RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET

UPDATE

 

October 2011

 

McIlvaine Company

www.mcilvainecompany.com

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INDUSTRY NEWS

EIA Projects World Energy Use to Increase 53 Percent by 2035

Japan Passes Renewable Energy Bill

Army to Establish Energy Initiatives Office Task Force for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects

Wind Power Drives Global Renewable Energy Growth

Solyndra Grabbing the Headlines

EIA Reports a 3.9 Percent Increase in U.S. Energy Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2010

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Over 900 Projects to Boost Renewable Energy Production, Reduce Energy Cost for Producers and Small Businesses

UN, the World Bank, NYC Mayor Bloomberg, Tony Blair Call upon Government, Business Leaders to Join the Clean Revolution

U.K. Carbon Trust Advisory Quantifies Financial Benefits for Businesses Generating Their Own Renewable Energy

Carbon War Room-Brokered Consortium Set to Unlock Multi-Billion Dollar Global Commercial Property Retrofit Market

Solar Powers $1.1 Billion U.S. VC Investment in Cleantech in Second Quarter 2011

Over 88,000 Potential Jobs in Wind and Marine Energy Industries by 2021

Australian Clean Energy Council – Carbon Package Will Turbo Charge Clean Energy

Philippines’ Government Urged to Speed up Renewable Energy Program

Design Process of UNFCCC Green Climate Fund Fully on Track

ANSI and IREC to Pursue Joint Accreditation Program to Bolster Workforce Readiness for Clean Energy Economy

ICE Announces First Trade of California Emissions Contract

Utility News

Mississippi Power Seeks Renewable Energy Proposals

Avista Submits 2011 Electric Integrated Resource Plan

APS Seeks Renewable Energy Projects from Solar

FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Launch Request for Proposal for 10-Year Renewable Energy Credits and Solar Renewable Energy Credits Generated in Ohio

TVA Actions Ensure Long Term Renewable Commitment

Consumers Energy Renewable Energy Plan Saves Customers $54 Million a Year

Consumers Energy Accepts Applications from Business Customers Interested in Installing Renewable Energy Generators

PennFuture Launches Campaign to Protect Clean Energy and Pennsylvania Jobs

FPL to Reopen Application Period for 2011 Solar Rebate Program

Datang Power Announces 2011 Interim Results

WIND

Industry News

Brazil Poised for Major Growth in Wind Capacity – If Costs Drop or Efficiencies Rise

2011 A Record Year for New Wind Energy Installations in Canada

Ontario Farm Property Values Hit Record Levels Contrary to Claims by Opponents to Wind Energy

Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development Provides Grant to University of Iowa

Technology News

First Market Report on High Altitude Wind Energy Issued by GL Garrad Hassan

Gamesa Installs its GPA Maintenance Upgrade in its French and Spanish Wind Farms in Order to Boost Turbine Performance

Revolutionary WARP Technology Recovers and Reuses Waste Wind from Mechanical Equipment

Major Augmenter Cost Reduction Due to change to Polymer Material; Mass Megawatts Preparing to Bring Product to Market

Financials

AMSC

Gurit

Mass Megawatts

Company News

AMSC Filing Criminal and Civil Complaints against Sinovel

Broadwind Energy Prices $13 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

A-Power’s Stock Suspended by NASDAQ  in Advance of NASDAQ Listing Hearing

GE Wins More than $800 Million in New Commitments for Brazilian Wind, Gas Turbine Projects

Resolution on REpower ‘Squeeze-out’ Passed at REpower’s AGM

Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Transitions from a Research and Development Stage Company

Western Wind Energy Corp. Joins OTCQX

MY Reaffirms Commitment to Quality and Intellectual Property Rights

Product News

Winning $2.7 Billion and More Than 2 Gigawatts Since May Launch, GE Demonstrates Industry Leadership with Its Advanced 1.6-100 Wind Turbine

DHi Gets Production Contract for Six Wind Turbine Slip Rings

Molycorp Invests in Groundbreaking Wind Energy Technology Company

TECO Westinghouse Approves Probe Manufacturing to Build Cable Assemblies for the Wind Turbine Program

GE to Provide Wind Service Coverage for Entire First Wind GE Fleet

Offshore

DOE Awards $43 Million to Spur Offshore Wind Energy

Department of Interior Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Iberdrola Submits New Application for 400 MW Baltic Sea Offshore Windfarm

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Installed at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm

E.ON Takes Next Step in Round Three Offshore Wind Project

Deepwater Wind to Propose Offshore Wind Farm and Inter-State Transmission System in New York Power Authority

LI-NYC Wind Farm Collaborative Applies for Federal Lease for Offshore Site

Dominion Receives Federal Grant to Evaluate Ways to Reduce Cost of Offshore Wind Generation

