RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
July/August 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Black & Veatch Report: Electric Utility Industry Undergoing Structural Evolution
EIA Examines Alternate Scenarios for the Future of U.S. Energy
ERBD to Fund Sustainable Energy Projects worth €25 Billion over Next Three Years
Ex-Im Bank to Assist in Financing Up to $2 Billion of U.S. Exports to South Africa’s Energy Sector
ADB, UNEP, GEF to Finance Climate-Friendly Technologies in Asia
Asia-Pacific Can No Longer Afford to Grow First, Clean Up Later, Says UNDP Report
UK Government Committed to the Renewable Energy Sector
National Legislation in Four Member States Still Not in Line with EU Rules
New Research Says Renewables Can Help Insulate UK’s Economy against Fossil Fuel Price Shocks
Growth in Renewables Surging Ahead
Bahrain Expects More than $20 Billion in Energy Investments
EU Commission Confirms Market Integration and the Need for Growth Beyond 2020
20 Small Island Developing States Announce New Actions that Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels and End Poverty
“Clean Energy Victory Bonds” Bill Would Extend Production Tax Credit Ten Years
Texas Posts 13 Percent Increase in Energy from Renewable Sources
New Database from NREL Makes Costs of Energy Technologies More Transparent
Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Hits Three Year High on U.S. Action, Wind Farms and Clean Development
More Dutch Producers Supplying Green Electricity
Index Highlights Latin American and Caribbean Clean Energy Opportunities
NREL Study Shows Renewable Energy Potential in Every State
Federal Agencies Seek Renewable Energy Certificates
Masdar Institute Signs Agreements with Government Organizations in UAE for Funding Renewable Energy Atlas Project
U.S. EPA, DOE Launch Innovative New Tools to Determine Solar and Wind Energy Potential on Contaminated Lands
IREC Releases New Report: 12,000 MW of Distributed Generation by 2020 – Ambitious Goal for California
Green Upgrades Increase Value of Los Angeles Homes by 5.5 to 9 Percent
Florida Legislature Out of Step with Voters on Key Renewable Energy Policies
UTILITY ACTIONS
Xcel Energy Seeks More Renewables in New Mexico
Wisconsin Power and Light Company Outlines Energy Resources Strategy
DTE Energy Seeks Wind Energy Proposals
JCP&L Ranked in Top Ten for New Solar Installations
NorthWestern Energy to Seek Additional Community Renewable Energy Project in Montana
Dominion Virginia Power Proposes New Rate to Encourage Solar Power in The Commonwealth
Residential Customers Solar Projects in Fourteen Counties Selected for Next Phase of Consumer Energy Program
San Diego Energy District Foundation Forming Electric Cooperative to Provide Customer Choice and Local Green Power
MILITARY
Interior and Defense Departments Join Forces to Promote Renewable Energy on Federal Lands
To Help Ensure Operational Readiness, Navy Recruits Players for Online Wargame to Tackle Energy Challenges
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces New Action to Support Deployment of Renewable Energy on U.S. Military Installations
CleanTECH San Diego and SDMAC Partner to Examine Synergies between U.S. Department of the Navy and San Diego’s Cleantech Cluster
Second U.S. Military and Renewable Energy Industry Forum to Focus on Overcoming DoD Procurement Process Hurdles for Renewable Energy Industry
A.T. Kearney Partner Jeff Sorenson Discusses Pentagon’s Mandate on Efficiency, Renewables on E&ETV
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
WINDPOWER 2012 Drew Thousands to Atlanta with Impressive Participation of Southern Manufacturing Sector
Canada on Track to Install More than 1,500 MW of New Wind Energy Capacity in a Record Setting 2012
European Wind Power Industry Backs Commission Proposal to Boost Carbon Price
Wind CanWEA Commends Quebec Government’s Vision and Leadership in Call for More Energy
Wind Energy is Safe; Calls for Moratorium would Put Significant Clean Energy Investments and Jobs at Risk
Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development Provides $256,689 Research Grant to Iowa State University
First Minister Confirms Scotland’s Intention to offer 0.9 Renewables Obligation Certificates
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Gamesa’s G10-4.5 MW Prototype Wind Turbine at Alaiz Sets a New Output Record for a Turbine in Spain
One Year of Field Test of DHi Wind Turbine Slip Ring Predicts 20 Year Brush Life Achievable
Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Receives Efficient Energy Conversion Devices & Methods Patent Maximizing the Capture and Use of Available Wind Tunnel Energy
What is the Cost of Availability?
