RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
December 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia Passes Carbon Tax
The World is Locking Itself into an Unsustainable Energy Future, IEA Warns in its Latest World Energy Outlook
On the Road to Rio +20, Countries Accelerate Plans for Green Economy Transition
Chu: America Faces a Choice to “Compete in the Clean Energy Race” or “Wave the White Flag”
Department of Energy Announces New Clean Energy Partnership with the Republic of Korea
EPA, DOE Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites
World Bank Supports South Africa’s Renewable Energy Plans
ADB $100-Million Loan Aids Low Carbon Growth, Climate Resilience in Indonesia
IDB, Covelo Foundation to Foster Renewable Energy Use in Central America
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Reduce Energy Costs for Rural Small Businesses
USDA Announces Recipients for Energy Audits, Renewable Energy Development Assistance, and Feasibility Studies Funding
Utility Wind Integration Group Announces Scope Expansion, Name Change
Large Energy Storage Deals Push U.S. VC Investment in Cleantech to $1.1 Billion in Third Quarter 2011
PEDA Board Approves $3.7 Million in Funding for 13 Clean Energy Projects
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
UVIG Releases Update to Summary of Status of Wind Power in Electricity Markets
U.S. Court Revokes FAA Approval of Cape Wind
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Advanced Wind Forecasts Save $Millions for Xcel Energy
GE Software Powers Research on Efficient Wind Energy Production
ETAP® Power System Engineering Software for Renewable Energy Sector
Mass Megawatts Reports Current and Future Cost Reduction with the Use of New Material
Pattern Energy Using Red Hat Storage to Manage Business Critical Weather Prediction Data
COMPANY NEWS
NRG Energy Acquires Solar Developer Solar Power Partners
IMPSA Receives IDB Loan to Finance Latin America Wind Energy Investment Plan
Yingli Solar and CIT Announce Strategic Financing Relationship
Siemens Wins Six Wind Turbine Orders in the Americas
Dow and Aksa Sign Joint Venture Agreement for Carbon Fiber and Derivatives
PartnerTech Signs Agreement with Vestas Control Systems
Cat Reman and Vestas Wind Systems Reach Agreement on Remanufacturing Wind Turbine Components
Alstom Opens a New Wind Turbine Plant in Brazil, Its First Wind Facility in Latin America
Pohjolan Voima Transferred Wind Power Production to Shareholders
Western Wind Energy Issues Letter to Shareholders
NASDAQ Panel Issues Favorable Decision for A-Power
Siemens Opens U.S. Wind Power Distribution Center in Wichita, KS
Vestas Launches One-of-a-Kind Marketing Campaign Asking 600 Top Executives at Global Brands to Promote Direct Investment in Wind
FINANCIALS
AMSC
Arise Windpower
Broadwind Energy
Juhl Wind
Western Wind Energy
OFFSHORE
The Windreich AG Has Secured Financing for Its Offshore Wind Park ‘Global Tech I’
Vattenfall Plans Yet another Wind Farm in the North Sea
GE and Göteborg Energi Installing First 4.1-113 Offshore Wind Turbine in Gothenburg Harbor
Offshore Wind Continues to Drive Value to UK Industry
First WindFloat Successfully Deployed Offshore
Bourbon Strengthens its Positions in Offshore Wind by Installing an Innovative Structure off the Coast of Portugal
Alstom is Planning to Establish Two Sites for the Production of Offshore Wind Turbines in Saint-Nazaire and Cherbourg
German Seaports Buzzing in Anticipation of Offshore Wind Boom
RWE Innogy Erects Wind Measurement Station in the North Sea
SMart Wind Successfully Installs Round 3’s First Met Mast
Wind Farm Developers Investigate Potential of East Anglian Ports
NY Power Authority Trustees Vote to End Proposed Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project
The Oceana County Planning Commission: Facts Show Scandia Wind, LLC Plans for Lake Michigan Industrial Wind Farm Were Not Feasible in Oceana County
U.S. PROJECTS