First Turbines Arrive at Kelburn Wind Farm

NCKU Signs Agreement to Develop Offshore Wind Power

Ballast Nedam Signs Large Contract for Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm

RWE Innogy Names First Offshore Installation Vessel “Friedrich Ernestine”

Ship on Rally Car Suspension Could Help Solve £3 Billion Challenge to Access Offshore Wind Turbines

Offshore Wind Technology Center Opens in Scotland

Small Scale

XZERES Consummates Letter of Intent with VG Energy, the UK’s Largest Distributed Wind Energy Dealer Representing Minimum Orders of $5 Million

Southwest Windpower Offers Lifetime Warranty for Small Wind Turbines – An Industry First

U.S. Projects

Final Wind Turbine Built at Lower Snake River Wind Project – Phase I

E.ON Climate & Renewable and GE Announce 300 MW Deal for Two Wind Farms in Illinois

Local, State and Federal Dignitaries Attend Official Groundbreaking for Gratiot County Wind Project in Central Michigan

Duke Energy to Build Fifth Texas Wind Farm

Wind Works Power Corp. Enters Permitting Process for 150 MW Project in North Dakota

Windstar Update – 80 Percent of Project Now Complete

Minnesota Power’s ‘Low-Cost’ North Dakota Wind Farm Receives Key Regulatory Approval

NRCO Announces Third Wind Project This Year

Duke Energy to Build Second Pennsylvania Wind Farm

Siemens Energy, Mortenson Construction and MidAmerican Energy Complete New Wind Turbine Project Near Pomeroy, IA

Suzlon S88-Powered Wind Farm in Minnesota Secures Long-Term Financing

DeWind Announces Shipment of 10 X 2.0 MW Turbines

Commercial Operations Begin at First Combined Wind and Solar Facility in North America

NorthWestern Energy Signs Agreement with OwnEnergy for Montana Community Wind Farm

Projects Around the World

Pattern and Samsung to Create Up to 600 New Jobs in Ontario with Agreement to Use Locally-Made Siemens Turbines

ACCIONA Completes the Assembly of Three Wind Parks in Mexico

Vattenfall’s New Wind Farm Supplies 50,000 Homes with Electricity

Enel Green Power is Awarded 193 MW in the Brazilian Public Auction for New Energy

Pattern Energy and Samsung Renewable Energy Acquire Armow Wind Power Project in Ontario

REpower Receives Order to Deliver Seven Public Wind Farms

Vestas Starts Construction of Own Development Project for 100 MW in Chile

Formal Consultation Begins on Proposed Isles Wind Farm in County Durham

First Turbines Up at Gordonbush Wind Farm

Statkraft to Build Several Wind Farms in Sweden

Wind Turbines Start Arriving at Hill of Towie Wind Farm

Vestas Receives 40 MW Order in Nicaragua

Wind Farm Powered by Suzlon S97 Turbines Receives Long-Term Financing

First Turbines Arrive at Kelburn Wind Farm

Vestas Receives Order for 26 MW in Italy

RES Welcomes Barclays Infrastructure Funds as Development Partner for Wadlow Wind Farm

Nordex Italia Receive Order for Nine Turbines

Arise Windpower Increases Production Capacity

Nordex Expands Business in Eastern Europe

Gamesa Makes Inroads into Scandinavia Signing Three New Contracts in Sweden in the Last Four Months

RES to Appeal Jack’s Lane Wind Farm Planning Decision

Enel Green Power Consolidates Its Growth in Wind Power in France

RWE Innogy Opens Third Wind Farm in Italy

RES Appeals against Woolley Hill Wind Farm Planning Decision

Enel Green Power’s New Wind Farm Brings Total Installed Capacity in Greece to 186 MW

SOLAR

Industry News

Department of Energy to Invest $50 Million to Advance Domestic Solar Manufacturing Market, Achieve SunShot Goal

DOE Offers Support for Innovative Manufacturing Plant That Will Produce High Quality Solar Silicon at Low Cost

Solar Europa Secures £1.2 Billion Deal That Will Help Ease ‘Fuel Poverty’ in UK

UC Berkeley and CPV Consortium Release Study on Environmental Impact of Concentrator Photovoltaic Technology

NREL, German Solar Energy Researchers to Work Together

Sandia National Laboratories Partners with TUV Rheinland PTL, LLC to Advance Nation’s Photovoltaic Industry

World’s Second Largest Solar Cell Maker – Taiwan Activates a Whole New Green Future

Germany’s Solar Market Saves Customers Money and Time

Bognor Regis Could Become the UK’s Solar Power Capital

SEIA Commends FERC Commissioners for Transmission Cost Allocation Rule

CH2M Hill Introduces New PV Economic Development Report to Support DOE’s Solar America Communities Program

Technology News

DOE Offers $150 Million Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support Breakthrough Solar Manufacturing Process

