RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
February 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
President Obama Provides Blueprint to Make the Most of America’s Energy Resources
BP Forecasts Robust Global Energy Demand to 2030 Despite Efficiency Gains
To Cut Poverty in Asia and the Pacific, ‘Energy Plus’ Package a Must, says UN Report
EIA Projects that Increased Oil, Natural Gas and Renewable Energy Production and Energy Efficiency Improvements will Reduce U.S. Reliance on Imported Energy Sources
Renewables, Natural Gas to Dominate Near-Term Power Industry Growth
EPRI Unveils Interactive Generation Options Tool
Electronic Atlas Maps U.S. Renewable Energy Resources
Secretary Salazar, Governor Brown Expand Partnership to Expedite Renewable Energy Projects in California
NREL’s Economic Benefit to Colorado Totals $831.3 Million in FY 2011
UTILITY NEWS
PG&E Tallies Renewable Energy Gains in 2011
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities File Plan to Purchase Electric Generation Supply Beginning in 2013
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
Wind Energy Making New Inroads, Building on Success
Canada Moves to Sixth Place Globally for New Installed Wind Energy Capacity in 2011
UK Wind Power Passes the Six Gigawatt Threshold
UK Renewable Energy’s January Jobs Mega-Boost
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
REenergy Electric (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Deploys Ioxus’ Ultracapacitors for Wind Turbine Pitch Systems
Cabot Corporation Launches Treated Fumed Silica CAB-O-SIL® ULTRABOND™ 4740
NREL, Gamesa to Collaborate on R&D Project
RenewableUK Welcomes Progress on Wind Farm-friendly Radar
The ACCIONA Windpowered Antarctica Expedition Successfully Completes its Polar Crossing
FINANCIALS
AMSC
Enel Green Power
Finavera Wind Energy
Gurit
Vestas Wind Systems
Xzeres
GDF SUEZ Reaches 1,000 MW of Installed Wind Energy
Suzlon S9X Turbine Suite Exceeds 1 GW in Global Orders
Roughly 13 Percent More Wind Turbines Installed by Nordex in 2011
RWE Innogy Expands its Spanish Wind Portfolio to 447 MW
Gamesa’s Orders for the New G97-2.0 MW Turbine Total 356 MW in the Second Half of 2011, Its Inaugural Year
Suzlon Group Announces 269 MW in New Orders Worldwide
Clyde Blowers Completes Moventas Acquisition
Western Wind Closes $3.1 Million Private Placement
DONG Energy Focuses its Demonstration Activities within Wind Power
GL Garrad Hassan Opens New Office in Cape Town
Broadwind Energy Wins $23 Million Tower Order
Suzlon Subsidiary Seforge Announces $115 Million Order with Bearings Major
IMPSA Celebrates the Assembly of Wind Turbine #200
Sunbelt Announces Test Facility
Shear Wind Announces Change in Year End and Update on Sale of Willow Ridge Assets
Algonquin Power & Utilities Announces Withdrawal from Minority Interest Wind Investment
Without Tax Credit Iberdrola Will Suspend New U.S. Wind Farms
AMSC Provides Litigation Update
CleanTech Innovations Sues the NASDAQ Stock Market for Racism and Discrimination
OFFSHORE
Wind Energy Areas Moving Ahead in Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware
World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Consolidates UK’s Global Lead
EDF Energies Nouvelles and Alstom Announce the Submission of Four Projects Forming the Basis for a Sustainable French Wind Energy Equipment Manufacturing Industry
GDF SUEZ, VINCI and CDC Infrastructure Put in their Bids to Build and Operate Wind Farms off the Coast of France
The Iberdrola – EOLE RES Consortium, Along with its Partners are Bidding for Two Zones for the Installation of Offshore Wind Farms
REpower and EDF Energies Nouvelles’ US Subsidiary Sign Contract for 50 MW
DONG Starts Construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore Wind Farm Global Tech I Granted ‘Wind Deal of the Year’ Award
Vestas Confirms Offshore Project inBelgium
U.S. INSTALLATIONS
TVA Wind Power Contracts Activated