Fitch Affirms Ratings of Shepherds Flat Guaranteed Trust Certificates; Outlook Revised to Negative
BP Wind Energy Signs Wind Turbine Contract with GE for 560 MW
EDF Energies Nouvelles Commissions the Lakefield Wind Farm in the United States
U.S. Department of the Interior issues Federal Approval of the Iberdrola Renewables’ Tule Wind Power Project
Western Wind Energy Corp. - Full Energization at Windstar
First Wind Secures $210 Million Financing for Palouse Wind Project
S&C Electric Company Boosts Production at California Wind Farm
Edison Mission Group, Midwest Wind Energy and Nebraska Public Power District Announce Construction of New Nebraska Wind Farm
OwnEnergy and Local Equity Partners Sell Wind Farm that will Provide Clean Energy to OG&E and OSU
We Energies Wind Project Begins Commercial Operation
TEP’s First Wind Energy Resource Delivers Renewable Power for 14,000 Homes
Macho Springs Wind Project Completes Construction
RMT Completes Construction of Sheffield Wind Project
PHI Subsidiary is Key Partner in Wind Energy
Gamesa Sells Chestnut Flats Wind Farm to enXco
First Wind Announces Agreement with Vestas to Purchase 77 V100-1.8 MW Turbines
EverPower and OwnEnergy, Leaders in Wind Energy, Join Forces with Pennsylvania Community to Build Local Wind Farm
Siemens Selects Broadwind to Supply Towers for Iowa Wind Project
Fire Island Wind Project in Anchorage Closes Financing
Karbone Structures 20 Year REC Off-Take Agreement for Oregon Community Wind Project with Seattle City Light and OneEnergy Renewables
Juhl Wind Announces Completion and Startup of the Winona County Wind Project
ECC Celebrates Completion of Wind Turbines with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
EPA, DOE to Study Potential for Renewable Energy Possibilities on West Haymarket Brownfield Site in Lincoln, NE
EPA, DOE to Also Study Possibilities on Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Brownfields Site in Perry, IA
Pattern Abandons Yolo County Wind Power Project for Environmental Reasons
WIND PROJECTS – AROUND THE WORLD
Pattern Completes Renewable Power Sale Agreements for Largest Wind Project in Chile
Sprott Power Corp Announces Acquisition of 100 MW Alberta Development Project
RES Canada Announces Completion of $275 Million Greenwich Wind Energy Project
SSE Renewables Withdraws Plans for Waterhead Moor Wind Farm
GE Energy and Eolfi Asset Management of France Sign Contracts for Projects Totaling 70 MW in Clean Wind Energy
Gordonbush First Power Generation
Enel Green Power Starts up a Further 66 MW in Spain and Portugal
IMPSA Signed Wind Power and Purchase Agreement in Uruguay
Statkraft Consolidates Position as Major PPA Provider
RES Anatolia and Borusanenbw Join Forces to Complete the 50 MW Balabanli Wind Farm
Enel Green Power: Sardinia, the First 40 MW of Wind Power Come Online at Portoscuso
RES Submits Planning Application for Penmanshiel Wind Farm
EDF Energies Nouvelles Commissions a 30 MW Wind Farm in Turkey
RES Submits Application for Solwaybank Wind Farm
GE Marks Northern European Debut of 2.75 MW Wind Turbine Technology in Scotland
Enovos Luxembourg S.A. is Investing in the Construction of its Second Wind Farm in France
SMALL SCALE WIND PROJECTS
Bergey Windpower’s 10 kW Residential Wind Turbine Becomes the First Certified Small Wind Turbine in America
Mass Megawatts Starts Producing in a Colorado Facility
Xzeres Consummates Dealer Agreement with Weole Energy, the Largest French Distributed Wind Energy Dealer
Siemens Offers Components for Distributed Power Generation
Mass Megawatts and Wind System Installer A-1 Roofing Complete Their First Low Cost “Off-the Grid” Wind Power System
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
National Solar Jobs Census Finds Solar Employment Soars as U.S. Economy Lags
Growing Support for Interior Department’s Zone Based Approach to Solar Development is Key Component of Smart Solar Report
Senator Wyden Issues Policy Brief on China’s Subsidy Driven Solar Market