First Solar Sets World Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency

NREL Testing Confirms 16.3 Percent Efficiency for XsunX GIGSolar

Southwest Solar Completes Proof of Concept Testing of Solar Turbine Receiver

Solar3D Optimizing 3-Dimensional Solar Cell Design for Low Cost Mass Production

AlsoEnergy and NREL Announce Initial Results of Study Tracking Photovoltaic System Performance

Spire Expands its Solar PV Advanced Technology Center

Atonometrics Provides a Continuous Solar Simulator to Fraunhofer ISE for Light Soaking

Zeta Instruments Releases Technical Paper to Lead to Advancements in Solar Panel Effectiveness

DyeTec Solar’s Toledo Facility Equipped to Begin R&D

Financials

Amtech

Apollo Solar Energy

Canadian Solar

China Sun Energy

Daqo New Energy

Day4 Energy

DayStar Technologies

Envision Solar

First Solar

GT Solar International

JinkoSolar

Kyocera

LDK Solar

Premier Power

ReneSola Ltd.

Satcon®

Solar EnerTech Corp.

Solar Power Inc.

Spire Corporation

STR Holdings

SunPower

Sunvalley Solar

Trina Solar

Veeco

Yingli Green Energy

Acquisition And Alliances

DuPont Expands in Solar Energy with Acquisition of Innovalight

MEMC Announces Agreement to Acquire U.S. Subsidiary of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures

Energy Conversion Devices to Divest Ovonic Battery Company

Trina Solar Announces Strategic Partnership with Australia’s Origin Energy

Ascent Solar Enters Major Strategic Alliance with TFG Radiant Group of China

GE and Gehrlicher Solar Team up to Build Solar Parks Worldwide

New Resource Bank, Adam Capital Join Forces to Fill Critical Solar Funding Gap

DuPont Expands Licensing Agreement with Toppan to Boost Production of Tedlar® PV2400 for Solar Modules

Applied Nanotech Licenses Solar Ink Technology to Sichuan Anxian Yinhe Construction and Chemical Group

Grupo T-Solar, Munich Re and KKR to Form Partnership in Solar Energy Sector in Spain and Italy

Day4 Energy Concludes Module Manufacturing Agreement with PV Products of Styria, Austria

Arista Power Enters into Strategic Partnership with Solar PV Manufacturer Helios Solar Works

SolarBridge Technologies Partners with AUO to Launch AC Modules to North American Market

CNPV Signs Long Term Sales Agreement with 2COR9 Energy in Northern California

CNPV Declares an MOU with International EPC Company

Thermax Limited Partners with Amonix, Inc.

Astronergy Partners with Solar Park Co., Ltd. to Invest in Solar Farms in Thailand

Mage Solar and De Lage Landen Initiate Partnership Program

SunWize to Distribute AUO Solar Modules

Standard Solar Partners with SunRun; Simplifies Going Solar Through More Affordable Payment Options

California Unions for Reliable Energy Partners with K Road Calico Solar Project

PV Racking Announces Alliance with PierTech Systems of Chesterfield, MO

Ford and SunPower Team up to Let Focus Electric Customers ‘Drive Green for Life’

Energy Edge Customers Benefit from Partnership to Reduce Energy Costs

Azury Technologies Partners with Aten Solar to Distribute Solar Power Optimizers in North America

China Nuvo Solar Provides Update on Freya Energy Transaction

Company News

GE to Invest up to $40 Million in eSolar

GM Ventures Invests in Solar Power Developer Sunlogics

Daqo New Energy Obtains a Long Term Loan from Bank of China

China Sunergy Signs $160 Million Financing and Credit Facility from China Development Bank

BioSolar Successfully Completes Reverse Stock Split

ET Solar Announces $50 Million Private Equity Placement

Nautilus Solar Energy Closes Portfolio Financing with U.S. Bank and KeyBank; Expands Distributed PV Portfolio Aggregation Structure

ReneSola Announces $100 Million Share Repurchase Program

Ellomay Capital Receives Approval for Listing on NYSE Amex

Evergreen Solar Files Bankruptcy

GT Solar Completes Name Change to GT Advanced Technologies

Court of Appeal Rules in Favor of China Sunergy on the Dispute with REC Wafer

ARC Energy Defends Proprietary Sapphire Technology; Countersues GT Solar for Anticompetitive Conduct

Bloo Solar Closes Series A-2 Financing $8.0 Million

Fitch to Rate Genesis Solar, LLC’s Non-Guaranteed Debt a ‘A-‘; Neg and Guaranteed Debt at ‘AAA’

Complete Solar Solution, Inc. Announces Series A Investment from Floodgate

BioSolar Announces Plan to Uplist its Shares to Trade on a Senior U.S. Stock Exchange

