RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
May/June 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Global Clean Technology Venture Deals Rise While Dollar Falls in First Quarter 2012
U.S. EPA and Department of Energy Launch Innovative New Tools to Determine Solar, Wind Energy Potential on Contaminated Lands
International Emissions Trading Master Agreement (IEMTA) Released
EPA Releases List of Top Fifty Green Powered Organizations
Coalition of World Energy Ministers Commit to Improvements in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy Access
IEA Urges Governments to Seize the Opportunity to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment
Inclusive, Green, Knowledge-Based Growth Keys to Asia’s Future
A Low-carbon Path Will Make Chinese Cities More Sustainable and Livable
Canada, IDB to Co-finance Climate-friendly Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean
New Loan Scheme Launched to Boost CDM Projects in Least Developed Countries
Energy Department Announces Selections for U.S. India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center
California Sets Accelerating Pace for U.S. in Clean Tech Race as State Cuts Emissions
UTILITY NEWS
PG&E Ranked as Nation’s Top Utility for Solar Installations
PSE&G Ranked Second in Nation for Solar Energy
FirstEnergy’s Ohio Utilities Meet 2012 Benchmarks for In-State Solar Renewable Energy
FPL to Reopen Application Period for Solar Photovoltaic Rebate Program
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
Wind Installations in U.S. Jump 50 Percent in First Quarter from 2011, but Policy Uncertainty by end of Year Threatens 37,000 Jobs
Canada on Track to Install More Than 1,500 MW of New Wind Energy Capacity in a Record Setting 2012
Wind Energy Sector Growing Over Twice as Fast as EU Economy
EU Leaders Suggest Investing in Wind Energy for Growth
Wind Energy Advances Create a Stir by Promising to Reduce Breakdowns
New Research Proves Economic Benefits of Onshore Wind
China Outsourcing Wind Production to Germany?
Low-Cost Wind Energy Comes to Pennsylvania
NASA Satellite Measurements Imply Texas Wind Farm Impact on Surface Temperature
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Vestas to Install Research Wind Turbine at Sandia Facility in Texas
Clemson Wind Turbine Test Facility Reaches Milestone with Massive Concrete Pour
Western Helicopter ‘Buzzes’ Wind Farms for Radar Testing
Final Root Cause Determined for V112 Turbine Fire in Germany
SEFE Introduces Patent-Pending Atmospheric Energy Collector
FINANCIALS
Broadwind Energy
Cleantech Solutions International
Finavera Wind Energy
Gamesa
Gurit
Juhl Wind
LM Wind Power
Vestas
INDUSTRY NEWS
PowerWind GmbH Files for Insolvency
Juhl Wind Announces Acquisition of Power Engineers Collaborative
Western Wind Energy Executes Term Sheet to Acquire 4,000 MW Wind Project Pipeline
Alterra Power Acquires Wind Development Assets in British Columbia
Romax Technology and Gram & Juhl Announce Strategic Alliance
Finnish Moventas Companies Merging into One
GC China Turbine Corp. Continues Delay in Filing of Annual Report
Enel Green Power Signs Financing Agreement with EKF for Three Wind Farms in Romania, USA and Brazil
Bayer MaterialScience to Establish Global Wind Energy Competence Center in Denmark
Vestas Reaches 50 GW of Installed Capacity
GE’s 2.5 Series Wind Turbines Top 2 GW of Capacity Worldwide
Goldwind Reaches Key Milestone with its PMDD Turbines
GBT Entering Brazilian Market
Gamesa Launches its Major Components Reconditioning Services Business in Europe
Gurit Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement for Balsa Core Material with Sino Composite for the Chinese Market
Gearbox Express Opens in Mukwonago, WI
Romax Agrees to Move to the University of Nottingham Innovation Park
PRODUCT NEWS
GE PulsePOINT™ Technology Helps Wind Operators Reduce Costs and Achieve Optimal Energy Production
Cleantech Solutions Receives $1.9 Million Purchase Orders for Flanges
ACCIONA to Install First AW-3000/116 3 MW Turbines in North America
DONG Energy to Test New Next-Generation Turbines in the UK
Goldwind Launches GW93/1500 Ultra-Low Wind Speed Turbine
GBT Offering a New Portfolio of Blades
Cobham Announces North American Slipring Production
CustomWeather Ranks #1 in Accuracy in Wind Speed Forecasting
PSI Repair Services to Showcase Off-Warranty Repair Support
PHI Group Partners with Global Sun Wind & Power Corp. to Provide Hybrid Renewable Energy to Southeast Asia
TRAINING
Stanford Announces Certificate Program in Renewable Energy
Redstone College Prepares its Wind Energy Technology Graduates to Meet Colorado’s Wind Power Job Demand Growth
OFFSHORE
European Consortium Led by the EDF Group Wins Three Projects in French Offshore Wind Call for Tenders
Iberdrola – Eole – RES Consortium Awarded 500 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Project, France
ScottishPower Renewables and Dong Energy Award Major Contract for West of Duddon Sands Offshore Windfarm
RWE Receives Permit for the First Development Stage of the Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Application Submitted
U.S. Market and Regulatory Conditions Prompt Gamesa’s Decision to Freeze Installation of an Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype in the U.S.
