RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
December 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
North America Leads in Global Energy Balance, IEA Says in Latest World Energy Outlook
FERC Report Shows Renewable Energy Accounts for 46.22 Percent of New Electric Generation in 2012
At UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Governments Take Next Essential Step in Global Response to Climate Change
EU Greenhouse Gases in 2011: More Countries on Track to Meet Kyoto Targets, Emissions Fall 2.5 Percent
Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism Registers 5,000th Project
EU Ministers Call for Solid and Effective Renewable Energy Policy After 2020
European Parliament Agrees €6 Billion for Clean Energy Research
German Businesses and Households Accounted for 95 Percent of Total German Climate Finance in 2010
The World’s Energy Systems are Far Away from Being Environmentally Sustainable, Warns World Energy Council/Oliver Wyman Report
IEA Applauds Korea’s Green Growth Strategy
European Investment Bank Provides €155 Million to Support Renewable Energy Investment in Ireland
Ex-Im Bank Authorizes $150 Million in Export Financing for Energy Projects in Latin America
The Middle East will Soon Lead the World in Developing Sustainable Energy, Says an Author of World Energy Council Report
Financing Challenges Make Renewable Energy in India More Expensive
UTILITY ACTIONS
PNM Seeks Renewable Energy Proposals for 2015
PGE Reports on RFP Response for Renewable Generating Resources
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
Wind Energy and the Production Tax Credit Advance in Elections
Strongest Year yet for U.S. Wind Energy
Wind Output in MISO Surpasses 10 GW
Red State Renewable Alliance Forms to Broaden Support for Wind Energy
Leading Energy Supplier Now Offers a Pennsylvania Wind Power Product
Nissenbaum Paper Recycles Claims on Wind Energy and Health Already Found Inadequate by Courts and Expert Panel
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
GE Developing Wind Blades that could be the “Fabric” of Our Clean Energy Future
Sandia Labs Benchmark Helps Wind Industry Measure Success
GL Garrad Hassan Signs MOU with Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute
OFFSHORE
Massachusetts Approves Cape Wind/NSTAR Power Purchase Agreement
Successful Bidders in Northern Ireland Offshore Energy Leasing Rounds Announced
RES Part of Successful Bid to Develop First Offshore Wind Farm in Northern Ireland
GL Garrad Hassan to Provide Celtic Array Met Mast
E.ON Names Newhaven Port as Operations and Maintenance Base for Proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
Wood Group Awarded Multi-Million Pound Contract for Major UK Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall and SWM Have Commissioned the Accommodation Platform for DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm
North Sea Wind Project ‘Deutshe Bucht’ Sold to Private Equity Firm
FINANCIALS
AMSC
Arise Windpower
Broadwind Energy
Gamesa
Goldwind
Juhl Wind
Magnetek
Ming Yang
Nordex
Suzlon
Vestas
COMPANY NEWS
Wind Works Power Corp. Signs Letter of Intent with Sprott Power Corp.
Finavera Wind Energy Receives Initial Offers
Western Wind Responds to Announcement by Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P.
Nordex Increasing Vertical Integration and Recruiting New Employees
Arise Windpower Broadens Its Business Model and Raises its Target
A Results-Oriented Flexible Approach will Enable Gamesa to Operate Profitably
AMSC Announces Cost Reduction Action
Agreement on Credit Facilities for Vestas Reached
MY Signs Financing Framework Agreement for Renewable Energy Projects with Reliance Power
Juhl Wind Enters Joint Venture to Acquire Existing Wind Farms
Gamesa Raises €260 Million in Funding from European Investment Bank for its R&D+I Investment Program
EGP Reaches Agreement with EIB for a €160 Million Loan for Renewable Plants in Italy
Western Wind Closes $25,000,000 Term Loan Facility
Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Secures $5 Million Credit Facility Agreement
Recent Tower Orders for Broadwind Energy Total over $50 Million
Suzlon Group Winds Cumulative Orders of 140 MW
GE Installs 20,000th Wind Turbine
Suzlone Group Crosses 20 GW in Global Installations
Vestas Reaches 3 GW of Installed Capacity in Italy
Endurance Wind Power’s Operational Fleet Hours Soar to over 2 Million in Less than Three Years
Enercon Launches Operations at Concrete Tower Plant
Moventas Establishes a Subsidiary in India
Enercon Opens New Service Logistics Center in Gotha
Update on Agreement between EDPR and Vestas
PRODUCT NEWS
Bentley’s Newest SACS Release Provides Advanced Visualization of Motions Prediction and Expanded Offshore Wind Turbine Analysis
Hendrix 34.5 kV Insulated Cable Ideal for Wind Power Applications
U.S. PROJECTS
Salazar Authorizes Landmark Wyoming Wind Project Site
Winergy Selected as Exclusive Gearbox and Couplings Supplier for Largest Wind Farm Project in U.S.