Solar Millennium, LLC Takes STA Development as New Name

GT Solar Receives $81.7 Million in New Orders for Polysilicon Production Equipment and

Technology

Envision Solar Announces another $1 Million in Orders in 2011

BioSolar Proceeding with Reverse Stock Split

BlueChip Energy Receives Market-Based Rate Authorization from FERC

GT Solar Receives $55.1 Million in New Orleans for Polysilicon Production Equipment and Technology

Amtech Announces Stock Repurchase Program

ReneSola’s Board of Directors Agrees to Implement Shareholder Rights Plan

ReneSola Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

Sunvalley Solar, Inc. Files Patent

Yingli Green Energy Marks Significant Growth in U.S. Solar Market

AccuStrata Signs Major Contract to Drive Performance Improvements for Solar Cell Manufacturer in India

Upsolar Gains Top Insurance Approval, Boost Bankability

Heraeus Increases Capacity Worldwide

PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services Unveils New PowerWrap Solar Project Performance Guarantee Policy

Astroenergy and Munich Re Announce Agreement on Crystalline PV Module Insurance

Solon Announces New U.S. Operations Strategy

Solarform & Juli New Energy Announce Industry Leading Solar Panel Warrantee

Mage Solar Adds Commercial Financing Option for Integrators in Partnership with CIT

Solon Supports Demand with Expansion to Two High Growth Markets

Suntech Extends Limited Product Warranty to Ten Years

Investing in Solar Translates into Real Dollars and Cents for New Jersey Businesses

ESA Renewables Begins Contract Negotiations for up to 65 MW at Intersolar North America

Canadian Solar Expands into India

SolarCity to Make Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Available Across its Service Territory

Sungen is a Leader in Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Manufacturing

China Sunergy Opens U.S. Headquarter in San Francisco

Arista Power Approved as Eligible Solar Installer by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Vermont Solar Tracker Manufacturer Announces Statewide Expansion with New Dealer Network

Hollaender®  Manufacturing Launches New Website Designed for PV Integrators and Professional Solar Rack Installers

JinkoSolar Named Top Crystalline Module Provider by Photon Power AG

Sungevity Signs Additional Lease in Jack London Square on Oakland Waterfront

Spire Establishes Solar Branch Office in India

Green Mountain Energy Company to Launch Sun Club in New York for a Brighter Tomorrow

OMVS Website Details New Solar Technology Plans

Product News

BrightSource Energy Launches SolarPLUS - High Efficiency Solar Thermal Power Plants with Storage

United Solar Reaches 16.3 Percent Efficiency with Nano-Crystalline Technology

SolFocus Announces New CPV System that Leverages Proven Panel Technology and Optimizes Installation for Large Scale Deployments

Suntech Solar Panels Now Available for Ontario Solar FIT Program

PV Evolution Labs Presents New Solar Panel Reliability Demonstration Test

Azuray Technologies Announces Full Certification for the AP300 Power Optimizer Smart Junction Box

PanelClaw Unveils its New Gen II Solar Mounting Systems

Sekisui Jushi Corp. & Kyocera Co-Develop Multi Purpose ‘Solar Power Shelter’ for Public Applications

First Solar PV Modules Receive New IEC Certification for Effectiveness in Coastal Environments

Spire Corporation Awarded Patent for Nano PV Devices

Dow Corning Begins Monosilane Production

Edwards Introduces GXS Series Vacuum Pumps Optimized for Solar Laminator Applications

MLD Tracking Technology Prevails Worldwide Trend towards Smaller Solar Energy Facilities

Pyron Solar’s Power Producing Solar System Reaches 1,200 Suns at Cell Level

CyboEnergy Exhibits Mini-Inverter at Intersolar North America

SolarBOS Passes Arc Fault Test in Livermore, CA

Direct Grid Technologies Introduces Gemini Series 480W Micro-Inverter, Reducing by 50 Percent the Number of Conventional Micro-Inverters Required

AppliCad Releases ‘Solar Wizard’ Software

DEHN Expands Product Range of Surge Protectors for DC Photovoltaic Applications

OutBack Power Launches the Radian Series Inverter/Charger for the Commercial & Residential Market

Hisco Partners with Hosiden to Showcase PV Connectors and Junction Boxes

SPARQ Systems, Inc. Receives North American Certification for Innovative Solar Microinverter System

Spelsberg Systems, Inc. Receives North American Certification for Innovative Solar Microinverter System

Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Motors Debut Solar Powered Vehicle Charging Station

Juhuang Exhibits Single/Dual Axis Trackers, Fixed Mounted Racks and LED Lights

Pall Highlights Contamination Control and Water Reclaim Technologies

AMETEK Programmable Power Helps Inverter Manufacturers Meet Rapid Growth in Demand