Alstom Confirms Four New Factories to be Built in Cherbourg and Saint-Nazaire to Produce Haliade 150 Turbines for the EDF EN Consortium
Nordex Terminates Negotiations on a Joint Venture in the Offshore Segment
Offshore Turbine from GE Proves High Reliability Availability Following First Trial Run
Technology to be tested at Gunfleet Sands Demo Site
LARGE SCALE U.S. INSTALLATIONS
Terra-Gen Power Announces Closing of $650 Million Construction Financing for Alta Wind VII & IX to Continue Build-Out of Nation’s Largest Wind Energy Facility
Enel Green Power Finalized Equity Partnership Agreement between EGP North America and GE Capital Subsidiary EFS Chisholm
Pattern’s Spring Valley Wind Project Reaches Settlement Agreement
Duke Energy and Sumitomo Secure Financing for Kansas Wind Farms
Pattern Celebrates First Anniversary of St. Joseph Wind
Huge Wind Power Complete at SMUD Solano Wind Project
DTE Energy Announces Next Wind Park in Huron County
First Wind Starts Major Construction Work on Palouse Wind Project
Alliance Power Awards RMT Colorado Highlands Wind Project
Enbridge and First Solar Announce Completion of 50 MW Silver State North Nevada Solar Project
Edison Mission Group and Nebraska Public Power District Announce Construction of New Nebraska Wind Farm
First Wind Secures $76 Million Financing for Bull Hill Wind Project and Commences Construction of Fifth Project in Maine
Sprott Power Corp. Announces Substantial Completion of the Amherst Project
BP and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Announce Plans to Jointly Develop Hawaii Wind Farm
LARGE INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
GE to Supply Wind Turbines to Increase Ontario’s Supply of Clean Energy by More than 460 MW
Iberdrola Signs Maintenance Agreement with the Wind Farm General Electric Tamoin Consortium
Vestas Secures Service Contract Renewal in Australia
100 Generating Wind Turbines – Milestone Passed at Clyde Wind Farm
Vestas Selected as Preferred Supplier to Five New Wind Projects in South Africa
Suzlon Group Wins Approximately 276 MW in New Orders across Europe
Vestas Signs Service Agreement for 268 MW in Italy
Enel Green Power Starts Operating Two New Plants in Greece
ACCIONA and Aveng Awarded Two Renewable Energy Projects in South Africa, Totaling 209 MW
Viking Energy Wind Farm Consented
Iberdrola Commissions the Messina-Agrigento Wind Power Complex in Italy with Over 178 MW
ScottishPower Renewables Set to Award £20 Million Onshore Wind Contracts to Northstone Limited
S&C is Selected by EDF Energy Renewables to Supply Equipment for UK Grid Compliance at Fallago Rig Wind Farm
€135 Million Loan to Build Most Powerful Wind Farm in Turkey
Parque Eolico El Arrayan Starts Construction of Chile’s Largest Wind Project
GE Wind Turbines Selected by Chinese Wind Power Developer for 100 MW Project in Canada
Vestas Wins Ukrainian Order for 90 MW
GE Technology to Boost Output of Poland’s Next Utility-Scale Wind Projects
Nordex Awarded 72.5 MW Project in the Netherlands
UK Customer Ordering Five Wind Farms from Nordex
World’s Most Efficient Wind Turbine to Make European Debut at 50 MW Fina Enerji Project in Turkey
Gamesa Debuts in a New Market, Uruguay, with a Deal to Supply 50 MW of Turbines to Abengoa
Uruguayan UTE Approves Contract for a 50 MW Wind Project with an IMPSA Subsidiary
Guangdong Yueneng Wind Energy to Establish First Vestas Project in Mainland China’s Southernmost Tip in Guangdong Province
Globeleq Acquires Nicaraguan Wind Project