AEP SWEPCO Signs Wind Power Purchase Agreements for 359 MW
Atlantic Power Announces Agreement to Acquire a 300 MW Wind Development Project in Oklahoma
OG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Project
Wind Capital Group Closes Financing on Post Rock Wind Energy Project in Kansas
REpower Concludes Contract for 150 MW Project in Oklahoma
First Wind Receives Approval from Maine DEP to Expand Proposed Oakfield Wind Project
E.ON Climate & Renewables Secures Financing for Illinois Wind Farm
REpower and EDF Energies Nouvelles’ U.S. Subsidiary Sign Contract for 50 MW
Minnesota Power’s Bison 1 Wind Energy Center Completed in North Dakota; Bison 2 and 3 Up Next
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company to Acquire Illinois Wind Project from Invenergy
Edison Mission Group Commissions Wind Energy Project Providing Clean Energy to the State of Maryland
Land Based Wind Farm Producing for PHI Subsidiary
Gemma Renewable Power LLC Signs EPC Contract and Receives Notice to Proceed for $18 Million Wind Farm Project
Juhl Wind, Inc. Selected as Development Partner for Upstate NY’s Black Oak Wind Project
Black & Veatch to Provide Comprehensive Detailed Design Work for Busch Ranch Wind Project
Goldwind USA Acquires Two 10 MW U.S. Projects from Volkswind USA
Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces Completion and Start-up of Community Wind Farm Project for Gundersen Health System
INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Jiuquan Wind Power Project Completes Trial Run
The Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farms Win an International Prize for Their Financing
RES Canada Awarded Balance of Plant Contract for Alberta Wind Project
MY Signed EPC Contracts for 125 MW Wind Power Projects in Bulgaria
Suzlon Group Signs a 100 MW Contract with CLP, India
Enel Green Power Awarded with a Concession for the Construction of a 99 MW Wind Farm in the Antofagasta Region in Chile
Iberdrola Ingeniería is awarded Its Tenth Wind Farm Project in Poland in a Contract Worth €135 Million
Gamesa Supplies a Deal to Supply 50 MW of Turbines in Almeria and to Maintain Them for Ten Years
Gamesa to Deliver Another 50 MW of its G97-2.0 MW Turbines to Longyuan in China
Vestas Receives First V100 Order for China
Vestas Strengthens its Position in Finland Even Further
Suzlon Group Wins 24 MW Order in Brazil
Iberdrola Commences Construction of 22 MW Capacity Wind Farm in Sierra de las Cabras, Murcia
IMPSA Commissions the Largest Wind Project in Latin America
Iberdrola Begins Construction of 22 MW Wind Mountain Goats in Murcia
Suzlon Group Wins 20.5 MW UK Order with RWE npower Renewables
ACCIONA Puts a New Wind Park into Service in Castilla-La Mancha
Gamesa Sells Two Wind Farms in France to Allianz
RWE Innogy Starts Construction of Wind Farm Titz in the Administrative District of Düren
Gamesa Sells Two Wind Farms in France to Allianz
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
U.S. Solar Energy Industry Sets Record for Installations, Achieves 140 Percent Annual Growth in Best Quarter Ever
Lux Research Reveals Top Ten Cell Manufacturers
Polysilicon Prices Hit Record Low in 2011, Will Head Even Lower Enabling $0.70 per Watt Solar Panels in 2012
DOE Awards $12 Million to Spur Rapid Adoption of Solar Energy with the Rooftop Solar Challenge
SDG&E to Expand Local Solar Market, Increase Customer Access
CPCU Augments Solar Program Budget
DOE Grant to Western Pennsylvania Coalition will Grow Solar Market and Green Jobs
World Bank Supports Morocco’s Bold Solar Power Plans
PV Industry Ready to Face New Challenges Posed by Revised Directive on Collection and Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
SEIA and the Solar Alliance Merge to Drive Effective Policy for Solar on the State Level
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Discovery of a ‘Dark State’ Could Mean a Brighter Future for Solar Energy
NREL Scientists Report First Solar Cell Producing More Electrons in Photocurrent than Solar Photons Entering Cell
Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World’s Highest Conversion Efficiency of 36.9 Percent
Solar3D Sets World Record for Silicon Solar Cell
First Solar Sets another World Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency
Thin-film Soltecture Produces First 100 Watt Solar Modules
Heliatek Achieves New World Record for Organic Solar Cells with Certified 9.8 Percent Cell
ALD to Enable Novel, High Efficiency Silicon Nanorod Solar Cells
HyperSolar Technology Turns Wastewater into Renewable Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Future is Bright for ONR’s Lightweight, Sun-Powered Generator
COMPANY NEWS
Stion Announces $130 Million Financing led by Korean Investors
Joule Secures $70 Million in Private Equity Investments for Growth
SPI Solar Secures $64 Million in Project Financing
KDC Solar Closes $70 Million Revolving Construction Facility with Prudential Capital Group
Tigo Energy® Raises Additional Capital Resources to Accelerate the Growth of Their Solar SmartModules
Nautilus Solar Energy Nets $25 Million Revolving Facility from De Lage Landen
AQT Solar Secures $18.7 Million to Fuel Growth through 2012
Principal Solar Receives $15,000,000 Reserve Equity Financing from AGS Capital Group
Martifer Solar USA, Inc. Closes $7.15 Million Credit Facility
LDK Solar Closes Issuance of the First Tranche of RMB 3,000,000,000 Notes
Onyx Services & Solutions Inc. Announces 3 for 1 Stock Split
DEGERenergie Registers 20 Percent Increase in Turnover in 2011
Solutia Initiates Quarterly Dividend
First Solar Updates 2011 Financial Guidance and Announces 2012 Financial Guidance
Stellar Solar Posts Record Year in 2011
Ellomay Capital Announces Drawdown of Funds under Existing Finance Agreement and Execution of a Credit Agreement in Connection with Two Photovoltaic Plants
BioSolar Announces Strategic Plan for High Volume Production
Satcon Announces Restructuring Initiative as Part of Long Term Strategic Plan
China Sunergy Announces ADS Ratio Change
MEMC Issues Statement to Clarify its Solar Plans in Japan
The Briscoe Law Firm and Powers Taylor, LLP Investigating the Board of SunPower Corporation Concerning the Total SA Acquisition
Zep Solar Sues Westinghouse Solar, Light Way and Others for Patent Infringement
Solar Trust of America Statement on Insolvency Proceeding of Solar Millennium AG
Hoku Materials Files Complaint against Idaho Power to Amend Electric Service Agreement
Lite Solar Reaches $100 Million in Commercial Solar Installation Projects
Sunbelt Expands to Power Developing Nations
Onyx Business Model Substantiated with Solar Costing 44 Percent Less than Diesel Powered Electricity
JinkoSolar Expands into France’s Sun Belt
Martifer Solar USA, Inc. Establishes National Footprint in 2011
SolarMax Technology Inc. Plans Aggressive Expansion
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Extends the Sunlight Advantage™ to an Additional 500 Customers for Fiscal
Onyx Scores another Latin American Solar Deal – This One in Colombia
Sunbelt Announces Test Facility
Solar3D Announces go to Market Plan
Yingli Green Energy Becomes the First PV Company Worldwide to Obtain Product Carbon Footprint Verification from TUV Rheinland
Solectra Renewables Expands Workforce Adding 65 Percent to the Clean Energy Sector in 2011
Onyx Fast Tracing Manufacture of Plug-N-Play Panels for International Clients
Greycon Offers Free Consulting and Development for Photovoltaic Installations
PowerGuard’s PowerClip™ Warranty Solution Adoption by Several Solar Energy Providers
Trina Solar Announces the Establishment of Changzhou Trina International School
Suntech Awarded the 2011 Gigaton Prize for Exemplary Carbon Emissions Reduction
ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES
Euro Solar Parks, Inc. Issues Letter of Intent to Acquire E3 Hus
Zentric, Inc. Hong Kong Subsidiary Acquires a 35 Percent Equity Position in Zentric Solar, Inc.