Lindbergh Prize for Electric Aircraft Vision Award Goes to Aircraft System that SolarWorld is Co-Developing

SunWize to Distribute AUO Solar Modules, Including New Inverter Integrated AC Module

BioSolar’s BioBacksheet Selected by Solar PV Panel Manufacturers Targeting Government Sales

Two Patents Issued to Bandgap Engineering for Silicon Nanowire Solar Cells

JinkoSolar Unveils 10 Year Product Warranty for Quantum-1 Modules

Trina Solar Receives Certification for Ammonia Gas and Salt Mist Testing

Canadian Solar Announces Industry Leading Product and Performance Warranty

Antaris Solar Receives UL Certification on PV Solar Panels

All the Power of the Sun at Your Fingertips with ‘Raggio Senza Pensieri’ (Carefree Sun Power)

LDK Solar’s Module Lab Takes Part in Intertek Group’s Satellite Program

Yingli Green Energy’s PV Module Ranks Number 2 in TUV Rheinland Energy Yield Test

OPTI-Solar Announces New Wireless Monitoring Device

Suntech Unveils High Efficiency and Innovative Solar Module for Israel

SolarEdge PV Inverters Approval for U.S. DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Recovery Act Funded Projects

Tigo Energy® Introduces New Maximizer® Solution Designed for Higher Voltage, Higher Power Solar Modules

SolarBridge Debuts Frame-Attached Microinverter Solution at Intersolar North America

ReneSola Rolls Out Shipments of its New Multicrystalline Virtus Wafer and Module Lines

Cooper Industries Demonstrates Complete “Balance of System” Solar Solutions

Solectria Renewables Introduces String Combiner with DC Disconnect

CyboEnergy Unveils CyboInverter

JinkoSolar Introduces Quantum Series Modules

Tigo Energy® Introduces New Maximizer® Solution Designed for Higher Voltage, Higher Power Solar Modules

KIOTO Clear Energy, Solar Thermal Collectors, Absorbers & Mounting Systems Manufacturer Exhibits at Intersolar

New Cost-Saving Rear Silver Conductor Pastes for Silicon Solar Cells from Ferro Electronic Materials

SolarEdge PV Inverters Approved for U.S. DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Recovery Act Funded Projects

AEG Power Solutions Introduces the Protect PV.500 Solar Inverter to the U.S.

Suntech Launches Two High Performance Solar Products in the Americas

Mage Solar Receives UL Certification for its U.S. Produced Mage Powertec Plus Modules

SolarBOS Adds 400 amp Disconnect Combiner

SolFocus Announces New CPV System that Leverages Proven Panel Technology and Optimizes Installation for Large-scale Deployments

KNE Launches its Automatic Cleaning System for Solar Panels at Intersolar North America

Innovative New Products Spur Increase in OAI’s Solar Simulator and I-V Tester Sales

Delta Features Solivia Monitoring and Advanced Solivia Central Inverters

Build Group Introduces Adaptable Array

Canadian Solar Showcases ELPS Technology

Dow Expands Production of Enlight Polyolefin Encapsulant Films Used in Solar Panels

Heraeus Highlights SOL9410/SOL9411 Products

Skyline Solar Awarded Three New Patents Covering its Scalable CPV Technology

Soltecture Proves Solar Construction Enables Energy-Independent, Attractive Living and Mobility

ReneSola Provides Updates on Steel Wire Production and Wafer Furnace Technology

Thermotron SE-3300 Test Chamber Accommodates PV Panels Exceeding 6 Feet Long

Power Analytics Announces Industry’s First Training Course for Incorporating Photovoltaics in Power Systems Models

Goal Zero Introduces Ultimate Compact Solar Charging Kit for Mobile Electronics with Guide 10 Plus Mobile Kit

Supply Agreements

Trina Solar to Supply 30 MW of PV Modules for Qinghai’s Large Scale Solar Projects

SunPower Signs 15 MW Supply Agreement with Mahindra

CNPV Signs Long Term Sales Agreement with Choice Solar Solutions

Abel ReTec Signs Long-Term Agreement to Purchase Abound Solar Modules

LDK Solar Signs Module Supply Contracts

LDK Solar Signs Supply Contract with juwi GmbH

ET Solar Announces a 4.2 MW Solar Module Supply Agreement with Wagner Solar UK Ltd.