RWE Innogy to Build Fourth Wind Farm in Poland
ACCIONA Inaugurates its First Wind Park in Poland and Starts Work on the Second
RES Completes North Ayrshire Wind Farm
Gamesa to Install Ten Turbines at Iberdrola’s First Repowering Project in the UK
Suzlon Group Wins 16 MW Order with Renerco, UK
EBRD Invests in First Wind Power Project in Ukraine
RWE Innogy Erects Wind Farm in Jüchen and Hörup with Most Powerful Repower Onshore System
IMPSA Signed a Wind Measurement Agreement with the Government of the City of Buenos Aires
The National Trust Launches Legal Challenge Against Landmark Wind Farm Decision
SMALL SCALE
WEPOWER Ecolutions Installs Wind Turbine Near Bay Area BART Transit
Beauty Company Leads Way with Largest Wind Project of Any Manufacturer in U.S.
Mass Megawatts’ Wind-Powered, Water Pump System Generates Repeat Business in Colorado
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
Per-state Purchasing up to $86 Million Illustrates Solar Manufacturing’s Multiplier Effect
Experts Predict Solar Market will Explode within Five Years
New Data Shows 97 Percent of Americans Overestimate the Cost of Installing Solar Panels
New York City has Tripled its Production of Solar Power with Panels on Ten Buildings
$30 Million Solar Market Acceleration Program Introduced by NY Power Authority
UK has New FIT Tariffs for Solar Installations up to 250 kW
Photovoltaic Major Consumables Data Available in One Place
DoD Solar Energy Initiatives Poised to Significantly Influence National Security, Health of the U.S. Economy and Wide-spread Consumer Adoption of Solar Energy Technologies
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
JinkoSolar Modules Demonstrate Consistent High Performance in Photon Laboratory Tests
AC Transit Begins Fueling Buses with Hydrogen Made from Solar Electricity and Water
ArrayPower Partners with juwi for Field Trial of Sequenced Inverter
The Solar Cell that Also Shines
HITTITE Solar Energy Joins SolarTAC – One of the World’s Largest Solar Test and Demonstration Centers
elQ Energy Receives U.S. Patent for Parallel Solar Technology
A Totally New Solar Energy System Draws Exceptionally Quick Attention of the Patent Bureau of South Korea
FINANCIALS
DayStar Technologies
Etrion
Solar Power
Satcon®
Solutia
FINANCIAL NEWS
GE Energy Financial Services More than Doubles Global Solar Power Investment to $1.4 Billion
Hanwha SolarOne Obtains $180 Million Term Loan Facility led by the Korea Development Bank, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and KEB Asia Finance Limited
Jinko Solar Announces Issuance of One Year Short Term Bonds of RMB 300 Million
JCM Capital Launches $10,000,000 Solar Development Capital Fund for FIT Projects in Ontario, Canada
Enphase Energy Announces Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option and Closing of $61.9 Million Public Offering of Common Stock
OneRoof Energy Secures $3 Million in Additional Funding from Black Coral Capital
Envision Solar Announces Major Business Development Event, 2011 Results and Significant Debt Reduction
DayStar Technologies Announces Reverse Stock Split
Sol Systems Announces First Round of Solar Deals Financed on SolMarket
Silverado Power and Martifer Solar Announce Major Interconnection Investment in California Energy Market
BrightSource Energy Withdraws Initial Public Offering Due to Adverse Market Conditions
Solar Trust of America Statement on Bankruptcy Filing
ACQUISITION AND ALLIANCES
Renewable Energy Solution Systems Announces Merger
Day4 Energy Reports Sale of Day4 ecoTec