FINANCIALS
AMSC
Gamesa
Ming Yang
Suzlon
Western Wind Energy
ACQUISITION AND ALLIANCES
MY Plans to Form Joint Venture with Huaneng Renewables on Wind Power Development
Suzlon Group to Realize $60 Million by Selling China Manufacturing Subsidiary
Ming Yang Forms Strategic Partnership with Reliance Group
Vestas Divests Towers Factory to Titan Wind Energy and Maintains Jobs in Denmark
Vestas and Methanex Sign Agreement to Collaborate on Wind Development Globally
IMPSA and CONICET Signed a Wind Energy R&D Agreement
COMPANY NEWS
Western Wind to Sell Entire Company and Assets
GE Celebrates Ten Years of Advancing Wind Energy
Vestas Unites its Asia Pacific and China Sales Business Units
Restructuring of PowerWind GmbH Continues
Vestas Secures its Largest Service Contract Renewal for 1,897 MW
Moventas Rolls Out Up-tower Repairs to Significantly Lower Wind Farm Costs
Freudenberg Group Engages in American Wind Energy Market
GBT Announces Brazil Manufacturing Operation
PowerWind Sells Five Wind Turbines to Great Britain and Poland
Ventower Industries Selected to Receive Support under MEDC Pilot Program
PRODUCT NEWS
Mass Megawatts’ Wind Augmentation System Provides a Three-fold Increase in Power Output
Vestas Releases High-wind V112.3.0 MW Turbine to Meet Global Customer Demands
Suzlon Announces S111, New Low-wind Turbine with Up to 29 Percent Increased Output
Gamesa Certifies the World’s First Ecodesign-rated Wind Turbine
MFG Wind launched at WINDPOWER 2012
Power Climber Wind Introduces the Next Generation Turbine Service Lift
PowerWind Installs Sixth U.S. Turbine in Record Time
Vestas Phases out the Kilowatt Platform and Terminates the Production at its Hohhot Factory in China
SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
SKF Signs SEK One Billion supply Agreement for New Nartilus™ bearing for the Wind Industry
Moventas Wins €80 Million Contract to Supply New 5 MW Offshore Wind Gears to AREVA
OFFSHORE
EU Offshore Wind Power Capacity up 50 Percent Compared to First Half 2011
Vestas Wins 216 MW Offshore Order in Belgium
Vestas, EDP and WindPlus Partners Inaugurate the First Offshore Turbine Installed on the WindFloat Floating Foundation
Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm in LEGOLAND®
Offshore Port Option at Sheerness to be Ended
ABB Showcases Advanced Technologies for Future Offshore Wind Power Integration
RWE Innogy Names Offshore Installation Vessel “Victoria Mathias”
Technip Charters New Build Offshore Construction Vessel
P&O Maritime Delivers Quality Crew Transfer Solutions to Statoil-Scira Wind Farm – Shringham Shoal
Fishermen’s Energy Receives Final Construction Permit
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS IN THE U.S.
Outland Energy Services Awarded 328 MW Wind Turbine O&M Contract by Xcel Energy
Enel Green Power North America, Inc. and EFS Chisholm, LLC Signed a Capital Contribution Agreement with a Syndicate Led by J.P. Morgan
DTE Energy Announces Commercial Operations of Gratiot County Wind Park In Central Michigan
U.S. Treasury Department Finances Caney River Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables Finalizes Equity Financing for Illinois Wind Farm
Enel Green Power Starts Operations at Rocky Ridge Wind Farm in Oklahoma
S&C Solves Technical Integration Challenges for Coram Wind Farm
Shiloh IV Wind Project Receives CPUC Approval
PG&E joins NextEra Energy Resources for Ribbon-cutting Ceremony at Altamont Pass Wind Farm
RMT Commences Major Construction at Kawailoa Wind Project
Iberdrola Renewables Announces 30 MW PPA with Upper Midwest Municipal Power Agency
Goldwind Selects Broadwind to Supply Towers for Montana Musselshell Project
RMT Completes Turbine Erection at KWP II Wind Project
Gamesa and Harvest the Wind Network Collaborate on First Distributed Wind Project
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS - AROUND THE WORLD
EKIESL Takes a Giant Step towards Clean Development Mechanism Market
Suzlon Group Signs 300 MW Equipment Sale Agreement with ReNew Power
Nordex Continuing to Expand in Northern Europe
Tata Power’s South African Joint Venture Company Cennergi Announces a Preferred Bidder for Two Wind Energy Projects of 234 MW Capacity
Connection of Goldwind’s Gullen Range Wind Farm Approved for Australian Grid
Suzlon 138 MW Project for Cennergi among Preferred Bidders Selected by South African Department of Energy
Castle Rock Ridge Wind Farm in Canada becomes Operational
enXco Service Canada Signs Agreement with Cartier Wind Energy Inc.