$130 Billion for Renewable Energy: German Bank Reduces Investment Risk
SunRun and PV Solar Report Solar Leasing has Eclipsed Cash Purchases
Solar Advocates Challenge Dominion Stand by Rate on Residential Solar Systems
pvXchange Becomes Newest Supporter of Joint Forces for Solar Initiative
Green Mountain Energy Company Invites New York Area Non Profits to Apply for Solar Energy Donations through its Sun Club™
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Federal Laboratory Consortium Highlights Three NREL Research Projects
SolarBridge Technologies Wins Department of Energy ARPA-E Grant
Researchers Unveil Innovative Solar Cooling Project
LightManufacturing Launches First Solar Thermal Energy Solution for Plastics Molding
ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES
Principal Solar, Inc. (PSWW) Announces Follow-on Acquisition from Talmage Solar
Wanxiang & Spire Collaborate on PV Module Supply & Calibration
GE Energy Announces OEM Partnership Agreement with Inovateus Solar for Solar Carport Charging Stations
Natcore Technology Forms Alliance with Largest Solar Manufacturer in Italy
SolarBridge Collaborates with SunPower to Deliver AC Panels
RRC and Youil Partner to Build 100 MW of Solar in the Next Three Years
Sanyo Partners with PV Trackers to Provide Efficient Solar PV Systems for Utilities
Solon and Andersen Corporation Announce Exclusive Agreement for Solar Technology Innovation
Global Solar Energy Forges Strategic Partnerships to Bring PowerFLEX™ BIPV to U.S. Rooftops
Satcon Partners with Borrego Solar to Supply 35 MW of Utility Ready Solar Solutions
Koenig Technologies and DayDra Holdings Group Announce Clean Energy Partnership
New Energy Capital Invests in FLS Energy
New OneRoof Energy Partnerships Create Single Source Solar and Roofing Solution
Inovateus Solar and GE Energy Industrial Solutions Announce OEM Partnership Agreement to Build Scalable Solar Carport Charging Stations
Granite Chief and SolFocus Partner to Bring Advanced Solar Technology to Mexico
Global Solar Energy Secures New Partnerships
FINANCIAL NEWS
Canadian Solar Updates Third Quarter 2011 Guidance
SunPower Closes New $275 Million Revolving Credit Facility and Enters into Additional $200 Million Letter of Credit Facility
JinkoSolar Buys Shares under its Repurchase Program
Yingli Green Energy Announces Share Repurchase Program
SunEdison Secures $300 Million Project Finance Revolving Credit Facility from Deutsche Bank and Rabobank for the Construction of Solar PV Projects in North America
STR Holdings Secures New $150 Million Credit Facility
Sunsi Files for NASDAQ Capital Market Listing
COMPANY NEWS
Able Skills Opens New Solar PV Center
Amersco Solar to Provide Under Ameresco Brand Small Area Module Product Line Previously Offered by BP Solar
Antaris Solar Announces Official Opening of NJ Market
Astrum Solar Expands
Brightergy Expands to East Coast, Announces Additional Funding
First Solar Measures and Reports its Carbon Footprint
Helianthos Solar Cell Foil Development Stopped
Heritage Global Partners Auctions SpectraWatt in Bulk to Canadian Solar
Mercury Solar Systems Expands Commercial and Residential Solar Business to Massachusetts
Microsemi Solar Bypass Diodes Selected for Power Belgian Entry in Biennial World Solar Challenge
Munro Distributing Now Offers Solar-Powered Waste & Recycling Collection System
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. Not Affected by Solyndra Bankruptcy
Power-Save Energy Company Announces Partial Payment of More than $1 Million from CA Power-Save for Large Solar Installation Project
Sanyo Teams Up with BrightGrid Solar to Offer a Solar Lease Program for Residential Installations
Satcon Helps Southern California Edison Generate Over 48 MW of Solar Power
STR Holdings to Accelerate Consolidation of U.S. Operations
Sungevity and Rabobank Create New Fund for U.S. Residential Solar Projects
Suntech Achieves the Five Gigawatt Milestone
SunWize Offers Largest Solar Electric Distribution Operation in the U.S.