Global Solar Energy Announces Process to Sell Portable Solar Products Division
TFG Radian Increases Ownership in Ascent Solar
Heraeus and Yingli Green Energy Announce $70 Million Agreement
Atlantic Solar Capital Management Announces Minority Stake in New Jersey Solar Installation Company
China Sunergy Strengthens Cooperation with SUNfarming Group to Further Expand Market Share in Germany
Sungevity® Inc. and Nickel Energy Partner to Launch Sungevity® Australia
U.S. Bancorp Partners with Sunrun to Support the Purchase of Another $150 Million in Home Solar Systems
SunPower and Giulio Barbieri Partner to Deliver Solar Carports to the Italian Residential Market
Cydcor Partners with Sunrun to Help More Homeowners Save Money with Solar Power Service
tenKsolar Announces Global Strategic Partnership with Hanwha
ArrayPower Partners with ShinHa on Asian Expansion
Sunray Solar, Clean Power Finance Partner to Offer Consumers a More Affordable Solar Solution
ASYS Germany Selects Zeta Instruments’ Zeta 200 for Solar Cell Screen Printers
FreeWave, Solarbeam Team up to Provide Wireless, Solar-Powered Perimeter Security Solutions for Multiple Markets
COMPANY NEWS
SunPower Updates its Manufacturing Cost Reduction Initiatives
First Solar Restructures Operations to Align with Sustainable Market Opportunities
Q-Cells North American Subsidiaries Remain Strongly Committed to the Canadian and U.S. Markets
FTL Solar Powerfold Units Bring Tactical Off Grid Power to U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S. Naval Special Warfare Units
Solar3D Announces Path to Commercialization
Solar Junction Receives Award from Department of Energy
MiaSole Continues Global Expansion into India Solar Market
China Sunergy Begins Manufacturing Solar Modules in France
JinkoSolar Builds Global Momentum, Expands to Singapore
T-Solar Initiates Expansion in South Africa
National Solar Power Reaches Key Milestone in Florida Solar Farm Projects
1st Light Energy Creates Benevolent Fund for Groups Looking to Convert to Solar
Nokero Ed™ Solar-powered Education and Work Light to Brighten and Improve Children’s Lives around the World
Pharox Solar Kit Donations Help Dramatic Increase in Zambian Students’ Test Scores
Sullivan Solar Power Announces its Position as Top Southern California Solar Developer
Canadian Solar Launches Authorized Reseller Program for the EMEA Region
SolarMax Technology Opens Offices in Thousand Oaks and Norco
PRODUCT NEWS
SunPower Announces World-Record Efficiency Solar Cell Now in Commercial Production
Suniva ARTIsun™ Select Solar Cells Averaging 19 Percent Efficiency in Production
Upsolar Introduces Monocrystalline Modules Featuring 6 Inch Cells
Heraeus Exhibits New Pastes for N-Type Cell Design
REFUsol, Inc. High Efficiency Solar Photovoltaic String Inverters are Listed on the New York Standard Interconnection Requirements (SIR) List
Konarka’s Organic Photovoltaic Modules Pass Aging Tests Performed by TÜV Rheinland
Dunmore Backsheets to Protect and Insulate PV Modules Manufactured by Advanced Solar Photonics
Dow Powerhouse™ Solar Shingle Now Available to Northern California Homeowners
Norwegian Design Council Honors THEIA HE-t Solar Inverter with Award for Design Excellence
Canadian Solar Achieves OHSAS 18001 Certification
Sol Systems Launches Sol SREC Analytics
REC Launches Industry Leading Certification Program for Solar Installers
Upsolar Now Offering PV Testing and Consultation Services
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS IN THE U.S.