Cape Scott Wind Farm – $7,000,000 Payment Received – Start of Construction
Home Furnishing Giant IKEA Invests in 90 MW of Vestas Wind Power
Finavera Wind Energy Announces $22 Million Sale of 77 MW Wildmare Wind Energy Project
Gamesa Completes a 74 MW Wind Farm Developed and Constructed to Enel Green Power in Mexico
England’s Largest Wind Farm Shortlisted for Renewables UK Award
Nordex Awarded 57.5 MW Project Extension in Norway
Acciona Inaugurates its Biggest Wind Park in India
Gamesa Agrees to the Sale of Four Wind Farms in France and Germany to a KGAL’s Renewable Energy Fund
Vestas Signs 55 MW Order in Italy
First Enel Green Power Wind Farm in Mexico Enters Operation
Meridian to Build Mill Creek Wind Farm
Vestas Receives 50 MW Order in Mexico
Vestas Receives another 49.5 MW Order from a 250 MW Chinese Frame Agreement
Vestas Wins Yet another V90 Order from Longyuan in Fujian
Gamesa to Deliver 48 MW to Huadian Group in China
Nordex Delivering 19 Multi-megawatt Turbines to Turkey
Gamesa Strengthens its Presence in Latin America with its First Contract in Nicaragua
Vestas Signs 40 MW Order in Nicaragua
RES Completes North Ayrshire Wind Farm
Enel Green Power Starts Operating Two New Plants in Greece
Vestas Receives 24 MW Order for Ireland
Goldwind and CGNWE Announce Sale of Mortons Lane Wind Farm in Australia
Windreich AG and Swisspower Renewables AG Close the Deal for the Largest Windfarm in Bavaria
Vestas Receives its First V100 – 2.0 MW Order in Spain
ScottishPower Renewables Submits BAMFF Windfarm Application
Gamesa Agrees to the Sale of a Wind Farm in Poland to RWE Innogy
ScottishPower Renewables Gets Work Underway at Middleton Windfarm
Gamesa Signs First UK Turbine Supply Deal with RES
RES Welcomes Approval on Jack’s Lane Wind Farm
GE Pursues its Global Growth, Reinforces Commitment to Ecomagination with Latest Wind Farm through GAMA Enerji
SMALL SCALE
WindPower Solutions Announces it Next Gen 85 kW Wind Turbine
Wind Mapping Study Looks at Turbine Feasibility for Boston High Rises
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Pros and Cons of the Anti-Dumping Duties
U.S. Labor Department Awards Aid to SolarWorld Workers Laid off Because of Chinese Solar Imports
Solar Manufacturers Hail 50th Anniversary of Telstar Satellite Launch
China’s New Five-Year Plan for Solar Calls for Escalation in Government Sponsorship of Export-Intensive, Price-Subsidized Trade
NRL Charges Marine Corps Expeditionary Power Requirements
Energy Department Announces Funding to Develop “Plug-and-Play” Solar Energy Systems for Homeowners
U.S. Solar Financing on the Brink of Transformation
PJM Region Shines with One Gigawatt of Solar Power
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Ball Aerospace Submits Solar Electric Propulsion Concept to NASA
NREL Simulates Shade Conditions in Repeatable Test for Solar Arrays
SoCalGas Accelerates Newest Solar Technology to Co-produce Renewable Electricity and Cooling
3M and Gossamer Space Frames to Inaugurate World’s Largest Aperture Parabolic Trough Installation
JA Solar To Establish Solar Efficiency Innovation Center with the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
PV Evolution Labs Strengthens Solar Module Quality Standards with New Potential Induced Degradation (PID) Certification Program
FINANCIALS
Abengoa
Canadian Solar
China Sunergy
Daqo New Energy
Day4 Energy
EGPI Firecreek
First Solar
LDK Solar
MEMC
ReneSola
Satcon®
SPI Solar
Spire
STR Holdings
SunPower
Suntech
Trina Solar
Veeco
COMPANY NEWS
GT Advanced Technologies Reiterates CY2012 Guidance Following Recent U.S. Tariff Decision
SolarCity Plans to Conduct Registered Initial Public Offering of its Common Stock
Yingli Green Energy Completes the Issuance of RMB 1.5 Billion Medium-term Notes
SolarEdge Reports over 1 Million Power Optimizers Shipped Worldwide
Sunrun Closes $60 Million Equity Investment
Belectric Becomes the First Company in the World to Install 1 Gigawatt of Photovoltaic Power
Martifer Solar USA, Inc.: 100 MW Estimated Pipeline for 2012
Shanghai-Listed Sunrain Leads the New Development of the Solar Thermal Industry
BioSolar to Select Contract Manufacturer for BioBacksheet
Canadian Solar Renews 25 Year Product Warranty Insurance Policy
Kyocera Launches Latest Solar Energy Solution: Kyocera Solar Finance
Clean Power Finance, MS Solar Solutions Corp. and Main Street Power Announce Largest Consumer Residential Solar Lease Facility in U.S.