ABB Invests in Utility Scale Concentrating Photovoltaic Solar Power Company
TFG Radiant Increases Ownership in Ascent Solar
LDK Solar Announces Investment in Sunways AG
Petra Solar and Enviromena Announce Partnership to Develop Solar and Smart Grid in the Middle East and North Africa
PV Evolution Labs Teams up with Black & Veatch on Solar Panel Performance Models Improving Accuracy for PV Project Financing
Dow Solar Announces Three Select Authorized Dealers in Colorado to be First in the U.S. to Offer Dow Powerhouse™ Solar Shingles
Suniva Names Sunetric Hawaii’s Elite Dealer of Optimus Solar Modules
SunPower Joins Solar Impulse Project as Official Supplier
elQ Energy Partners with Boots on the Roof to Train Solar System Installers in Parallel Solar Technology
SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
ET Solar to Supply 6 MW of PV Modules to Lariviere
Western Wind Takes Delivery of $12 Million of Solar Panels and Secures U.S. Cash Grant
GT Advanced Technologies Announces First Order from an Incumbent Polysilicon Producer for $101.3 Million in CVD Reactors and Ancillary Equipment
TechPrecision Corporation Receives $4.8 Million Polysilicon Chamber Order
PRODUCT NEWS
Natcore Receives Exclusive License from NREL to Develop “Black Silicon” Solar Cells
Kyocera Solar Modules Deliver Reliable Performance after More Than 25 Years in the Field
Trina Solar Announces Complete Large Rooftop Solar Solution for North American Customers
CPV Technology Demonstrated by Southwest Solar Technologies, Inc.
Kyocera’s 315 Watt, 80 Cell Solar Module Launches in the U.S.
GeoModel Solar Launches New Generation Online Tools for Solar Site Prospecting and Bankable Photovoltaic Yield Assessment
Canadian Solar Modules Pass Stringent Salt Corrosion Test
PV Evolution Labs Earns Prestigious ISO/IEC Accreditation for its Advanced Solar Panel Testing and Calibration Services
Solar3D Announces Breakthrough Design Improvement to Reduce Manufacturing Cost
Vela Solaris Demonstrates Polysun’s Updated Hydronic System Templates
GE Energy Unveils New EverGold™ Solar Duty Disconnects
Sanyo HIT® Solar Modules to Become “Panasonic HIT®”
REFUsol Solar Inverters Receive UL Certificate
China Sunergy Announces TUV Certificates to Quasar Modules and New Sales Contract of 1.89 MW Quasar Modules
SunPower Launches Solar Energy Monitoring Application for Android-Powered Smartphones
High Power PV Modules from Aide Solar Complete UL Eligibility; Now Available in Production Quantities
New Energy Achieves ‘Speed and Scale-Up’ Breakthrough for Applying Company’s Electricity-Generating Coatings to Glass Windows
Solar3D Projects 25 Percent Efficiency in New Silicon 3-Dimensional Solar Cell
GreenVolts Unveils Industry’s First and Only Fully Integrated Solar System
Innovative Solutions from Goal Zero Aim to Eliminate Consumer Challenges within Portable Power and Emergency Preparedness
SolarTech Launches Solar Energy Estimate Report to Help Consumers Compare Residential Solar PV System Performance through ‘MPG-Like’ Report
Solar Panel Monitoring and Control Powered by GreenPeak Chips
Hanwha SolarOne Announces Industry-leading Workmanship Warranty and Improved Warranty for Power Generation
Enphase Energy Microinverter System Now Shipping in France and Benelux
Vela Solaris Presents New Polysun 5.8: Nearby Shading and Visualization of Controller Connections
Upsolar Completes Industry-leading Module Life Cycle Assessment Study
W2 Energy Begins Second Generation Solar Bug
Wagan Tech® Announces Clean, Quiet, Portable Solar Power Generators
Carmanah Launches its Highest Power Solar Outdoor Light to Date
SolarFocus Launches UNI-SOLAR® Powered Kindle™ Cover
ThermoEnergy China Marketing Program Expands to Wastewater Filtration for PV Solar Panel Production Plants
Vela Solaris and Northern Lights Solar Solutions Launch Jointly Developed Polysun Software Package for Solar Hot Water Heating Systems
U.S. LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS
Energy Commission Begins Review for Rio Mesa Solar Electric Generating Facility
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company to Acquire 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar
NRG and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Announce Partnership on 290 MW Aqua Caliente Solar Project