Yingli Green Energy Announces New and Improved Warranty Terms
BioSolar Starts Supplying Sample BioBacksheet to Asian PV Manufacturers
Suniva Chosen to Supply High Performance Solar Panels to Innovative Residential Leasing Program
CNPV Announces Master Distribution Agreement for North America
PRODUCT NEWS
Solar Central Inverters from AEG Power Solutions Awarded Unit Certificate from German Association of Industry and Water (BDEW)
Aide Solar Modules Receive Government Accreditation and Eligibility for Use in Australia and New Zealand Installations
AMtec Solar Releases New Solar Contractor Combiner Box and Remote Solar Disconnect Control Panel
ArrayPower Launches Sequenced Inverter
Canadian Solar Introduces Intelligrated™ Power Product Featuring New CommercialAC Module
Diodes Incorporated’s Low-Profile Rectifier Simplifies Solar Panel Design
DOW Brings the Revolutionary DOW Powerhouse™ Solar Shingle to U.S. Markets
Dunmore Black FPE Product Answers Demand for Backsheets that Fade into Background
Enecys Selects Ember’s ZigBee Technology to Help Optimize Solar PV System Performance
Enphase Energy Unveils Revenue Grade Metering and Management Solution for Solar PPA and Leasing Companies with Silver Spring Networks
Enphase Microinverter System Certified in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy
Hanwha SolarOne Unveils High Performance Solar PV Modules with Enphase Microinverters
Hanwha SolarOne Simplifies Installation with Zep Solar Mounting Solution
IXYS Colorado Introduces the SlV-3028 Handheld Solar Curve Tracer
IXYS Releases Second Generation IXOLAR™ SolarBIT Products for Energy Harvesting
LG Electronics Invests in North America Solar Business with High-Efficiency Modules
Molex Introduces SolarSpec™ Panel Mount DC Connectors and Terminals
Solar System Company mp-tec is a Multiple Winner at the Plus X Award
OutBack Power Technologies Introduces New Product Line
PanelClaw Moves to High Volume Manufacturing and Opens New Solar Mounting Systems Innovation and Testing Lab
Q-Cells Introduces Q.PEAK
S&C Switchgear Solution Accelerates Solar Power Plant Project Completion
Saint-Gobain Announces UL and CEC Listing for Versatile SG Solar Suneka® PB Module
Satcon 1.25 MW Equinox Prism Platform Medium Voltage Inverter System Receives North American Certification with 98 Percent CEC Efficiency
New Solar Company Silevo Launches with Industry’s Best Performance to Cost Ratio Modules
Simrit Unveils Solar Retaining Clip
Sky Power Solutions Unveils Residential, 2kW Solar Concentrating, Electric Power Generation System
SolarEdge’s Next Generation Optimizers Now Available and Certified for Module Embedding
SolarTech Unveils “Good Faith Estimate” Template to Address Customer Acquisition Costs Through ‘MPG-like’ Reporting for Residential Solar
SOLON Launches SOLquick™ for Leaner, Faster Rooftop Solar Installations
German Firm Soltecture Granted U.S. Product Certification
Sopogy® Launches Next Generation of Concentrating Solar Thermal Collector
Suniva® Expands PV Product Line with Balance of System Solutions
SunLink Unveils New Solar Roof Mount System
SunLink Launches Next Generation of HomeRun™ Combiner Boxes, Offering 2,500 Standard Product Configurations
SunPower Concentrated Photovoltaic C7 Tracker Delivers Lowest Cost for Utility Scale Solar Power Plants
SunPower Launches New AC Solar Panels with Integrated Microinverter Solution
Teal Electronics Launches PVobserver™ Wireless String Monitoring and Communications Option for TEALsolar™ Configurable Combiner Box Product Family
Unirac Launches Improved ISYS Ground Mount 2.0 for Commercial Solar Installations
Unirac Launches Improved ISYS Single Access Tracker for Commercial and Utility Solar Arrays