Xcel Energy Joins NextEra Energy Resources for Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Limon Wind Energy Center
Siemens and Pattern Energy Finalize Contract for 265 Ocotillo Wind Project
EDF Renewable Services Signs Operations and Maintenance Agreement for 222.4 MW with Detroit Edison
EDF Renewable Energy Announces Partnership with Marubeni Corporation
E.ON Climate & Renewables Secures Financing for Texas Wind Farm
MidAmerican Wind Completes its Acquisition of Two California Wind Projects from Terra-Gen Power
EDF Renewable Energy Dedicates the Pacific Wind Project and Catalina Solar Project
Spearville 3 Wind Project Dedicated
Lake Winds Energy Park Begins Serving Customers
Pattern Energy Begins Operations at First Commercial Wind Project in Puerto Rico
First Wind Announces Start of Commercial Operations for its Oahu-Based Kawailoa Wind Project
First Wind Submits New, Smaller Bowers Wind Project Proposal
NorthWestern Energy and Compass Wind Close on Spion Kop Wind Project
First Wind Announces Completion of Bull Hill Wind Project and Start of Commercial Operations
AltaGas Ltd. Commissions its First Wind Farm in the U.S.
Consent Decree Requires the Installation of Eight Wind Turbines at Landfill
Walmart Celebrates Newly Operational Industrial Wind Turbine at Distribution Center
PROJECTS
AROUND THE WORLD
EnBW Delays Wind Farm Hohe See, Windreich AG Benefits with Higher Yields
Arise Concludes Agreement for the Acquisition of Three Projects Totaling Approximately 300 MW
Goldwind Breaks Ground on Gullen Range Wind Farm
Mainstream Renewable Power to Start Constructing 238 MW of Wind and Solar Projects in South Africa
RES Sells Taralga Wind Farm in New South Wales to Santander and CBD Energy Ltd
Enel Green Power is Awarded 102 MW Wind Capacity in Mexican Public Tender
Nordex Successfully Entering the South African Market
Work Underway at Harestanes Windfarm
GE and Fina Enerji Fuel Wind Energy Growth in Western Turkey
Grupo Bimbo Concludes Conversion of Food Industry Company to Renewable Energy
Enel Green Power Signs €110 Million Loan with EKF for a Wind Farm in Chile
Sprott Power Provides Update on Ontario Wind Projects
Nordex Awarded Second Large Contract in South Africa
Vestas Wins 67 MW Order in South Africa
New Nineteen Turbine Wind Farm in Cheshire
Turbines Arrive at Camster Wind Farm
Gamesa to Supply 47.6 MW to an Indian Wind Power Project
Vestas Receives 39 MW Order in Italy
Suzlon Group Winds 39 MW Repeat Orders from BEL and GSFC
Nordex to Install Thirteen N100/2500 Turbines in Suckow, Mecklenburg
Boralex Closes Acquisition of a Wind Power Project in France
RES Submits Appeal for a Decision on Penmanshiel Wind Farm
Vestas Signs 27 MW Order for the Delivery of the First V112-3.0 MW Turbines to Turkey
BioTherm Energy Announces Financial Closing of Three South African Renewable Energy Projects
REpower Enters Romanian Wind Energy Market with 25 MW Order
GE Empowers Kennedy Renewables to Develop Company’s First Wind Project
Vestas First V126 – 3.0 MW Turbines Sold to Customer in Finland
Munich Municipal Utility to Buy Nordex Wind Farm
Gamesa and Impax Agree to Sale of French Wind Project
E.ON Proposes New Wind Farm Sites in Southwest Scotland
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
Obama Administration Approves Roadmap for Utility Scale Solar Energy Development on Public Lands
Optimism Sets Tone as Solar Power International makes First visit to Southeast
SEIA Statement on U.S. Department of Commerce Final AD/CVD Determinations
Suntech Response to Final U.S. DOC Determination
SolarWorld Applauds Trade Remedies, Signals Plan to Block Evasive Practices
Solar Panel Makers Need Equipment Upgrades to Survive Shakeout
German Solar Installations Surpass 30GWp Milestone
TERI to Light up Rural Lives in Pakistan; Promote Bilateral Peace
Arizona Solar Innovator Brings Life Sustaining Technology to Maasai Tribe
Ex-Im Guarantees PNC Loan to Finance Solar Power in Barbados