Matinee Energy Starts Construction of the Solar Power Plants in Benson, AZ
EnviroMission Solar Tower Project Finance Commitment
Solar Frontier Selected by enXco for 100+ MWp California Power Plant
BlueChip Energy Signs 300 Acre Land Lease Agreement with City of Eustis, FL
SunPower to Supply 54 Megawatts of Solar Power Technology to NRG Solar
Sempra Generation Energizes 42 MW of Solar Panels at Mesquite Solar 1
Austin Energy Activates 30 MW Solar Farm
PSEG Solar Source Purchases 25.2 MW Solar Project in Arizona from juwi
GE Solar Technology to Bring Power of the Sun to Invenergy’s Grand Ridge Solar Project
Duke Energy Renewables Acquires Two Arizona Solar Farms
BECC-NADB Board of Directors Approves U.S.-Mexico Border Projects for More than $136 Million
SRP Signs Deal for Solar Energy Plant in Queen Creek
With Cotton Center Plant, APS Says: Here Comes the Sun
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Completes 2011 Portfolio of Solar Projects
SunPower Breaks Ground on 13.78 MW Solar Power Plant at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
KIUC and HCDC Award Contract to REC Solar for a 12 MW Solar Project
SPI Solar Awarded EPC Contract to Build 11.3 MW Project in Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Ormat Signs a New 20 Year Power Purchase Agreement for 10 MW Solar PV Project with Imperial Irrigation District
6.1 MW Solar Energy Plant Certified for Financing in Tucson, AZ
City of Desert Hot Springs Planning Commission Approves Aloha Solar Energy Project
WMECo Celebrates Completion of Largest Solar Facility in New England
One of North Carolina’s Largest Solar Farms Debuts in Kings Mountain
SRP, ASU Partner on 1 MW Solar Power Plant
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
South Africa Department of Energy Awards Large Scale Solar Projects to Consortium of SolarReserve, Kensani and Intikon
Abengoa Awarded Two CSP Projects by South Africa’s Department of Energy
Canadian Solar Inc. and TransCanada Corporation Announce Sales Agreement for 86 MW Solar PV Project Portfolio in Ontario, Canada
Enel Green Power Awarded Two Lots from Difesa Servizi SpA to Develop 60 MW of PV Plants
REC to Supply GP Joule 60 MW for Large Scale Solar Power Plants in France and Germany
Soitec Selected as a Preferred Bidder Under South Africa’s IPP Program for the Supply of 50 Megawatts of Solar Energy
CPI Inter Energy Gansu Wuwei PV Power Plant Starts Construction
CPI Qinghai Wuhlan PV Power Plant goes into Trial Operation
The T-Solar Group Signs up $145 Million to Fund its Projects in Peru
ADB, Reliance Power to Develop India’s Largest Solar PV Power Plant
CPI Qinghai Gonghe PV Power Plant Starts Construction
Phase II Project of Datang Inter Ningxia Qingtongxia PV Power Plant Starts Construction
Power-One Installs of Datang Inter Ningxia Qingtongxia PV Power Plant Starts Construction
China Sunergy’s 13 MW Solar Modules Commissioned in a 25 MW Indian Solar Project
Tata Power Successfully Ties up the Financing for its 25 MW Solar Project in Mithapur, Gujarat, India
Onyx Reveals Plan to Provide Energy Distribution for New 22 W Solar Project
Hainan Lingao PV Power Plant Goes into Commercial Operation
ReneSola Completes Construction and Grid Connection of its 20 MW Solar Power Plant in Qinghai, China
18 MW Solar Power Plant with JinkoSolar Modules in Western China is Successfully Connected to the State Grid
Canadian Solar and Ningxia State Power Complete 10 MW China EPC Project
Kyocera Supplies Additional 10 MW of Solar Modules for Second Phase of 16 MW Solar Park in Italy
Enel Green Power Expands Solar Power in Sicily
REC Successfully Completes and Finances One of the Largest Solar Plants in the UK
SPI Solar to Develop 2 MW Solar Energy Facility in Evros, Greece
MiaSole and U.S. Ex-Im Bank Sign Agreement for Indian Solar Project
Abound Solar and Solarsis Announce Commissioning of Solar Plant in Andhra Pradesh, India
COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL
NRG and The Kraft Group Announce Tripling of Solar Power at Patriot Place
NRG to Bring Solar Power to MetLife Stadium
IKEA Solar Presence in U.S. Approaches 85 Percent with Plans to Install Solar Panels on Five Locations in Midwestern U.S.