Upsolar Launches AC Module with Enphase Microinverters
Upsolar Modules Qualify for 10 percent Premium on Italian Feed in Tariff
LARGE SCALE U.S. INSTALLATIONS
BrightSource Energy Files Application for Certification for Rio Mesa Solar Electric Generating Facility
First Solar Sells 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm
Topaz Solar Farm, North County Watch and Carrizo Commons Reach Agreement on Topaz Solar Farm
Eaton to Provide Energy Management Solutions for Arizona’s Largest Solar Power Plant
NRG Energy Completes Acquisition of 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch from SunPower
Exelon to Expand its Clean Energy Fleet with Acquisition of 230 MW Solar Photovoltaic Project from First Solar
Energy Department Finalizes $337 Million Loan Guarantee to Mesquite Solar 1 for Innovative Solar Power Plant
Tenaska Solar Ventures Chooses First Solar to Construct Imperial Solar Energy Center South
Neo Solar Power to Invest in Blue Chip Energy’s 120 MW Sorrento Solar Farm Project
SolarReserve Completes Financing for Advanced Technology Solar Power Project in Nevada
Array Technologies Initiates Tracker Shipments for 50 MW PV Project in California
Suntech Selected by Cupertino Electric for 35 MW for Solar Projects
BrightSource Energy Delivers World’s Largest Solar to Steam Facility for Enhanced Oil Recovery to Chevron
SunPower’s 25 MW McHenry Solar Farm Poised for Construction Start
AES Solar and Met Life Announce the Financing and Start of Construction of its Ilumina Project – a 24 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Puerto Rico
Cupertino Electric Selected by PG&E for Second Year Solar Project to Help PG&E Meet 250 MW Renewable Goal
Constellation Energy Begins Construction on Maryland’s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Power System
SOLON and PG&E 15 MW Five Points Solar PV Station Goes Live
Oltmans Solar Completes Construction of Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in North America
Third Major Project from SPI’s Alliance with KDC Solar Results in 6.8 MW Solar Facility in New Jersey
KDC Solar to Build 6.1 MW Solar Facility for the Lawrenceville School in Lawrence Township, NJ
Satcon Chosen for Landmark’s 5 MW Project by Arizona Western College
Hawaii PUC Approves SunPower-Hawaiian Electric Contract for 5 MW Solar Farm in Kalaeloa
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD
World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Produces Power with Canadian Solar Modules
Satcon Selected by Q-Cells for the Second Largest Solar Plant in North America
JinkoSolar Wins Bid for 38 MW of Solar Module Supply and Signs Agreement for the First 18 MW with China Guangdong Nuclear
SunEdison Announce Sale of Solar Projects in Italy and Spain to KGAL
ONYX to Boost New Solar Project to 22 MW with Advanced High Efficiency Panel
Sunlight Will Grow Crops While Generating Electricity at Italy Greenhouse Co-Owned by Moser Baer and GE
ONYX Wins Approval for Massive $84 Million Solar Power Project
Premier Power to Provide 16.2 MW of Solar in Bulgaria
Canadian Solar Supplies 15 MW to Build the UK’s Three Largest Photovoltaic Solar Power Plants
Saudi Arabia Inaugurates First Solar Power Plant
LDK Solar Signs EPC Agreement with Guodian Longyuan Zhangye New Energy Limited
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL
Energy Department Finalizes Loan Guarantee for Transformational Rooftop Solar Project
Startup of Solar Installation Completes One of the Largest Solar Power Systems in the East
Renewvia Energy and PSE&G Cut Ribbon on Milestone Solar Project
GloPak Corp. Announces Grand Opening of Solar-Powered Plastics Manufacturing Facility
Nestle Purina Flagstaff Unveils Largest Private Solar Array in Northern Arizona