U.S. Korean Solar Energy Associations Announce New Cooperation to Promote Greater Use of Solar Energy
SEIA and Business Council for Sustainable Energy Announce New Partnership
UTILITY ACTIONS
Georgia Power Files Largest Solar Initiative in State History
Detroit Edison Seeks to Purchase Large Solar Installations
FPL Opens 2013 Application Period for Solar Rebate Program
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Energy Department Launches SunShot Prize Competition to Install Solar Energy Systems at a Fraction of Today’s Price
Energy Department Announces New University-Led Projects to Create More Efficient, Lower Cost Concentrating Solar Power Systems
NREL Nano-Technology Solar Cell Achieves 18.2 Percent Efficiency
ATK Selected to Develop MegaFlex™ Solar Array Structure
Natcore Scientist Build World’s First Black Silicon Solar Cell using Scalable Production
Honeywell Introduces New “Cool” Film that Helps Solar Panels Beat the Heat
Orbite Announces Successful Development of High-Purity Silica Process
Kenergy Scientific, Inc. Announces Breakthrough Solar Technology
Berkeley Lab Breaks Ground on New Solar Energy Research Facility
HyperSolar Files Patent for Breakthrough Technology to Dramatically Reduce the Cost of Fuel Cells
Panasonic to Broadcast Live a Total Solar Eclipse Using only Solar Power from Australia and the World
COMPANY NEWS
MEMC Announces $200 Million Financing
Sky Solar Granted Credit Facility worth RMB 10 Billion from CDB
Power One Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results
LDK Solar Signs Share Purchase Agreement with Heng Rui Xin Energy
BrightSource Energy Raises More than $80 Million of Additional Financing
Satcon Technology Corporation Announces Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
Satcon Receives Court Approval to Support Warranty and Service Programs
SunPower Plans to Streamline Manufacturing Operations, Lower Costs and Improve Efficiency
SolarCity Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
Ascent Solar Prices Public Offering of Common Stock
Hilco Streambank Announces Solar Industry IP For-Sale
Suntech Receives Continued Listing Standard Notice from the New York Stock Exchange
Lenders Agreed to Forbear with Respect to LDK Solar Securities Pledged Under LDK New Energy Loan Facility
Suntech Initial GSF Litigation Succeeds
Heraeus Responds to DuPont Lawsuit; Files Lanham Act Counterclaim
Lightway Solar America Executes 62.8 MW Solar Project Development Pipeline
First Solar Launches New Advanced Global Power Plant Operations Center
ReneSola Establishes Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa Regional Sales Headquarters
Yingli Green Energy Establishes New Regional Headquarters in Switzerland
SolarCity Launches Major New York Expansion
Suntech Announces Strategy to Solidify Market Leadership
ET Solar Makes Inroads in South Africa
Heraeus Strengthens Commitment to the Future of Photovoltaics
Vivint Solar Enters Southern California Market
Orion Energy Systems Exports Apollo® Solar Light Pipe Overseas through European Companies
ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES
BELECTRIC Completes Takeover of Konarka
SunPower Invests in Australian Renewable Electricity Retailer Diamond Energy
Hanwha Group Launches Hanwha Q.CELLS
Daqo New Energy Spins off its Module Business
Greenwood Energy Adds Engineering, Procurement and Construction Division following Joint Venture with Biosar
Panasonic and Macerich Form Strategic Renewable Energy Partnership
PJB Services and First Solar Sign Agreement on Development of Solar Power Plants in Indonesia
Saint-Gobain Provides its Technological and Industrial Expertise to the Development of Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia
Sol Systems’ Alliance with Seminole Financial Services will Streamline the Financing Process of Solar, Wind and Biomass Projects
Paramount Solar Partners with Clean Power Finance to Offer an Array of Affordable Solar Financing Solutions
Dow Corning, LG Electronics and Seowon University Announce MOU for PB System Installations
SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
Canadian Solar Australia Signs Solar Module Supply Agreement with REDSET
ET Solar Announces PV Module Supply to EnergiMidt in Denmark
China Sunergy Inked Sales Contract with Carillion Construction, Marking its First Shipment to Dubai, UAE
Lightway Solar America Enters into Agreement with Pristine Sun to Supply 11.8 MW of Solar Panels
PRODUCT NEWS
Suniva Delivering 265W and 310W Modules in Fourth Quarter 2012
Solar Junction Breaks its Own World Record
U.S. Developers and EPCs Commend ReneSola’s Quality after Visiting Manufacturing Facility
PV Evolution Labs Partners with AlsoEnergy to Provide Data Monitoring for Solar Panel Testing at PVUSA
ReneSola Modules Not Subject to U.S. Duties Associated with Anti-Dumping Case
Altatech Launches New CVD System to Deposit Advanced Materials Needed in Photovoltaic
JLM Energy Inc. Introduces the Gyezr Solar Thermal Collector
ReneSola to Launch Optimized Virtus II® Plus 250 Solar Module to the Australian Market
Maximum Energy Production of Distributed PV with New SolarAnywhere® SystemCheck™
Upsolar Introduces Smart Modules Powered by Tigo Energy
Canadian Solar Partners with PetersenDean on New Roofing Program
Ascent Solar Announces Launch of www.EnerPlex,biz
Chint 20kW 3-Phase String Invertes Excel for 411 Energy’s 176 kW Solar PV Project
Ascent Solar Announces Product Launch with CTC GmbH
BigBelly Solar Keeps Bath Clean
New Era in Performance Assessment of Photovoltaic Systems Starts with pvSpot
Distributed Sun Launches SRECx ™ Free to Distributed Solar Network ™ Members
Principal Solar Institute Launches Industry’s First Comprehensive Solar PV Module Rating System
ET Solar Receives Certisolis Certificates for BIPV Frameless Modules
Chint/Astronergy Acquires JET Certification for Japanese Market
China Sunergy Modules Pass TUV “PID” Test
AEG Power Solutions Receives UL 1741 Certification for Protect PV.500-UL 1000V Solar Inverter
Motech Industries Has Announced its Solar Photovoltaic Modules Have Passed the Salt Mist Corrosion Test with Severity Level of 5
Suniva Modules Approved by Funds Working with Clean Power Finance
Trina Solar Completes BSI Product Carbon Footprint Verification
LDK Solar Modules Pass PID Test by TUV Rheinland and PV Lab
PV Evolution Labs Qualifies Suniva in Stringent New PID Certification Program
Astronergy PV Modules Passed PID Test
First Solar PV Modules Certified by UL for 1000 Volt Systems
ET Solar Modules Achieve “PID Free”
LARGE SCALE U.S. INSTALLATIONS
California Public Utilities Commission Approves Two BrightSource Energy Contracts with Southern California Edison
One Millionth Photovoltaic Solar Module Installed at MidAmerican Solar’s Topaz Project by First Solar
NRG Energy, SunPower Energize First 22 MW of 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch
LS Power Completes Financing of Centinela Solar Energy
T-Solar Consolidates its International Expansion with New Photovoltaic Projects in the United States and Puerto Rico
Nevada Officials, Enbridge Dedicate Silver State North Solar Project
SunEdison Sells 30 MW Spectrum Solar Project to Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy
Canadian Solar Expands into Puerto Rico with Planned 26 MW Solar Power Plant Installation
PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm in Arizona Begins Commercial Operation
First Solar to Build New Mexico Solar Projects Totaling 20 MW for PNM
PSEG Solar Source to Purchase and Begin Construction of 15 MW Solar Project – Will Be Largest Solar Farm in Delaware
SolarCity Selected by KIUC to Build Hawai’i Solar Facility on Grove Farm Land to Help Reduce Kauai’s Oil Dependency
13.78 MW SunPower Solar Power Plant at NAWS China Lake Begins Operation
Wells Fargo Announces Financing for 11.3 MW New Mexico Solar Project
Penn Energy Renewables and Canadian Solar Expand EPC Agreement for the Construction of a Solar Project in Ontario
Sunrise Energy Ventures Announces Three New 10 MW Solar Projects in Indiana