UNI-SOLAR® Powers Boeing’s Dreamliner Assembly Plant in South Carolina
Prologis, SCE, Kimberly-Clark Announce Installation of a Major Single Rooftop Solar Power System at California Distribution Center
SPI to Construct 400 kW Solar System for Volkswagen’s U.S. Emission Laboratory and Technical Center in Oxnard, CA
SPI to Install Second Solar System for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
“Green” Beer Comes to Hale’s Ales with Installation of Hybrid Solar Thermal System for Net Zero Impact
KDC Solar Closes Portfolio Financing with U.S. Bank
Phoenix Solar Builds Solar Plant for Dow Corning in Michigan
Solar Energy System from Siemens Powering County of Merced’s Correctional Facilities
Ready Roast Nut Company Selects Cenergy Power to Complete the Installation of 472 kW of Solar Power on the Roof of Their New Facility in Madera, CA
Royal Wine Corp. has Gone “Green” with its Latest Project to Ensure Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
SolarWorld Showcases More than 1 MW of Solar Projects at U.S. Manufacturing Hub
Dϋsseldorf International Airport Goes Solar
New Generation Power and Wanxiang America Get FAA and DOE Approval to Build the Largest Commercial Airport-Based Solar Power Farm in the U.S.
Suniva Solar Panels Powering Solar Array at Hanger Housing President’s Marine One Helicopter
Kyocera Provides Solar Power Generating System for Palau’s Largest Solar Project
SMUD Seeks Solar Power Offers
City of Dinuba Goes Solar to Cut Electricity Costs at Wastewater Treatment Plant
California Water Facilities Reduce Operating Costs with SunPower Solar Power Systems
Renewable Energy to Power Irrigation in the Atacama Desert
SolarMax Technology Powers Vegetable Farm
SolarCity and Maui Arts & Cultural Center Celebrate Installation of One of Maui’s Largest Solar Installations
Enphase Microinverter System Deployed in 660 kW Solar Farm
California State University, Fullerton Unleashes 1.16 MW of Solar Power
Canadian Solar and Siemens Announce Sales Agreement for Solar Systems at the University of Mucia, Spain
Evergreen Valley College Celebrates New Solar Power Project Ground Breaking
Solon Installs Solar Capacity at the University of Arizona Biosphere 2
Duke Energy, Integrys Energy Services and Smart Energy Capital Complete Solar Projects for New Jersey’s Central Regional School District
DOER, Town of Natick and Ameresco Commemorate the Installation of Solar Panels at Public Schools
Turner Construction Company Tops Out First Net Zero School in Arizona
Oak Grove School District Celebrates Solar Photovoltaic System Saving More than $13 Million
JinkoSolar Enables Solar Power for a Secondary School in Tanzania
ET Solar Supplies PV Modules for a Government Solar Project in the UK
PowerStream Solar Awards Carmanah $2 Million Solar PV Contract
New Solar Rebate Launches for Arizona Homeowners
HelioPower, Power to the People and Canadian Solar Team up to Help Households in California and Nicaragua Secure Affordable Solar Energy
China Sunergy Announces Shipment of 1.59 MW in Solar Modules to UK for Unique Rooftop Project
Renewvia Energy Completes Largest Covered Parking Solar Power System for Arizona Apartment Complex
SolarCity, William C. Smith + Co. and D.C. Housing Authority Celebrate Solar for Multifamily Affordable Housing
APM Terminals Deploys BigBelly Solar Waste Collection System to Reduce Litter at Port of Los Angeles
NEW FACILITIES
Italy’s Largest Photovoltaic Panel Plant Starts Commercial Production
Hoku Energizes Idaho Polysilicon Facility
CPS Energy Attracts Global Manufacturers with Solar Project
Soitec Dedicates its San Diego North American Solar Headquarters and Manufacturing Plant
Italy’s Largest Photovoltaic Panel Plant Starts Commercial Production
Semprius Closes $3 Million in Funding to Expedite Construction on Pilot Plant
BIOMASS
PROJECTS
SSE Receives Consent for Ferrybridge Multi-fuel Project