Powin Corporation Signs Contract to Provide Parts to Major Solar Company

Suntech and MEMC Terminate Long Term Silicon Wafer Supply Agreement

Large Scale Installations

Solar Trust of America Chooses Photovoltaic Technology for World’s Largest Solar Facility

Secretary Salazar Approves 550 MW Solar Project in Riverside County, CA

Department of Energy Offers Conditional Loan Guarantee Commitments to Support Nearly $4.5 Billion in Loans for Three California Photovoltaic Solar Power Plants

NRG Energy Acquires 290 MW Agua Caliente Solar Project from First Solar

BrightSource Energy Files Application for Certification for Hiddens Hills Solar Electric Generating System

Faithful+Gould Joins EnviroMission Arizona Solar Tower Team

DOE Finalizes a $967 Million Loan Guarantee to Support the Agua Caliente Solar Project

DOE Offers Conditional Loan Guarantee Commitment for Innovative Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant

PG&E and Sempra Generation Contract for 150 MW of Renewable Power

Solar Gen Announces the Execution of a 150 MW Power Purchase Agreement to Support its Solar Development in the Imperial Valley, CA

Australia’s First Utility Scale Solar Power Station to be Built in Moree

SolarReserve Solar Power Project in Tonopah to Secure Jobs for Nevada

Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant to Open in Ukraine

Q-Cells to Complete 60 MW Project for Starwood Energy Group in North America

SkyFuel and Braxenergy Team to Bring Parabolic Trough to Brazil

Solar Power Plant Andasol 3 Produces Environment-Friendly Energy for the First Time

AEP Ohio to Partner with Turning Point Solar on the Development of Turning Point Solar Generating Facility in Noble County

NRG Solar and Eurus Energy’s Avenal Solar Facility Starts Generating Power

BlueChip Energy Announces Use of New PV Panel Technology in 40 MW Sorrento Solar Farm

JinkoSolar Announces the Commencement of Construction of five Ground-Mounted Projects Developed by Solairedirect Powered by 25 MW of JinkoSolar Modules

AEG Power Solutions Wins Key Projects in the Indian Solar Market

NADB Closes $77.4 Million Loan to Support Solar Energy in Imperial County, CA

Siemens Wins 20 MW Idaho Solar Field Project

LDK Solar Partners with Datang International Power Generation on PV Project

Gemasolar Solar Power Plant Reaches 24 Hours of Uninterrupted Production

AES Solar Closes on €68 Million Project Financing for 18 MW Photovoltaic Portfolio in Italy

Enel Green Power Harnesses the Sun for the Italian Grid

Canadian Solar Becomes the Majority Module Supplier to a 10.7 MW French Solar Power Plant of Eosol Energies Nouvelles

Satcon Selected for 10 MW Solar PV Power Plant in New Jersey

Yingli Green Energy PV Modules Installed in the Largest Solar Plant in Greece

LS Power and SunPower Dedicate 10 MW Dover Sun Park

Yingli Green Energy Selected for 10 MW AC New Jersey Oak Solar Power Plant

Lincoln Renewable Energy Commences Construction of 10 MW Solar Project in N.J.

First Solar Sells 10 MW Solar Power Plant Near Zamora, Spain to KGAL

10 MW PV Power Project at Guodian Qinghai Golmud PV Power Plant Approved

Preliminary Work about 10 MW PV Power Project at Guodian Hebei Zhangbei PV Power Plant Approved

20 MW PV Power Project at Guodian Longyuan Tibet Yangbajing PV Power Plant Approved

40 MW PV Power Project at Guodian Inner Mongolia Wulanchabu Siziwang Flag PV Power Plant Approved

10 MW PV Power Project at Guodian Inner Mongolia Azuo Flag PV Power Plant Approved

20 MW PV Power Project at Guodian Longyuan Qinghai Golmud PV Power Plant into Commercial Operation

10 MW PV Power Project at China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp. Tibet Sangri PV Power Plant into Commercial Operation

10 MW PV Power Project at Huadian Gansu Jiayuguan PV Power Plant into Commercial Operation

SPI Solar Announces 9.7 MW Project in New Jersey as Part of Recently Announced KDC Solar Agreement

SPI Solar Begins Construction of 8 MW Utility Scale Development in Palm Springs, CA

Petroleum Development Oman Selects GlassPoint to Build First Solar Enhanced Oil Recovery Pilot Gulf Region

Sopogy Signs MOU for Solar Project in Thailand

Alexander & Baldwin and KIUC Announce Largest Solar Facility on Kaua’i

Solarvision Breaks Ground on 5 MW Plant in Ohio

Ex-Im Bank Announces $16 Million Loan to Support First Solar Exports to Azure Solar Power Project in India

Sunstroom Completes the Construction and Grid Connection of a 5 MW Solar PV Project near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK

Gehrlicher Solar UK Ltd. Builds One of the Largest Solar Parks in the United Kingdom

SPI Solar to Serve as Developer of a 4.4 MW Utility Scale Solar Energy Facility in Greece

juwi solar Selects Solar Frontier for Largest CIS Solar Project in North America

Etrion Completes Nettuno Solar Park

iPhone Marks Commissioning of Largest Solar Array in Vermont

FirstLight Power Resources Announces Construction of New Solar Project at its Northfield Mountain Facility