Solectria Renewables Powers the Largest Solar Farm in New England
Canadian Solar Modules Installed in Pennsylvania’s Largest Solar Installation
Pardee Resources Company Acquires PV System in California
Southern Company’s Subsidiary’s Solar Generation Expands to North Carolina
City of Lowell and Ameresco are Joined by Congresswoman Tsongas to Break Ground on New 1.5 MW Solar Installation
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS
AROUND THE WORLD
EDF Energies Nouvelles Commissions a 60 MWp Solar Power Plant in Crucey, France
First Solar Partners with Kiran Energy and Mahindra Solar One on 50 MWDC of PV Projects in Rajasthan
JinkoSolar and Three Gorges New Energy Sign Contract for 50 MW Solar Project
Large Scale Solar Power Plant Opens in Thailand
Yingli Green Supplied PV Modules for the Largest Solar Plant in Latin America
Suntech and EDP Renovaveis Announce 39 MW Sales Agreement
Kyocera to Supply 30 MW of Modules for Solar Power Plant in Northern Japan
Masdar to Develop 15 MW Solar Plant in Mauritania
First Solar to Build 13 MW Solar Power Plant for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
ReneSola Signs 10 MW Solar Module Sales Agreement with Saferay
Solar Power Gets Jolt of Energy as Western Australia Officially Flips Switch on Country’s First Large-Scale Solar Project
Soitec Completes Delivery of 5 MW of Solar Energy Systems to Italy
ERBD to Finance its First Solar Power Project
JinkoSolar Cooperate with CJIC to Develop Kenya’s Largest Solar Power Plant
Solon is Building a 2 MW Solar Power Plant on a Landfill in Thuringia, Germany
China Sunergy Signs Sales Contract with INFiNi in Japan
Epuron Acquires Australia’s Largest Tracking Solar Power Plant from SunPower
Yingli Green Energy to Power the Largest Solar Plant in Singapore
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL
Hanwha Solar Supplies Largest Solar Rooftop Installation in France
SnapNrack Brings 1 MW of Solar Power to San Rafael Airport
1.3 MW SunPower Solar System to Power Exploratorium’s New Waterfront Home
Canadian Solar Provides Solar Modules for Alpinecenter Hamburg-Wittenburg
Kyocera Supplies Solar Modules for North Queensland, Australia’s Largest Installation
Kings County Teams with Chevron Energy Solutions to Cut Utility Costs, Save $12 Million
Suntech Announces Commitment to Action at 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting to Power Hospital in the DRC
Ex-Im Guarantees PNC Loan to Finance Solar Power in Barbados
SIG Chooses Giulio Barbieri to Supply PV Carports at Geneva Headquarters
Wakefern Food Corp. and NJR Clean Energy Ventures Announce Solar Project for Wakefern Distribution Center in Keasbey
IKEA Plugs-in Georgia’s Largest Private Solar Rooftop Array on Savannah Distribution Center
Kyocera Supplies Solar Power Generating Systems to Medical Facilities in Tajikistan
Italian Network Sunnier Thanks to New Rooftop Installations from Enel Green Power and Esse
Bronx Manufacturer to Save $50,000 on Annual Utility Bills with SolarCity, MC Solar
Sunways Solar Cells for the Largest Transparent Photovoltaic Roof in the USA
Jurupa Unified School District to Save More than $34 Million with Solar and Energy Updates
Constellation to Develop 4.35 MW Solar Generation Project for Arizona’s Casa Grande Union High School District
SolarCity to Power 26 Los Angeles Unified School District Schools with Solar Energy
Porterville Unified School District Dedicates SunPower Solar Systems at Six Schools
REC Solar and Kenyon Energy Unveil 2 MW of Solar Energy at Three Maryland Schools
Temple City Unified School District Inspires Students While Saving More than $3.8 Million with Solar and Energy Upgrades
School District Saves $300,000 Annually with Solar Energy
AlsoEnergy Announces 200th School PV Monitoring System Installed
Habitat for Humanity and PG&E Join Forces to Brighten Lives of Families
Multi-million Dollar Solar Rebate Program Offered by Solar Electric System Provided in Florida