BNY Mellon Appointed to Trustee and Agent Roles for Topaz Solar Farms’ $2.4 Billion Project Financing
NRG Energy, MidAmerican Solar and First Solar Celebrate 100 MW Milestone for 290 MW Agua Caliente Solar Project
Abengoa will have the Support of Banco Santander in Developing the World’s Largest Concentrating Solar Power Plant
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One Receives First Loan Advance
Saguache Board of County Commissioners Approves SolarReserve’s Energy Project in Colorado
Guardian Delivering Solar Mirrors as Supplier for World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant under Construction
Tenaska Closes Commercial Financing for Imperial Solar Energy Center South
Enbridge Acquires 50 MW Nevada Solar Project from First Solar
State Land Department, APS Partner on First-Ever Solar Facility to be Built on State Land
First Solar to Build 26 MW Avra Valley PV Solar Project for NRG
Silverado Power Announces New Power Purchase Agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric
Zentric (HK) Limited. Withdraws from the EPC Agreement to Build a 20 MW Solar Power Plant in Benson, AZ
Silverado Power and San Diego Gas & Electric Announce New Power Purchase Agreements
Silverado Power Announces Three Solar Energy Contracts with Southern California Edison
Suniva Powers Largest Utility Scale Solar Installation in Tennessee
Suntech Provides 3.4 MW of Solar Panels for Edwards Air Force Base
SunWize Completes the Largest Solar Installation for American Samoa Power Authority, Generating Fifty Local Jobs
Zentric, Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire 1.6 MW Solar Project in North Carolina
Solar Power to Light up North Central New Mexico
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
AREVA Awarded Contract by Reliance to Build Asia’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Installation
Canadian Solar and SkyPower Enter into Purchase and Joint Venture Agreement
Quanta Services Awarded Contracts for Two Solar Tracking Facilities
Kyocera, IHI, Mizuho Corporate Bank Reach Basic Agreement to Build & Operate 70 MW Solar Power Plant in Japan
SunEdison, IFC, OPIC and UniCredit Complete €155 Million Project Financing Arrangement for a 60.4 MWp Solar Power Plant in Bulgaria
First 50 MW of Large Solar Power Plant in Baja, CA, Mexico Enabled by Cross-Border Collaboration
AEG Power Solutions Achieves Stellar Performance for Solar Installations across India
SunEdison Announces Activation of 25 MW Solar Power Plant in Asia’s Largest Solar Park in Gujarat, India
Wattner Acquires Solar Power Plants Torno I, II & III for Solar Funds
SPI Solar Signs MOU with the Taneo Fund to Build 23 MW across Greece
ENEL Green Power and Sharp Increase Solar Capacity in Italy
SPI Solar Contracts with Thermi-Taneo Venture Capital Fund to Build 7.4 MW in Greece
REC Builds and Sells 6 MW Solar Power Plant in Bitterfeld, Germany
Largest Photovoltaic Power Plants in the United Kingdom Use Ingeteam Inverters
1.6 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant with 80 Mastervolt Inverters on the Isle of Wight
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL
Geostellar Teams with GeoEye to Map the Solar Power Potential of Every Rooftop in the U.S.