Brea to Save $13 Million as the Largest Solar Producer in Orange County

Uterne Solar Power Plant Now Providing Clean Energy in Alice Springs

DEGERenergie Cooperates with Convergence Energy

Showa Shell Sekiyu Solar Power Plant Ahead of Schedule

Former Disposal Site will Provide Clean Renewable Energy for Hawaii

Largest Solar Project in a National Park, Yosemite, Features SolarWorld Solar Panels in Three Formats

First Nation Tribe Deploys Solar-Powered Airfield Lights to Illuminate Remote Community’s Runway

Commercial/Residential

Department of Energy Commits Support for Landmark Rooftop Solar Project

SunPower and Citi Team to Finance $105 Million in Residential Solar Lease Projects

SPI Solar Announces 9.7 MW Project in New Jersey as Part of Recently Announced KDC Solar Agreement

BNB Renewable and Enfinity Co-Develop 9.8 MW Solar System at Campbell Soup Plant

VA Funds Solar Energy Projects at Five Hospitals

SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Largest U.S. Solar-Equipped Affordable Housing Project

Sungevity and Citi Create New Fund for Residential Solar Projects

Seminole Financial Services Provides Construction and Permanent Financing for a 3.3 MW Solar Project in Buckeye, AZ

Aide Solar Partners with Folium Energy for 150 MW of Photovoltaic Power at 710 California Distributed Generation Sites

Denver International Airport Dedicates 4.4 MW of Solar Power from Constellation Energy

TXU Energy, SolarCity Offer $5 Million in Solar Incentives

KB Home & City of Lancaster Partnership Launches Antelope Valley’s First Solar Standard Community

Solar Power Partners and JCM Capital Sign with AVACOS Clean Energy for 20 MW of Rooftop Solar projects in Ontario

REgeneration Finance Funding 3.26 MW Solar Project for Arizona School District

Stellar Solar Activates 1.15 MW U.S. Foodservice Installation

Independent Energy Solutions “Powers Up” New U.S. Marine Corps. Solar Project in 29 Palms

Chevrolet Harnesses Sun to Power Volts and Dealerships

KB Home Opens “Awesome” New Solar Community in Valencia

Key to Affordable Residential Solar in U.S. in Reducing Balance-of-System Costs

Solmentum Brings Solar to More of Southern California

SolarWorld Solar Panels to Power New Head Office of Leading U.S. Wind Turbine Manufacturer, Vestas

Clean LA Solar Plan Supports Governor’s Vision for Local, Renewable Power

REC Solar Awarded 6.6 MW of Turnkey Solar Contracts from Veterans Affairs in California and Texas

Sunvalley Solar Starts Solar Power System Installation for Aqua Farming

LDK Solar to Provide Modules for Largest Private Net-Metered System in Western Hemisphere

Innovative Solar Structure Shades Sun Devils

Economy Spawns Free Solar for Home

Lend Lease and SolarCity to Install Solar to Help Provide Power to More than 2,000 Homes

Adroit Solar Announces First California Solar Initiative Rebate for Commercial Solar Thermal in San Diego

Unirac and Kyocera Partner to Create Modern 1.16 MW PV Installation on Historic New Jersey Site

Air Products “Flips the Switch” on its Headquarters Solar Farm

SET-Solar Announces 2 MW Solar Farm Kicks Off in Aloha State

SolarCity Expands to Hawaii, Introduces Affordable New Solar Options for Homeowners and Businesses

Uni-Solar® Powers One of the Largest Solar Roof Installations in Greater Toronto Area

San Francisco Launches Solar@Work

DelSolar Completes Largest Solar Installation at U.S. Foodservice Facility

Washington Redskins and NRG Energy Bring Solar Power to FedExField

Greenspring Energy Partners with SunRun in Maryland to Offer Home Solar Without High Upfront Costs

Solar Group Purchasing Goes National with One Block Off the Grid

Perdue Enters New Kind of Farming with Solar Installation Startup

Statement of Settlement Agreement between National Environmental Organizations and Solar Development Companies Regarding San Luis Obispo Solar Projects

Cenergy Power Turns on 1.1 MW Solar System for Maxco Packaging

PowerPlay Solar Nearing Completion on 2 MW Solar Field at Berkshire School in Sheffield, MA

Darden Furthers Commitment to Sustainability with Solar Panel Installation at Headquarters Facility

Affordable Solar Installs the First Solar Systems for The Kroger Co. at Smith’s Food and Drug Centers

PSE&G and Matrix Development Dedicate New Solar System

DTE Energy to Build Solar Installation on Mercy High School Roof

Cenergy Power Unveils 1.7 MW of Solar Power for Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.