Enphase Energy Continues European Expansion with New Testing Lab
Yingli Green Energy Establishes Regional Headquarters in Japan
Skyline Innovations Enters California Solar Market with Industry-Leading $30 Million Project Finance Fund
Clean Currents and SolarCity Pioneer New Way for Homeowners to Adopt Solar Power
SolarCity Opens New Massachusetts Operations Center, Seeks Local Hires
ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES
Canadian Solar and Bank of China Enter into a C$120 Million Construction Financing Agreement for Solar Power Plant Development in Ontario
Advanced Energy and Bergen Group of Companies Partner to Deliver Reliable, Scalable Solar Systems to the Fast-Growing Indian PV Market
Antaris Solar Announces Partnerships with Local PV Installers in United Arab Emirates and Qatar
REC Solar – AEE Solar Partnership Goes Platinum in the U.S.
Satcon Announces Strategic Canadian Manufacturing Partnership
JCM Aligns with Panasonic to Launch Commercial Scale, Solar Energy Financing and SPC Program in Ontario, Canada
eSolar Partners with Sanmina-SCI to Design Next-Generation Concentrated Solar Power Components
CNPV Signs Multi-phase Tripartite Co-operation Agreement
Ascent Solar and Shenzhen Radiant Enterprise Enter Strategic Alliance with Leading China Railway Design Agency
KACO New Energy USA Announces Partnership with Ampt to Increase Solar Inverter Power Output and Reduce PV System Costs
Mersen Joins the SunSpec Alliance
Ascent Solar Named Bye Aerospace Development Partner
eSolar Partners with Sanmina-SCI to Design Next-Generation Concentrated Solar Power Components
RES Systems Announces Agreement with Sun Power Technologies as a Distributor of the DC Comfort T Series HVAC System Specifically Designed for the Wireless Telecom Industry
Sierra Club Partners with Sungevity to Help Families Go Solar
SunPower Foundation Partners with One Million Lights to Bring Solar Education into Classrooms Worldwide
SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
Suntech and Krannich Solar Announce 120 MW Sales Agreement
GCL Solar Energy Places Order for 22.5 MW of Satcon Equinox 500 kW Inverters and 44 MW of their SSB Solstice Combiners
Solar Junction Receives 5 MW Order from SolFocus
Moose Power Purchases Heliene Solar Panels
PRODUCT NEWS
REC Announces Production of 5 Millionth Solar Module at SolarExpo in Italy
bSolar Launches High Efficiency Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells
Advancing Solar Panel Testing with Sophisticated Controller Features
CRC Solar Builds Solar Racking to Withstand Hurricane Force Winds
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Certifies BYD’s Asia Testing Center and First 250 kW Solar Inverter
Enel Unveils TOB, an Innovative Power Generation System for Isolated Areas
Upsolar Modules Qualify for Additional Incentives across France
DuPont Innovations Amp-up Returns on Investment for Solar Energy
Hanwha SolarOne’s SF260-36-1PxxL Module among the First in the Industry to Pass Rigorous TUV Rheinland Long-Term Sequential Test
LightManufacturing LLC Introduces Ground Breaking Solar Thermal Manufacturing System
SolarEdge Addresses the Commercial Market with New Inverters and Extended Voltage Optimizers
Shoals Technologies Group’s MultiLink™ Junction Box Product Line Integrates Ampt’s Module-Level Optimizers to Lower Cost of Commercial and Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Systems
Konarka and Dry-Design Unveil Innovative Solar Metal Wall Panel System
Heraeus Exhibits New Generation of Higher-Efficiency Front-Side Silver Pastes
Honeywell Launches Third-Generation Film to Protect Solar Panels
HyperSolar Reports Successful Testing of Protective Coating for Solar to Renewable Hydrogen Conversion Process
Solar3D Prototype Underway at UCSB Facility
JinkoSolar Introduces High Efficiency “WING” Series Modules
RES Systems Rolls-Out Marketing Campaign Introducing the Razor Series™ DC to DC Solar Converter Solution
Silverback Solar Deploys New Frame Design for 200 kW North Carolina Project
Session Solar Announces Expansion of Proprietary Product Line Creotecc