North America’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant Formally Completed
Martifer Solar USA, Inc. and Westfield Develop Unique Solar Financing Structure
Walmart Expands Solar Commitment to Colorado
St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals are among a Handful of Teams Using Solar Energy to Power Stadiums
Carmanah Awarded $1.3 Million Contract for FIT Rooftop PV Solution
Ingeteam Supplies Ingecon Sun Inverters for the Largest Roof-Mounted PV Installation in the Basque Country
Cogenra Solar and Kendall-Jackson Winery Unveil Nation’s Largest Rooftop Solar Cogeneration Array
Broadway Electrical and Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative Announce Partnership for PV Contract
Business Customer Solar Projects in Grand Traverse, Jackson, Kent, Ottawa and Saginaw Counties Selected for Next Phase of Consumers Energy Program
Ribbon Cutting Held at Aqua Pennsylvania’s Largest Treatment Plant Solar Farm
sPower™ Installs Solar Electric Systems for the University of Utah
American Public University System Hosts Ribbon-Cutting for West Virginia’s Largest Solar Array in Charles Town, WV
South San Francisco Unified School District and Chevron Energy Solutions Activate the Largest K-12 Solar and Energy Efficiency Program in San Mateo County
PsomasFMG and NRG Solar to Build Distributed Solar Projects in California
Canadian Solar, ESA Renewables and Zep Solar Complete 1.26 MW Rooftop Solar Installation in North Carolina
FACILITIES NEWS
Spire PV Module Assembly Line to go to Ethiopia
AQT Selects Sapphire Automation to Integrate Solar Cell Manufacturing
Praxair China Wins New Contract with Trina Solar
Ellomay Capital Announces Acquisition of 85 Percent of a Photovoltaic Plant with an Aggregate Capacity of 2.275 MWp in Spain
BIOMASS
SCC Approves Dominion Virginia Power Plan to Convert Three Coal Power Plants to Biomass
Developer Emphasizes Benefits to Community as North Blyth Power Station Moves Closer to Reality
Greenleaf Power Finalizes Acquisition of Biomass Power Plant in Mecca, CA
New Bristol Biomass Plant to Benefit Local Community
AREVA Awarded Funding for Innovative Biomass Project
Cyclone Power Technologies Signs Teaming Agreement with Biomass Gasifier Technology Company, Enginuity Energy
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Request for Proposals to Build State of the Art Conversion Technology Facility to Convert Waste to Clean Energy
SSE and Wheelabrator to Develop £300-Million Multifuel Generation Plant
Veolia Environmental Services Produces Alternative Energy from Residual Waste and Contributes to the Energy Independence of the Paris Region
W2 Energy Signs Agreement for Joint Venture with Luxembourg Green Energy Corporation
Cynar plc Awards $11 Million Waste-to-Energy Process Order to Rockwell Automation
Harvest Power Raises $110 Million in Series C Financing
China Recycling Energy Corporation Reports Full Year 2011 Financial Results
BIOGAS
Weltec Biogas Park Construction Starts in Arneburg
Apple Plans 5 MW Biogas Fuel Cell Plant
Lockwood Landfill to Produce 3.2 MW of Electricity Using Landfill Gas
SMUD and SRCSD Team to Develop Region’s First Co-digestion Facility
Tecogen Cogeneration System Powers Bio-Fuel Project in Medina, NY
2G Group Announces a New Manufacturing Plant for Biogas CHP Power Generation Systems in the U.S.
Innogy Venture Capital Invests in Belgian Biogas Start-up GreenWatt
Hamworthy Lands Breakthrough Liquefaction Contract for Biogas Plant
HYDRO
Energy Department Report Finds Major Potential to Increase Clean Hydroelectric Power
Additional 1.5 Million Megawatt-hours of Renewable Energy Could Be Generated through Hydropower at Existing Reclamation Sites
Two-year Progress Report Highlights Accomplishments under Interior Energy-Army MOU
House Subcommittee Initiates Action on Hydropower Regulatory Legislation
World Bank Approves Cameroon’s Lom Pangar Dam Project
CGGC Signs Contract with Laos on Nam Chiane No. 1 Hydro Power Station
RusHydro’s Hydropower Plants Increase Electricity Generation 4 Percent in First Quarter 2012
Rain and Snowmelt Brings SSE Record for Output of Hydro Electricity
IMPSA Installed the First 232-MW Kaplan Turbine at the Tocoma Hydropower Plant
Major Order Worth €39 Million for Voith in Turkey
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy Purchases Hydroelectric Generating Facilities from North American Hydro Holdings
Voith Hydro Secures Contract for Generators and Turbines at Red Rock Hydroelectric Facility