One of the World’s Largest Power Plants Using Biomass Now Under Construction in Singapore
SAIC, Enova Energy Group, the Carlyle Group Launch $225-Million Plainfield Renewable Energy Biomass Project
Starwood Energy Closes Acquisition of a Partial Ownership Interest in a 100-Megawatt Biomass Power Project in Gainesville, FL
Sonoco to Invest $75 Million in New Biomass Boiler to Produce 16 MW of Energy
Environmental Impact Statement Prepared for Oglethorpe’s 100-MW Plant
Verso Paper Corp Completes $45-Million Renewable Energy Project at Mill in Quinnesec, MI
Commercial Operation of Japan’s Third Largest Wood Chip Fired Power Plant Begins
USDA Announces Funding to Convert Biomass to Energy
Saxlund to Deliver Equipment to New Biomass CHP in Wiesbaden
Energy Minister Says “Yes” to Waste Wood Biomass Power Station in Yorkshire
Perdue AgriBusiness and Fibrowatt Partner on Clean Bay Power Project
No. 2 Unit at Guangdong Yudean Group Zhanjiang Biomass Power Plant Goes into Commercial Operation
Ameresco, Inc. Receives Project Acceptance of the Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility by the U.S. DOE
Statkraft Branches Out into Biomass
EBRD Promotes Use of Renewable Energy in Montenegrin District Heating System
Siemens Awarded Multiple Orders in the U.S. for its Power Plant Automation (SPPA) Controls System
Boralex Closed the Sale of its U.S. Wood-Residue Power Stations
FEEDSTOCKS
DuPont and NexSteppe to Collaborate on New Feedstocks for Renewable Industry
FuturaGene Opens China HQ and Biotech R&D Center in Shanghai
PELLETS
Enviva LP Announces Wood Pellet Facility in Virginia
German Pellets Forms Italian Subsidiary to Build Wood-fired Cogeneration Plants
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Reaches Agreement for Sale of Previously Discontinued renewaFUEL Biomass Plant
Nippon Steel Engineering Begins Project to Manufacture Biomass Coke from the Empty Fruit Bunches of Oil Palms
TurboSonic Announces $2.7 Million Order for Green Energy Project
GASIFICATION
Colby College’s Biomass Plant Goes into Operation
Fortum Supplies Burners to Vaskiluoto Voima’s New Gasification Plant
EERC Uses Coffee to Brew up Energy
Marines Test New Energy-Efficient Weapon in the War on Trash
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Foster Wheeler Awarded Limited Notice to Proceed for Circulating Fluidized Bed Steam Generator in Korea
Metso to Supply World’s Largest Recovered Fuel Fired Boiler to Mälarenergi’s Heat and Power Plant in Sweden
Four Rivers Announces Entitlement to Renewable Obligation Certificates
DEP Issues Air Permit to Crawford Renewable Energy for Waste Tires-to-Energy Project
Saxlund Winds Waste-to-Energy Order in Stuttgart
China Recycling Energy Corp. Receives Attractive Loan
BIOGAS
Waste Management Named EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program Industry Partner of the Year
DTE Biomass Energy Landfill Gas Project Begins Operation in St. Clair County
Bordo Poniente Landfill Closing Helps “Green” Mexico City
FlexEnergy Announces First Commercial Order for New Flex Turbine™ MT250 EX to Gammel Engineering
The Gas Company Pioneering Renewable Natural Gas in Hawaii
WLV and RWE Innogy Provide Information on the Status of the Planning for the Velen Biogas Plant
Bion Releases Operational Update
DVO, the New GHD, Expands into Asia, Europe and South America
Malaby Biogas is First to Benefit from WRAP AD Loan Fund
MIF, Nordic Development Fund Launch Biogas Program for Nicaraguan Farmers
How Farm Waste Provides Clean Energy for Homes in Pakistan
ThermoEnergy ARP Technology Achieves Key Milestone
HYDRO
RusHydro Increased Electricity Generation by 7 Percent in 2011
Vattenfall Starts Partnership in French Hydropower
Alberici Constructs Hydroelectric Project
Statkraft Takes Over Bardufoss Power Plant
3Power Energy Group Enters Into a Frame Agreement to Acquire 75 Percent of a 127.6 MW Hydroelectric Power Plant Concession in Albania