Heraeus Exhibits SOL315, Low Activity Paste for New Passivation Layer Cell Designs
Munro Distributing Expands their Solar Micro Inverter Line
Suntech Introduces New Compact, Efficient 60 Cell Module
Clean Power Research Take on PV Fleet Management Challenges with Ground Breaking Data Sources and Analysis Capabilities
Motech Provides Solar Cell Certificate of Origin for Motech Modules Imported into U.S.
Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada to Supply New Domestic Solar Photovoltaic Panels Manufactured in Ontario by Celestica
Hypersolar Completes Proof of Concept Prototype that Successfully Produces Renewable Hydrogen
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS - U.S.
First Photovoltaic Solar Panel Installed on Largest Solar Project in the World
Kyocera to Supply 34 MW of U.S.-Made Solar Modules for Utility Scale Installation
Enbridge and First Solar Announce Completion of 50 MW Silver State North Nevada Solar Project
Recurrent Energy Reaches Commercial Operation of 50 MW of Solar PV Projects in Sacramento County
Satcon Selected for Second Largest Solar Farm in Puerto Rico
Cogentrix Energy’s Alamosa Solar Generating Plant Begins Commercial Operation
Solectria Renewables Supplies Inverters for the Largest High Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Facility in the World
K Road Power Acquires 25 MW McHenry Solar Project from SunPower
Lincoln Renewable Energy Officially Dedicates its NJ Oak Solar Project, the Largest Non-Utility Owned Project in the Eastern U.S.
Zentric Secures Inventory to Begin Construction for 1.6 MW Solar Project
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS - AROUND THE WORLD
Alex Solar Awarded 1 GW Solar Project by the City of Jinchang
Welspun Energy Bags 125 MW Solar PV Project
South Africa Department of Energy Awards Additional Large-Scale Solar Project to Consortium of SolarReserve, Kensani and Intikon Energy
JinkoSolar Selected to Supply 50 MW for GSHHSD Solar Project in China
Ex-im Bank Approves $80 Million in Export Financing for Solar Project in India
Tata Power’s 25 MW Solar Plant in Mithapur Crosses 11,000 MWh Generation Milestone in Record Time
REC Signs Multiple Contracts to Supply 20 MW in Bulgaria
Enel Green Power and Sharp Increase Solar Capacity in Italy
Australia’s Largest Solar PV Project Reaches Major Construction Milestone
Two New Solar Parks for Enel Green Power in Italy
China Sunergy Delivers 5 MW in Solar Modules to Bulgaria
Petra Solar, the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), the Bahrain Petroleum Company and Caspian Energy Holdings Announce Landmark Smart Solar Project in Bahrain
Wattner Acquires Solar Power Plant Waldhaus for SunAsset 3 Fund
Canadian Solar Supplied 3.3 MW of Solar Modules for PV Project in Bulgaria
Roma Capitale, Enel Green Power and ENEA Sign an Agreement to Build a Concentrated Solar Power and Biomass Plant
World’s Largest Low Concentrating PV Solar Power Plant Now Online
Trina Solar Announces 2.1 MW Off-Grid Project in Tibet
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL
SPI Solar to Build 6.4 MW of Solar Developments at Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, NJ
Construction Starts on Solar Installation at Patriot Place
Yingli Green Energy Brings Solar Power to Brazil’s Iconic Football Stadium, Maracana
Iron Mountain to Add Solar Panels atop Storage Facilities for First Time
Cogenra Solar Expands into Healthcare Market with Tucson Medical Center
DEGERenergie Establishes MLD Solar Parks in Tennessee
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, First Solar and Big Green Zero Energize Solar Power System at Taliesin West
Mage Solar Modules Power Nation’s Largest Historic Revitalization PV Project
Somerton, MAC Electric and GreenVolts Commission Multiple Solar Projects
Meadowlands Landfill Solar Farm Dedicated
Independent Solar Developers Completes World’s First Cattle Feedlot Solar Field
New Jersey School Offsets 90 Percent of Energy Use with 6.1 MW of SolarWorld Solar Panels
SunPower Solar Systems at Eleven Scottsdale Unified School District Schools