JinkoSolar Modules Power 600 North Carolina Homes
SolarMax Technology Cools Heat for 600 Homeowners
Sunrun to Bring Affordable Home Solar to Long Island, Applauds LIPA
Munro Distributing Offers Homeowners Home Solar without the High Upfront Costs
Five BigBelly Solar Compacting Waste Stations will Reduce Trash Collection and Hold More Waste
NEW FACILITIES
Heraeus Opens New PV Facility in Taiwan
SolarMax Technology Riverside Ground Breaking Announced
Trina Solar’s APMEA Headquarters Formally Commences Operations in Singapore
Heritage Global Partners to Conduct as Aggregate Sale of Alion’s Complete Turnkey Solar Panel Production Facility, Manufacturing Equipment and Related Plant Assets
BIOMASS
The U.K.’s Largest Coal-fired Power Station Switching to Wood Pellet Fuel
Renewable Energy Power Agreement Reached by Rayonier and Florida Public Utilities Company
Viaspace Green Energy Signs Its First Supply Contract for Giant King Grass Pellets
Enova Energy Group Announces Wood Pellet Projects
Metso to Deliver Biofuel-fired Boiler to Jönköping Energi in Sweden
Metso’s Automation to Boost Green Energy Production in Reunion and Guadeloupe
GN Energy Solutions Acquires Forest Fuels
Viaspace Green Energy (VGE) Announces that the Separation of VGE and Viaspace is Complete
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
B&W Subsidiary Awarded $170 Million Boiler and Environmental Contract for Denmark Waste-to-Energy Plant
ADB, P&G to Pilot Transforming Waste to Energy in the Philippines
BIOGAS
EBRD Finances Biogas Plant at Ukraine’s Astarta
Advances in Wastewater Treatment Spur Growth of Renewable Energy Market
FuelCell Energy Announces Operation of World’s Largest Carbon Neutral Fuel Cell Power Plant
BMW Purchases Compressors for Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
HYDRO
IEA Report Sets a Course for Doubling Hydroelectricity Output by 2050
Pöyry Supervises the Construction of the Xayaburi Hydropower Project as Government of Lao Engineer
GDF Suez Inaugurates 1,087 MW Estreito Hydro Power Plant in Brazil
Andritz Receives Major Order for a Hydropower Plant in Egypt
Alcoa Participates in the Inauguration of Estreito Hydro Power Plant in Brazil
Voith Secures Contract for Largest Hydro Power Project in Chile
RWE Innogy Adds to Hydro Power Portfolio in South-East Europe
Alstom will Supply Equipment to the Biggest Hydro Plant in Columbia
Costa Rica’s Reventazón Hydropower Plant Project to Receive IDB Financing
Two New Hydropower Plants in Albania
Boguchanskaya Hydropower Plant Inaugurated
Strabag Awarded Large-Scale Contract for Alto Maipo Hydropower Plant in Chile
China Hydroelectric Corporation Announces the Sale of 30 MW Yuheng Hydroelectric Power Plant
Alcoa Finalizes Sale of Tapoco Hydroelectric Project to Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners
Journalists Visit ADB Energy Project in Tajikistan
Voith Secures New Contract for Hydro Power Plant Modernization in Brazil
Three Gorges’ New Hydropower Stations Go Live with IFS Applications and IFS Enterprise Explorer
RushHydro Secures Financing for Modernization of the Saratovskaya Hydropower Plant from BayernLB
ANDRITZ Receives another Major Order for Pumped Storage Power Station in Portugal
GEOTHERMAL
Geothermal Discovery Offers Hope for More Potential across the Country
GEA Releases Report on Industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions as California Launches Cap-and-Trade Program
“Geothermal Energy Development should be Encouraged”
Geothermal Energy Advances in Serbia
U.S. Geothermal Signs Power Purchase Agreement MOU for its Guatemala Project
Ormat Technologies to Develop a Geothermal Project in Honduras
Neal Hot Springs Project Achieves Commercial Operation
U.S. Geothermal Receives $10.7 Million Cast Grant for San Emidio Project
Ram Power Announces Update for its San Jacinto-Tizate Project
Alterra Power Announces Agreement for Chilean and Peruvian Geothermal Assets
Ormat Technologies Reports 2012 Third Quarter Results