Vattenfall Invests SEK 13 Billion in Hydro Power
GE’s Power Conversion Technology Drives Innovative Pumped Storage Hydropower Project in Portugal
Voith to Equip Štětí Hydro Power Plant in Czech Republic for €10.5 Million
Fortum’s Divestments of Small Hydro Power Plants in Finland Completed
Hatch and MEK Engenharia Join Forces to Deliver Full Range of Engineering Service to the Brazilian and Latin American Power Market
Nation’s Engineers Tackle Noise at Hydroelectric Plants
GEOTHERMAL
Geothermal Energy Industry Sees Steady Growth Despite Inconsistent Government Policies
U.S. Geothermal Provides Corporate Update
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Announces $10-Million Investment in EnergySource’s Geothermal Power Plant Hudson Ranch II
U.S. Geothermal Announces New San Emidio Power Plant Begins Performance Testing
Ormat Signs Agreement for North American Geothermal Power Plant Project
Davenport Newberry and AltaRock Energy Receive Key Approval for the Newberry Enhanced Geothermal Systems Demonstration Project
Continental Buys First Stake in a Geothermal Energy Project
Iceland’s National Power Company Offers Data Centers the Most Competitive Power Prices in Europe
Ormat Technologies Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
Mustang Geothermal Corp. Updates on Material Definitive Agreement
Geothermal System to Cut Energy Usage by Half
LSB Industries, Inc. Announced Geothermal Heat Pump Breakthrough
MARINE POWER
House and Senate Appropriations Committees Pass FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Funding Bills
The Crown Estate Has Announced Three Further Agreements for Lease for Wave and Tidal Energy Projects
£20 Million Marine Scheme Now Open
RenewableUK Welcomes Swell of Wave & Tidal Power Funding
Development of Bermudan CETO Project
Gujarat Approves Funds for India Tidal Energy Project
Australian Government Grant Awarded to Carnegie for Perth Wave Energy Project
New Vattenfall Wave Energy Project in Scotland
Reunion Island Project Update
Statkraft and Hydro-Québec to Cooperate on Research and Development of Osmotic Power
Marine Scotland Science’s Seabed Survey Work Provides Some Important Answers for Marine Renewable Developers
IBM, Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland Focus on Renewable Energy
MeyGen to Carry out Subsea Noise Studies at 400-MW Tidal Site
TRANSMISSION
New Report Shows Power Industry Transmission Investment Remains Strong
BPA Develops a New Plan to Address Springtime Oversupply of Electricity
ABB Wins Offshore Wind Connection Order in Germany
Regional Grid Upgrade Project Gets “Lucky”
Wisconsin Regulatory Permit Approved for CapX2020 Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse 345 kV Line
Laying of Submarine Cable to Europe a Big Business Opportunity for Iceland
Electric Transmission Texas Expands Master Agreement with Quanta Services
ABB Completes Acquisition of Thomas & Betts
E.ON Awards Offshore Cable Contract to Balfour Beatty
GE and XD Electric Form Global Transmission and Distribution Partnership
Iberdrola Chairman Visits Maine to Review Progress on Transmission System Upgrade
STORAGE
Secretary Chu Announces $30 Million for Research Competition to Develop Next Generation Energy Storage Technologies
AES Combines Advanced Battery-Based Energy Storage with a Traditional Power Plant
GE’s Energy Storage Business and Arista Power Sign Business Cooperation Agreement
Saft Groupe SA Reports Sales for the First Quarter of 2012
EnerSys Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Electrovaya Reports Second Quarter FY 2012 Results
ZBB Energy Reports Third Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2012
ZBB Energy to Mange Smart Microgrid Power at U.S. Military Base in Pearl Harbor
World’s Largest Vanadium Flow Battery Goes Online in USA
S&C Energy Storage System Supports Microgrid at California Jail
Saft Announces Cooperation with Nedap to Deliver Effective Energy Storage for Residential Solar Power Systems
ISO Helps Advance Mini-Solar Plants and Other Distributed Generation
COMPANY NEWS
AES Signs Agreements to Sell Equity Interests in Coal, Hydro and Wind Assets in China for Aggregate Proceeds Totaling $134 Million
Wells Fargo Commits to $30+ Billion in Environmental Investments by 2020
NextEra Energy Announces Sale of Equity Units
Sprott Power Corp Announces 2012 First Quarter Results
Andy Holt to Lead GE’s Growing Renewable Energy Services Group