‘Solar Strand’ Opens as New Gateway to UB Campus
SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Largest Solar Installation in West Virginia
Motech Americas Announces East Coast Installation of the Year
San Lorenzo Unified School District and Chevron Energy Solutions Announce Completion of Solar Energy Project
NEW FACILITIES
Fluor Completes Polysilicon Plant in China for LDK Solar
Total and SunPower Commission a New Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant in France
REFUsol Opens Manufacturing Facility in Greenville, SC
Heraeus Begins Construction on a New PV Site in Taiwan
GT Advanced Technologies Announces Orders totaling $8 Million for DSS™450HP Furnaces to Taiwan-based Utech Solar Corporation
State-of-the-Industry Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment to Sold via Global Online Auction by Heritage Global Partners
BIOMASS
Argan, Inc.’s Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Gemma Power Systems Receives Full Notice to Proceed for a Biomass-Fired Power Project
Roma Capitale, Enel Green Power and ENEA Sign an Agreement to Build a Concentrated Solar Power and Biomass Plant
enXco Acquires Pinelands Biomass Project
Update on Avonmouth Dedicated Biomass Project
Innovative Use of Steam Turbine by Animal Feed Manufacturer Svenska Foder in Sweden
Mustus Energy Ltd. Executes Power Purchase Agreement with Large Global Energy Producer
NTE Energy Awarded Patent for Biomass Hybrid Renewable Energy Technology
PELLETS
Developer Emphasizes Benefits to Community as North Blyth Power Station Moves Closer to Reality
Viaspace Announces Major Upgrade to Produce and Sell Giant King Grass Pellets in Asia
B&W Receives Full Notice to Proceed on Waste-to-Energy Plant Project in West Palm Beach, FL
ABB Helps Lisbon Turn Waste into Energy
EERC Successfully Demonstrates Fuel Production from Wood Waste for Off-Grid Power Generation
EERC and DenYon Energy Develop Integrated Power and Waste Management System for the Poultry Industry
China Recycling Energy Corporation Reports 2012 First Quarter Financial Result
BIOGAS
Now Available: Guidance Document for Introducing Renewable Gas from Landfills into Pipelines
New York’s Largest On-Farm Biogas Power Project Generate Renewable Energy for Nearly 1,000 Homes
GE’s Gas Engines Driving Major Expansion of Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant in Chile
ENER-G Powers Nissan Car Factory in Mexico with Landfill Gas Capture Project
Waste Managemen’s Mahoning Landfill to Produce Green Energy from Everyday Waste
Ribbon Cutting and Test Phase Begins on “Trash to Gas” Plant
Weltec Biopower Builds Plant in France
GE’s Waukesha Factory Delivers Generator Sets for Potawatomi Tribe’s Milwaukee Biogas Power Project
Xebec Announces First Landfill Gas Upgrading Order in China and Exclusive Distribution Agreement
Yield Energy & Finsterwalder Umwelttechnik Enter Partnership to Develop North America Biogas Industry
Dairyland Farm Anaerobic Digestion Facility has 1.2 MW Capacity
HYDRO
Klahoose First Nation and Alterra Power Sign Agreement for Upper Toba Project
RusHydro Commissions Turbines and Generators from Power Machines for Modernization of the Volzhskaya Hydropower Plant
China Hydroelectric Corporation Receives New Tariff Increases for Power Projects in Yunnan and Fujian Provinces
ABB Wins $20 Million Swiss Order to Boost Efficiency of Hydroelectric Power Plants
Energy Department Report Finds Major Potential to Increase Clean Hydroelectric Power
Capstone Infrastructure Corporation Prices Financing of Hydro Power Facilities and Sets New Dividend Policy
Meridian Exits Mokihinui Hydro Project
China Hydroelectric Corporation Receives Tariff Increases in Fujian Province
Minerco Resources, Inc. in Negotiations for Sale of Sayab Wind Project and Iscan Hydroelectric Project
Huaneng Power International, Inc. Xiangqi Hydropower Unit 2 Completes Trial Run
Run of River Power Reports Results for 2011
Alstom and RusHydro Start Joint Construction of a Hydropower Equipment Manufacturing Plant in Bashkortostan
GEA Report Details International Geothermal Growth