Nevada Geothermal Power Reports Results for the Year Ended June 30, 2012
Ram Power Announces Continued Strong Operating Results for Third Quarter of 2012
Coso Geothermal Power Holdings Secures Extension of Expiring Letter of Credit Facilities
Ormat Technologies Announces Financial Closing and First Drawdown on Long-Term Debt
MARINE POWER
Carbon Trust Commissions UK Wave Resource Study
Massive Step Forward for Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland
Ocean Power Technologies Awarded Contract by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in Japan
Promising Results from First Grid-Connected WaveRoller Units
BioPower Systems forms Alliance with Shanghai Electric
SDE Energy forms Joint Venture with Green Energy International
Ocean Power Technologies Establishes New Business Unit to Drive Growth
GL Garrad Hassan Releases WaveDyn
TRANSMISSION
ERCOT Sets New Wind Power Record
ITC Submits ITC Great Plains Expansion Project to Southwest Power Pool
Arista Power Awarded Phase Two Development Contract from U.S. Army
Salazar Approves Transmission Line for Campo Verde Solar Project
Windreich and TenneT Agree on Interim Connections for Offshore Wind Farm, Deutsche Bucht
EIB Reinforces Its Support for Upgrading Poland’s Energy Distribution Network
Wind Works Power Corp. Closes Sale of Half its Transmission Facility in Germany
Enbridge and Borealis Infrastructure Join NextEra Energy Canada to Bid for the Opportunity to Develop New Power Transmission in Northern Ontario
ITC Great Plains Celebrates Groundbreaking for Kansas V-Plan Transmission Line Project
Grain Belt Express Clean Line Files for Public Utility Status in Indiana
Large Build-Outs of HVDC Transmission Systems will Help Integrate Renewable Energy on the Power Grid, according to Pike Research
ABB Solves 100 Year-Old Electrical Puzzle – New Technology to Enable Future DC Grid
AMSC Doubles Superconductor Wire Performance and Reduces Pricing
GM and ABB Demonstrate Chevrolet Volt Battery Reuse
STORAGE
New Saft Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System Helps Harness Wind Power in Saskatchewan, Canada
Acciona Incorporates Energy Storage into a Grid-Connected PV Solar Plant for the First Time in Europe
UPA Installs 500-kWh Environmentally-Friendly Containerized Battery from BYD
Itochu Announces Commencement of Contract Services for Construction of Secondary Battery Manufacturing Plants in North America by TEXMAC Inc. and InSpec Group
Saft Wins Five-Year Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Provide Li-SO2 Batteries to Defense Logistics Agency
Electrovaya Launches Residential Lithium Ion Energy Storage System
New Alliance for the Lithium-Ion Battery Facility of the Future
£20 Million Up for Grabs for Energy Storage Innovation
EnerDel Announces Three Year Product Warranty on All of Its Standard Packs and Systems
ZBB Energy Corporation Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
Axion Power Reports Results for Third Quarter
LightSail Energy Raises $37.3 Million from Peter Thiel, Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates Innovacorp and Other Top Investors
A123 Systems Receives Court Approval of Stalking Horse Bidding Procedures
K2 Energy Solutions, Inc. Reports Sufficient Li-Ion Cell Inventory and Manufacturing Capacity
COMPANY NEWS
Gamesa Intensifies Its Technological and Industrial Diversification
Vattenfall Reorganizes: Focus on Renewables and Nuclear
JLM Energy Inc. and Pacific Islands Construction Announce Integrated Partnership Renewable Energy Products for Commercial Applications
M+W Strengthens Activities in Power Plant Business
GE Accelerates Wind Services Response Time at Mississippi Wind Turbine Logistics Center
SAS Joins Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster as Founding Member
MultiCorp International, Inc. to Create New Subsidiary Targeted Toward Renewable Energy
Electranova Capital, an Investment Fund for Energy Startups Specializing in Cleantech Solutions, Introduces Its First Two Investments: Actility and Seatower