The Dependable Companies Goes Solar with Record Breaking Point
elQ Energy Enables Largest Ever Solar System with Distributed Electronics at Granite Construction’s Coalinga, CA Facility
King Estate Winery Teams Up with SolarCity, Lane Electric Co-op, and Advanced Energy Systems to Install the Largest Solar Power System at a Winery in the Pacific Northwest
Onyx Awarded Solar Power Project for Upscale Caribbean Resort
Sunvalley Solar Awarded 220 kW Solar Installation Contract for Year 2012
City of Dinuba Goes Solar with Tioga Energy and Chevron Energy Solutions
Republic Services Caps Atlanta Landfill with Flexible Solar Cover
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Partners with SourceOne to Increase Efficiency at Deer Island Treatment Plant
REgeneration Finance Arranges Financing for 4.29 MW Solar Project for Buckeye Union High School District
SolarCity and Chico Unified School District Announce Solar Project
Kyocera Supplies Locally Produced Solar Modules to Help Power San Diego’s Largest University Campus
Cupertino Electric Completes Multi-Site San Bruno Park School District Solar Project to Meet District’s Power Needs
Santa Clara University Makes Top Ten List of Higher Education Institutions with Largest Solar Photovoltaic Installations
Sol Installs Mission-Critical Solar Lighting Systems at the Famed Top Gun Flight School
DaVita’s First Solar Thermal Dialysis Clinic Trial Shows Substantial Energy Reduction
NEW FACILITIES
GE Plans to Build Largest U.S. Solar Factory in Colorado
TSMC Solar Completes Phase I Equipment Move-In
Spire to Deliver 25 MW Solar PV Module Assembly Line to India
Eyelit’s Solar Edition™ Selected and Implemented at Stion’s PV Thin-Film Solar Panel Facilities
Solar Cell Manufacturer Sunpreme Closes $50 Million Financing
JinkoSolar Resumes Production at its Haining Facility
Hilco Industrial to Conduct the Sale for the PV Solar Wafer/Cell/Panel Manufacturing Assets at Evergreen Solar
BIOMASS
Southern Company Receives First Fuel Load Delivery at Biomass Plant
Gainesville Biomass Plant Celebrates Construction Start
Enviva Executes Agreement with Dominion Virginia Power for Biomass Supply
First Nations Renewable Power Project Moving Forward at Meadow Lake
Laidlaw Energy Group and Cate Street Capital, Inc. Announce Settlement of Dispute Regarding Berlin Project
DP Cleantech Announces First Electricity and Steam Project in Thailand
Eastern Illinois University and Honeywell Fire Up New Biomass Fueled Steam Plant
Ferrum College to Go “Greener” with New Biomass Boiler
Pratt & Whitney Power Systems to Deliver Biomass Waste Heat Recovery Power Plant for Nechako Green Energy in British Columbia
Fortum Supplies Burners to Vaskiluoto Voima’s New Bio-gasification Plant
GDF Suez Unveils the Rodenhuize 100 Percent Biomass Power Station in Belgium
Wood Energy Introduces the Green Heat Module
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Waste Management Announces Third Quarter 2011 Earnings
Covanta Reports Solid 2011 Third Quarter Results
Dynamis Energy and Planova Sign Agreement to Construct Waste-to-Energy Plants in Brazil
China Recycling Energy Announces Acquisition of Shenqiu Power Generation System
Vadxx Energy Engages Rockwell Automation to Transform Waste into Energy
Waste-to-Energy System Using Ballard Fuel Cells Successfully Supplies Power to South Korean Grid
Dynamis Energy Launches Revolutionary Mobile Waste-to-Energy Line
GE Enables Mississippi’s First Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Project to Support Regions’ Grid
First Biogas Plant for Electricity and Heat Generation by Enovos Luxembourg S.A. in Belgium
Town of Munster Generating Electricity from Local Centennial Park Landfill
