capital Join Forces to Provide a Comprehensive Solar Financing, Development and Installation Solution
SunPower Partners with GRID Alternatives to Supply High Efficiency Solar Panels for Low-Income Houses in 2012
Guardian Industries and Pythagoras Solar Announce Collaboration to Launch SunGuard PVGU
United Solar and Baraclit Form Strategic Partnership for Innovative Building Integrated PV Rooftops in Italy
BE Europe to Distribute First Solar Thin-Film PV Modules in Italy
Canadian Solar Extends LightSource Partnership with Four New Regional Projects
Advanced Energy Partners with Moose Power to Supply Commercial-Scale Solar Solutions for Six Projects in the Ontario Market
Yingli Solar and GRID Alternatives Renew Partnership to Provide Solar Energy to 800 Low-Income Families in California and Colorado
BioSolar Enters into Sales Agreement with Tomark Industries
PRODUCT NEWS
SoloPower Sets Record for Flexible CIGS Solar Panel Efficiency
Southwest Solar Technologies, Inc. Advances New CPV Technology
JinkoSolar Modules Pass TUV Rheinland Ammonia Test
Upsolar Certified for Coastal and Agricultural Performance
TSMC Solar Enters Production on Receiving UL, IEC and ISO 9001 Certification
Magnetek’s 1 MW E-Force® Solar Inverter Receives ETL Listing to UL 1741
Mage Powertec Plus Modules UL-Tested for PID Resistance
TÜV Rheinland Validates Performance of Solar Panel Made with ENLIGHT™ Polyolefin Encapsulant Films
Intertek Receives IECEE Certification Body Accreditation to IEC 62108 for Concentrated Photovoltaic Modules
PanelClaw Announces ETL Certification, adds Approved Modules
China Sunergy Adopts PowerGuard’s PowerClip™ Warranty Solution
inSolar Doubles Capacity and Exceeds 200 MWp of Installed Power in Last Quarter
LTi REEnergy Announces Utility-Scale PV Inverters Optimized to Operate in Ampt Mode™
Konarka Technologies Advances Award Winning Power Plastic Solar Cell Efficiency with 9 Percent Certification
Abound Solar Announces Plan to Accelerate Production of its Next Generation High-Efficiency Modules
Siemens Introduces Sinvert PVM UL Family of Solar Inverters
elQ Energy Introduces New vBoost 600 DC Parallel System
New Quasi-mono Solar Modules from Aide Solar Provide Commercial and Large Scale Utility Market with More Power per Square Meter
Satcon Launches Equinox LC Inverters for the Light Commercial Solar Market
Solar3D Explores Plan to Integrate its Solar Cell into Roof Tiles
Silicon Genesis Announces its Second Generation Polymax™ Production Equipment for Thin Solar Wafering
SolarEdge Enhances its Residential Offering, Introducing a New 2.2 kW Inverter
Mastervolt Presents New Inverters and Solution for Increased on-Site Consumption of Solar Power
Map Environmental Launches Four New Products
Monier Redland Exhibits Range of Solar PV Systems
Mage Powertec Plus Maximum Performance Modules Now Available in Power Classes Yielding More Watts per Square Foot
U.S. INSTALLATIONS
Prudential Capital Group Works with Santander to Fund Arizona Solar Project
BlueChip Energy Receives Completed System Impact Study for Sorrento 100 MW Solar Plant
Enbridge Acquires 50 MW Nevada Solar Project from First Solar
MetLife and Longsol Holdings Announce Purchase of a 30 MW Solar Farm
First Solar to Build 26 MW Avra Valley PV Solar Project for NRG
First Solar Announces 20 MW Maryland Solar Project
Zentric, Inc. Signs the EPC Contract with Matinee Energy, for 20 MWdcp, Solar Power Plant in Benson, AZ
GDT Tek, Inc. Executes an Energy Service Agreement for 20 MW of Power for its Desert Hot Springs, CA Solar Project
Satcon Selected by Unity Electric, LLC for 16 MW in New Jersey
Satcon Selected by Unity Electric, LLC for 16 MW in New Jersey
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Dedicates 5.4 MW SunPower Solar Power System
Borrego Solar Completes 3.4 MW Solar Power Installation at Edwards Air Force Base
PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD
ILF Consulting Engineers Awarded Contract for Solar Park of Superlatives in Dubai
NextEra Energy Resources Completes Acquisition of Ontario Solar Projects from First Solar
Tata Power Successfully Commissions its 25 MW Solar Project in Mithapur, Gujarat
Waaree Announces the Successful Completion of 10 MW Solar PV Project in Gujarat, India
Solar Frontier Supplies 10 MW Project in Japan
Sonnedix, First Solar Mark Completion of 7.5 MW Nakhon Ratchasima Solar Farm, Largest First Solar Plant in Southeast Asia
United Solar Sold Over 4 MW of UNI-SOLAR® Laminates for Innovative Building Integrated Rooftop Installation in Italy
Kyocera and SoftBank Joining up to Build 4.2 MW Solar Project in Kyoto, Japan
UNI-SOLAR® to Power 3.45 MW Solar Installation in South Korea
Ingeteam Supplies Ingecon Sun Inverters for the Largest Roof-Mounted PV Installation in the Basque Country
SPI Solar to Develop 1 MW Utility Scale Solar Energy Facility in Rhodope, Greece
COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL
New Report Shows Over 70 Percent of Californians Going Solar Choose Solar Service over Buying a System
Advanced Energy Inverters Selected by REgeneration Finance for More than Eight MW of PV Projects
Kyocera Brings the Power of the Sun to SDG&E’s Energy Innovation Center by Supplying Locally Produced Solar Modules
SolarCity and Rabobank Announce $42.5 Million Fund for Commercial Solar Projects
Tioga Energy Announces First of Two Solar Projects Developed Through NYSERDA Funding
Enfinity America Corporation Expands Municipality Portfolio with Ten Solar Installations for the City of Reno
Canadian Solar Supplies Solar Modules for Denmark’s Largest PV System
Mars Chocolate North America Unwraps New Solar Garden at Ethel M Chocolate Factory
CertainTeed® PowerMax® Solar Roofing Installation in Portland Marks Significant Milestone
SilRay Powers Sustainability Solutions at Ferrari Farms
Onion Processor Varsity Produce Not Shedding a Tear about Going Solar with Cenergy Power
Nautilus Solar Announces New 1.9 MW Chino, CA Solar Project
U.S. Bancorp and SolarCity to Fund Solar Power Installations in U.S. Military Housing Communities
Renewvia Energy Closes an Investment Fund to Finance the Installation of a 200 kW Solar Power System under the TVA Green Power Switch Partners Program
First Solar Begins Construction of Solar PV System for Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s Energizing Taliesin West™ Initiative
NRG Completes First Two Projects under $1 Million Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Build Solar Energy Sites in Haiti
Viridian Energy Brings Light to African Villages through Sustainable Energy Project
Monterey County Office of Education to Save $2.2 Million and Boost Public Education Through County’s First Solar and Efficiency Project
Trina Solar and Advocate Patrick Dempsey Team to Deliver Solar Power to U.S. Schools and Communities in Need
PsomasFMG and NRG Solar to Build Distributed Solar Projects in California
Key Equipment Finance Provides Equipment Financing of Photovoltaic Solar Panels for Project at Rutgers University
Suniva Solar Panels to Power Bonnie Brae Campus
Low-interest Loan Boosts School District’s Solar Energy Project
OneRoof Energy Brings Hundreds of Green Jobs to San Diego
SolarCity and Shea Homes® Introduce the “No Electric Bill” Home
DST Output Shines with New Solar Installation
Kyocera Supplies Solar Modules for England’s First “Zero Carbon Church”
Envision Solar and 360 Commercial Partners Join Forces to Bring Landmark-Quality Solar Tree® Structures to Orange County, CA
Skyline Innovations and WGL Holdings, Inc. Deliver Savings to Annapolis Public Housing with Solar Water Heating
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
Stion Announces Commercial Shipments from Hattiesburg, MS, Factory
U.S. Based Commercial Scale PV Wafer and Cell Assets to be Auctioned in Global Online Auction
Assets of Energy Innovations, Inc. Concentrated Photovoltaic Assembly Facility to be Auctioned
BIOMASS
USDA Announces Funding for Two Renewable Energy Programs
Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company Completes Conversion of Power Plant from Coal to 100 Percent Renewable Biofuel Energy
Mustus Energy Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Biomass Facility in La Crete, Alberta, Canada
SRS Marks Successful Operational Startup of New Biomass Cogeneration Facility
Statkraft Adjusts Generation in Germany
AltaGas Grows Renewable Energy Presence in United States
True Green Energy Group Announces Green Energy Contract with Beltrans
Giant King Grass Planted for Overseas Customer
Drax Scraps Plans for Biomass Plant
BIOMASS PELLETS
Fire in Pellet Storage Area Damages Tilbury Power Station
Giant King Grass and Pellets Tested by Biomass Energy Lab
IDB’s MIF Supports Biomass Project in Northern Brazil
Viaspace Provides Giant King™ Grass Business Update: Part One – Europe and the Americas
Viaspace Provides Giant King™ Grass Business Update: Part Two – Asia
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Emerson to Automate One of China’s Largest Waste-to-Energy Facilities
GE Gas Engine Technology to Power China’s Largest Landfill Gas Project
Pepco Energy Services Selected by DC Water to Build and Operate a $170-Million Combined Heat & Power Plant at the World’s Largest Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ameresco and Philadelphia Water Department Announce Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant Biogas Project
Innogy Venture Capital Invests in Belgian Biogas Startup GreenWatt
Pig Breeding Plant in Czech Republic Installs Biogas Plant
BIO-OIL
Metso to Supply a Bio-Oil Production Plant to Fortum Power Plant in Joensuu, Finland
HYDRO
Sweco Wins Hydropower Contract in Latvia