GEA International Showcase 2012 Highlights U.S. Leadership in Geothermal Global Market
Deep Geothermal Resource has Potential to Produce Up to 20 Percent of UK Electricity and Heat for Millions of Homes
EnergySource’s First Geothermal Plant in Imperial Valley Lauded for Creating Jobs, Boosting the Economy, Delivering Clean Energy to 50,000 Homes
Continental Geothermal Energy Project Receives $11.5 Million Grant
Enel Green Power Begins Work on New Geothermal Plant in the USA
U.S. Geothermal Announces Mechanical Completion of First Power Module at Neal Hot Springs
Startup of Completely Refurbished Geothermal Plant in Tuscany Announced
U.S. Geothermal Announces New San Emidio Power Plant Begins Performance Testing
IDB to Help El Salvador Become Regional Training Center for Geothermal Energy
Nevada Geothermal Power Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2012
U.S. Geothermal Announces Share Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
Ormat Technologies, Inc. Provides Information on Closing of Transaction Involving Shares of its Parent Entity
MARINE POWER
Eco Wave Power Successfully Installed its First Fully Operational Wave Energy Power Plant
Tidal Turbine Powers Up in Orkney
Hydro Alternative Energy Announces Planned Development of Hydrokinetic Energy Project with the Municipality of eThekwini in Durban, South Africa
Hydro Alternative Energy Announces Execution of MOU with Energreen
ETI Announces Tidal Energy Converter (TEC) System Demonstrator Project
Marine Scotland Science’s Seabed Survey Work Provides Some Important Answers for Marine Renewable Developers
TRANSMISSION
Reef Subsea Awarded Contract for the Inter Array Power Cable Installation and Burial at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
TenneT Plans Second Cable Connection between North West European and Norwegian Markets
TenneT Starts Work on Noordoostpolder Wind Farm
SDG&E Energizes Sunrise Powerlink
Centennial West Clean Line, Western Sign Agreement for Transmission Development
BPA Will Rebuild 72-Year-Old Transmission Line
KCC Approves Prairie Wind Transmission Line Route
Rock Island Clean Line Receives Approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Plains and Eastern Clean Line Files Application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Seeking Negotiated Rate Authority
S&C Solves Technical Integration Challenges for Coram Wind Farm
Renewable Energy Integration is becoming a Higher Priority for Smart Grid Projects, Says Pike Research
Statewide Transmission Study Identifies Projects to Improve Electric System Reliability, Lower Costs and Support Renewable Generation
STORAGE
Princeton Power Systems Announces Energy Storage System to Support New Microgrid at Ft. Bliss
Saft Li-ion Batteries to Power GOES-R Series Weather Satellites for NASA and NOAA
SMUD Partners Kick-off Energy Storage Project
Ecoult and East Penn Launch PJM Regulation Services Project
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and CalCEF Galvanize California’s Battery Industry
Saft Presents Smart Li-ion Energy Storage Solutions for Centralized and Distributed PV Systems
Powin Energy and Ideal Power Converters to Co-develop Modular Grid Storage Solution
Hanwha SolarOne Makes Aggressive Push into Energy Storage Market Through Partnership with Silent Power
Liquid Metal Battery Corporation Secures $15 Million in Series B Round Led by Khosla Ventures
EnerSys Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Results
China BAK Receives NASDAQ Noncompliance Notice
ZBB Energy Announces Successful Completion of Common Stock Offering for Gross Proceeds of $12 Million
COMPANY NEWS
Enel Green Power Reports Total Revenues of €599 as of March 31
Iberdrola Wins €1,022 Million in the First Quarter
Navigant Expands Energy Research & Market Intelligence Offerings with Addition of Pike Research
Argus Expands Coverage of California, U.S. Renewables Trading
Good Energies Capital Announces Name Change to Become Bregal Energy
Agrasun to Open Renewable Energy Showroom in Miami
EIG Expands into Australia and Micronesia
New Preliminary Site Evaluation Web Service Unveiled at InterSolar North America