FlexEnergy Opens New Clean Tech Worldwide Headquarters in Irvine, California
Cost Reduction Consultancy Plays Key Role in a New England Renewable Energy Project
HYDRO
The Hydropower Trend is Growth, Not Removal
Departments of Energy and Interior Award Nearly $17 Million for Advanced Hydropower Technologies
EPRI to Test Advanced Hydropower Technology under $1.5 Million Award
FERC Approves First Hydroelectric Project in Colorado under Small Hydro Agreement
NHPC Signs Promoter’s Agreement with SJVNL and Government of Manipur for Implementation of 1500 MW Tipaimukh H.E. Project in Manipur
RusHydro Blocks Kolyma River for Ust’-Srednekanskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant
Two Hydropower Contracts for €180 Million in Latin America
Alstom Confirms Its Presence in Peru with an €80 Million Contract for Chaglla Hydroelectric Dam
Krasnoyarsk Hydropower Plant Relies on IBM Smarter Computing to Keep the Region’s Lights On
New Pakistan Hydro Plant to Ease Nationwide Power Shortages
Altagas and Tahltan Nation Sign McLymont Creek and Volcano Creek Impact Benefit Agreements
ADB $350 Million to Help India’s Himachal Pradesh Tap Hydropower Potential
RusHydro Completed the Construction of Spillway of Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydropower Plant
100 Year Old Energy Generation Scheme Rheinfeiden Officially Back on the Grid
Voith Hydro Receives Order for Modernization of Russian Saratovskaya Hydropower Station
Statkraft to Build its Third Hydropower Plant in Turkey
Andritz to Supply Hydropower Equipment to Statkraft
Toshiba and Meidensha to Collaborate in Hydroelectric Power Plant Systems
Contract Awarded for Elephant Butte Powerplant Improvements
SMUD Projects Awarded Grants Totaling Nearly $6.5 Million to Advance Hydropower Technologies
New Small Hydropower Project Commences Operations in Washington State
MIF Invests $5 Million in Chilean Renewable Energy Fund
Reclamation Requests Comments on a Proposed Hydropower Project at Ridgway Dam
GEOTHERMAL
GEA Geothermal Energy Expo 2011 Closes with Record Attendance
First Google.Org-Funded Geothermal Mapping Report Confirms Vast Coast-to-Coast Clean Energy Source
NETL Projects Selected to Conduct Geothermal Energy Research
Scottish Government announces that it will Commission a Research Program into Deep Geothermal
Energy Department Finalizes Loan Guarantee for Ormat Geothermal Project in Nevada
Alterra Power announces Receipt of Permit to Expand Reykjanes Plant
OPIC Board Approves $310 Million for Geothermal Project in Kenya
£6 Million Grant for Geothermal Energy Project in Cornwall
90 MW Addition to Iceland’s Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant
Ormat Technologies, Inc. to be Awarded Five New Exploration Concessions in Chile
Ram Power Updates Information on San Jacinto Project and Casita Project
Mannvit and Verkis Contracted to Design Two New Geothermal Plants in Northeast Iceland
EnLink Wins $3.8 Million Award to Build Part of Largest U.S. Geothermal Heat Pump System at Ball State University
DEEP Earth Energy Production Secures Geothermal Rights through Landsolutions
Nevada Geothermal Power Reports Results for the Year ended June 30, 2011 and Project Status Report
Ormat Technologies Finalizes Loan Agreement of Up to $350 Million under the DOE’s 1705 Loan Guarantee Program
Subsidiaries of Ormat Technologies, Inc. Issue $151,739,500 of 4.687 Percent Series A Notes Due December 31, 2032
MARINE POWER
U.S. Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap Announced
Over Thirty Wave and Tidal Sites Now Leased Around UK
Pelamis Wave Power Secures Agreement for Lease for Western Isles’ First Ever Wave Farm