RusHydro Launches New 640 MW Hydropower Unit at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydropower Plant
Andritz to Supply Equipment for Beyhan-1 Hydropower Station in Turkey
Cameroon to Develop New 450 MW Hydro Power Project in Partnership with Joule Africa
Andritz Receives Order for Rehabilitation of Inga 2 Hydropower Plant, DR Congo
Bureau of Reclamation Announces Award of Contract for Replacement of Turbine Runners at Trinity Powerplant
John Hart Project Brings Jobs and Reliable Electricity to Vancouver Island
Enel Green Power Palo Viejo Power Plant in Guatemala Becomes Operational
Haiti Signs Contract with Alstom-Comelex to Refurbish its Principal Hydro Plant
Bujagali Energy Successfully Delivering First 50 MW of Clean Energy to the Ugandan Electricity Grid
ACON Investments Leads Investment in Hidrotenencias
China Hydroelectric Corporation Announces the Closing of the Sale of its 16 MW Yuanping Hydroelectric Power Project
Marseilles Hydro Legacy Set to be Restored
RusHydro will Join World’s Leading Electricity Companies in Fostering Renewables Use in Argentina
NYPA Trustees Award Contract to Buffalo Company for Work on Life Extension and Modernization Project at Lewiston Facility
N.Y. Power Authority Expects First Allocations under Recharge New York in April
SSE Submits Planning Application for Proposed Coire Glas Pumped Storage Hydro Electric Scheme
World Bank Debars Alstom Hydro France, Alstom Network Schweiz AG, and their Affilates
GEOTHERMAL
Polycrystalline Diamond Drill Bits Open up Options for Geothermal Energy
Outlook Provided for Geothermal Activity in Australia in 2012
Power Purchase Agreements Signed for Two 220 MW Geothermal Projects in Indonesia
Ram Power Announces the Signing of a Letter of Intent with SNC Lavalin for the Construction of the Geysers Project
EnergySource Announces Grid Synchronization, Outstanding Test Results at First New Geothermal Plant in Salton Sea Area in 20 Years
Ball State University Completes Nation’s Largest Ground-Source Geothermal System with Support from Recovery Act
Arrow Starts Geothermal Projects in Pacific Basin
Ram Power Announces the Signing of a Mandate Letter with IFC for Construction of the San Jacinto-Tizate Project Binary Unit
Enel Green Power Receives Three New Geothermal Exploration Concessions in Chile
First Hybrid Power Plant Combines Geothermal Power with Solar Power
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. and Ormat Nevada Inc. Report Progress at Crump Geothermal Project, Lake County Oregon
U.S. Geothermal Updates Status of New San Emidio Power Plant
Ram Power Announces 2011 Year End Results
Ormat Technologies Provides Information on Transaction Involving Shares of Its Parent Entity
MARINE POWER
Wave and Tidal energy Needs Investment to Create Jobs
Vattenfall Takes Final Berth at European Marine Energy Center in Orkney
EMEC to Support Development of Japanese Marine Energy Center
Aquamarine Power Unveils Lewis Wave Energy Proposals
DCNS and Alderney Renewable Energy (ARE) Sign an Agreement to Develop Tidal Current Energy
Eco Wave Power is Finalizing the Construction of its Medium-Scale Wave Energy Generation System
First 1 MW Tidal Turbine Successfully Installed in Scotland
Stadkraft and Hydro-Quebec to Cooperate on Research and Development into Osmotic Power
Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Fiscal Third Quarter Ended January 31, 2012
TRANSMISSION
CapX2020 Transmission Expansion Receives Final 345 kV Minnesota Route Permit Approval
Southline Transmission, Western Move Forward on Transmission Project
ABB Wins $45 Million Power Orders to Boost Clean Power Integration in Texas
SHETL to Develop Subsea Electricity Cable between Caithness and Moray
NYISO CEO Notes Value of Strategic Transmission Investment at Governor’s Energy Highway Summit
AEP and Great Plains Energy Form Competitive Transmission Company
STORAGE
SustainX Awarded Four U.S. Patents for Energy Storage Innovations
University of Minnesota Invention Helps Advance Reliability of Alternative Energy
Saft Chosen by ACK Technologies, Inc. to Supply Li-SO2 Cells for Aircraft Emergency Beacons
Saft Rechargeable Lithium-ion Cells Enhance Alta Industrial Automation Ltd’s Wireless M2M Solutions
Ener1, Inc. Completes Financial Restructuring and Emerges from Chapter 11
China BAK Regains Compliance with NASDAQ Minimum Bid Price Requirement
China BAK Receives 1.9 Million Government Subsidy for its Battery Module Project; Updates Progress on High-Power Battery Orders
ECOtality Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results
COMPANY NEWS
Cleantech Solutions International Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results
Argan, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results
Viaspace Reports Financial Results for Full Year 2011 and Fourth Quarter