Project of China Southern Power Grid Shenzhen Pumped Storage Power Plant Approved
Project of Guodian Sichuan Daduhe Houziyan Hydropower Plant Approved
No. 3 and No.4 Units at Huadian Sichuan Daduhe Luding Hydropower Plant into Commercial Operation
GEOTHERMAL
Hawaii Electric Light Company Announces Plans to Expand Geothermal Energy on Hawaii Island
Geothermal Energy Finance Forum Concludes with Call for New Approaches to Expanding Geothermal Power Production
Toshiba to Supply Geothermal Equipment to Kenya’s Largest Geothermal Power Plant Complex
Marubeni and Toshiba Win FTK Order for Indonesia’s Patuha Unit 1 Geothermal Power Plant
U.S. Geothermal Announces Nevada PUC Approval of 19.9 MW PPA for San Emidio
Ram Power Announces Synchronization of the Phase 1 Expansion at San Jacinto-Tizate
U.S. Geothermal Announces Completion of Well RRG-2 Repair at Raft River Project
Nevada Geothermal Power Engages Advisor for Strategic Review
MARINE POWER
U.S. Department of Energy Releases New Wave & Tidal Energy Assessment Reports
Alstom and SSE Renewables Create Joint Venture to Co-develop World’s Largest Wave Farm off the Coast of Orkney, Scotland
FERC Issues License for Verdant Power’s Tidal Energy Project
Fortum and Seabased AB to Start Construction of a Wave Power Park in Sweden
Hammerfest Strom Tidal Turbine Installed in Orkney
The Crown Estate Helps Small Wave and Tidal Companies by Removing Financial Barriers
UK Energy Minister Says Marine Projects Must Get Off Drawing Board and into the Water
Eco Wave Power Company is Taking the Fast Track to Success
SeaGen Tidal Turbine Gets All-clear from Environmental & Scientific Studies
Carnegie’s Oversubscribed Share Purchase Plan Raises $6 Million
TRANSMISSION
Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric to Use Demand Response to Integrate Renewables and Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence
New Transmission Would Bring More Canadian Hydropower Southward and Improve Regional Electric Reliability
Changes Announced to Gateway West Transmission Line
STORAGE
KEMA Analysis Finds U.S. Grid Energy Storage Market to Reach 4 GW by 2016
Local Company Completes Key Project for Upgrade of Ludington Pumped Storage Plant
Saft’s Jacksonville Factory Delivers First Intensium MAX 20 Container
ZBB Energy Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2012
GS Battery (USA) Inc.’s ECO R® Designed into Suniva’s Balance of System Solutions (BOSS)
Satcon, Great Wall Computer Announce Strategic Sales and Manufacturing Partnership to Expand Satcon’s Leadership Position in China’s Utility Scale Solar Market
Kyocera to Start Exclusive Sales in Japan of New Residential Use Energy Management System
AREVA Inaugurates an Energy Storage Platform in Corsica
Beacon Power Assets to be Sold to Rockland Capital
Ener1 Reaches Agreement with Primary Investors and Lenders on Plan to Reduce Debt and Secure New Equity Funding to Support its Long-Term Business Strategy
COMPANY NEWS
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Announces Expansion in the Renewable Energy Market
Enel Green Power Reaches New Installed Capacity Target for 2011
Constellation Energy Awarded Electricity Supply, Renewable Energy Contracts for Federal Agencies in New England, New York, Pennsylvania
Aravis: More Power for Renewable Energy Sources
A new Identity, Essential Power™, for the Former North American Energy Alliance, LLC (NAEA) and New Operating Responsibility for One of Its Subsidiaries
Tetra Tech Awarded $19 Million USAID Clean Energy Program in Colombia
Earth Networks to Launch Boundary Layer Monitoring Network to Provide Critical Insight for Weather Forecasters and Aid Renewable Energy Sector, Aviation and Other Markets
ACTIONetwork Helps Strengthen Clean Energy Alliance
Genscape Launches Free Access to REMIT Energy Data in One Place