Ocean Power Technologies and Lockheed Martin to Collaborate on Utility Scale PowerBuoy for Oregon Wave Power Project
Carbon Trust Grant to Support First Welsh Tidal Stream Energy Device
Mull of Kintyre in Line for Tidal Power Scheme
Marine Current Turbines Installation Proposed for Waters off the Coast of North Wales
Sandia Researchers Use Wind Power Expertise to Help Create U.S. Industry for Tidal, Wave Energy Production
First WaveRollers Soon to Leave the Assembly Line
Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation Reaches Written Understanding toward Building the World’s First Ocean-Powered Clean Energy Plants
Aquamarine Power Secures £7 Million New Funding and Ongoing Commitment from Shareholders
Fortum and DCNS to Develop Wave Power in France
Ocean Power Technologies to Showcase Technology Innovation in Spain
RME Wins R&D Grant from the Department of Interior
Fortum and DCNS to Develop Wave Power in France
Ocean Power Technologies to Showcase Technology Innovation in Spain
TRANSMISSION
BPA and California ISO Enhance Regional Coordination with Faster Response in Energy Scheduling
CPUC Orders Edison to Stop Transmission Line Work in Chino Hills and to Submit Options
FERC Sets New Compensation Method for Regulation Service
Southern California Edison Selects Quanta Services for Construction of Devers-Palo Verde 2 Transmission Project
Pike to be Subcontractor to Fluor of Clean Line Energy 800-Mile Transmission Line
Pattern’s Southern Cross Transmission Project Receives Key FERC Approvals
Eastern Interconnection Grid Planning Completes First Phase of Study
MISO Files Entergy Transmission Cost Allocation Plan with FERC
ABB Completes Acquisition of Powercorp
North American Electric Transmission Investments Could Top $160 Billion Between 2012 and 2020
Iberdrola Renewables Lauds Landmark Case
STORAGE
AES Wind Generation and AES Energy Storage Announce Commercial Operation of Laurel Mountain Wind Facility Combining Energy Storage and Wind Generation
Axion Power’s PowerCube Battery Energy Storage System Integrated into PJM Utility Grid
Princeton Power Systems Integrates Grid-Tied Inverter into PJM Regulation Market
ZBB Energy Corporation Chosen by LEMA Construction for Florida Solar Park Project
Saft Awarded Contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to Provide Li-ion Battery for High Energy Laser Program
ZBB Energy Corporation Chosen by Facility Gateway for Lower Valley Utility Grid Interactive Energy Storage System Project
Beacon Power Settles with DOE Loan Programs Office
EnerSys Announces Grand Opening of New Production Facility in China
Axion Power Reports Third Quarter Results for 2011
China BAK Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results
EnerSys Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results
COMPANY NEWS
DNV has Acquired 74.3 Percent of KEMA’s Shares
RWE Innogy and Bankhaus Lampe Pool Venture Capital Activities in Support of Renewables
Siemens U.S. Sales Up 12 Percent and Orders Intake Up 8 Percent in Fiscal 2011
Reznick Group Acquires Think Energy, Inc.
Mainstream Renewable Power Led Consortium Awarded Preferred Bidder Status to Deliver 238 MW of Wind and Solar Projects into Commercial Operation in South Africa by 2014
Travelers Forms Dedicated Clean Energy & Technology Practice
Alterra Power Announces Results for First Quarter Ended September 30, 2011
Argan, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results
Cleantech Solutions International Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
Arista Power Reverse Stock Split Effective December 27, 2011
GE Opens New Renewable Energy Logistics Center in Mississippi
Sunbelt Signs LOI with Private Bank
AMSC and The Switch Terminate Acquisition Agreement