Custom Rollforming Corp. Supplies Money-Saving Solar Racking to Green Fuel Technologies

Crown Estate and Portland Business to Reap Benefits of Solar Energy Roof

United Solar Proud Sponsor of Consumers Energy’s SmartStreet Solar Installation

Solar Nation® Installs Solar-Electric System for Atlantic Realty in Secaucus, NJ

AAAAA Rent-A-Space Announces Construction of Maui County’s Largest Commercial Photovoltaic Power Generation System

Somerset Tire Service Puts its Trust in Mitsubishi Electric Solar Photovoltaic System

Film Star Geraldine Chaplin to Sponsor SolarWorld Gift to Power Waterborne Aid Center in Peruvian Amazon

Kyocera Starts Operation of 230 kW Solar Power Generating System at its Manufacturing Plant in Fukushima, Japan

New Production Facilities

Japan’s Largest Solar Panel Factory Reaches Full Commercial Operations

SoloPower Receives $197 Million Loan Guarantee from U.S. DOE to Build Thin Film Photovoltaic Module Facilities

Semprius Awarded State and County Incentives Package to Build Solar Module Pilot Production Plant in North Carolina

Italy’s Largest Photovoltaic Panel Plant opens its Doors

First Solar Dedicates Mesa Factory Site

SunPower Announces New Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility

Heraeus Builds Facility in Singapore to Increase Metallization Paste Capacity for Crystalline Solar Cells

Suniva Expands U.S. Module Assembly and Research Facility

MEMC and its SunEdison Subsidiary Join Flextronics to Celebrate Creation of Approximately 400 New Jobs Supporting Solar Module Production

New Solutia Resin Investment Supports Growing Demand in Asia Pacific PVB Sheet Market

GT Advanced Technologies Announces Korea-Based Polysilicon Producer OCI Selects the Newest Generation SDR Reactors as Part of its Phase 4 Expansion Program

BIOMASS

USDA and DOE Fund Ten Research Projects to Accelerate Bioenergy Crop Production and Spur Economic Impact

USDA Forest Service Awards Nearly $3 Million for Renewable Energy Projects

Foster Wheeler Selects Emerson’s Automation Technology for the World’s Largest 100 Percent Biomass-Fired Boiler

ITOCHU Corporation Invests in Gainesville Renewable Energy Center Power Project

Metso to Deliver Green Energy Technology for Biomass Boiler Conversion Project in Poland

DONG Energy Co-founder of Bioenergy Consortium in Måbjerg

STEAG New Energies Has Been Awarded Planning Permission to Build its First Biomass Plant in the U.K.

AREVA Led Consortium Awarded €155 Million Contract

Esa Härmälä Laid the Foundation Stone of the Hämeenkyrö Bioenergy Plant

Metso Wins Order for the Eighth Biomass Fueled Modularized CHP Plant to Germany

RES Says Community Views are Vital in Shaping its Plans for North Blyth Biomass Power Station

VIASPACE Second Quarter Revenues Increase 269 Percent from Prior Year

Double Boost for Biomass in Britain

Metso and Inbicon Sign Strategic Equipment Supplier Agreement for Biomass Refineries

Biomass Pellets

North American Wood Pellet Capacity Set to Increase to Serve Markets in Europe and Asia

Enviva LP Plans Second Wood Pellet Facility in North Carolina

Vega Biofuels Provides Engineering Update for Georgia Bio-Coal Plant

Commercial Plant Constructed to Produce Bio-Cokes

Enviva LP and Biomass Energy, LLC Announce Strategic Alliance

Ensign-Bickford Renewable Energies Affiliate Announces Name Change

Biomass Gasification

ICM, Inc’s Selection of Eisenmann’s Emission Abatement Technology Strengthens Commercial Deployment of its Biomass Gasifier System

Nexterra Biomass System Confirmed as One of the Cleanest in North America

Rentech Reports Increase of 47 Percent in Revenues

Rentech Adopts Tax Benefit Preservation Plan

PowerHouse Energy Signs Strategic Distribution Agreement with M2 Renewables for Ten Units Over Three Years

Waste-To-Energy

Covanta Energy Receives Notice to Proceed for the Construction of the Durham York Energy Center

INEOS Bio JV Closes $75 Million in Private Financing under USDA Loan Guarantee Program for Advanced BioEnergy Center in Florida

Cargill to Install Waste to Energy System in Canadian Beef Processing Facility

China Recycling Energy’s Shanghai TCH, Xi’an TCH and Erdos TCH Qualified as “Energy Saving Service Provider” by NDRC & MOF

China Recycling Energy Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Blue Sphere Announces Strategic Partnership with Beijing Clinci Energy and Environment Technology Co. Ltd.

Biogas

Veolia Environnement Begins Operations at its Wisconsin Hickory Meadows Landfill

Gas-to-Energy Project

New Biogas Plant to Be Built in Bergheim Paffendorf

California Biogas Project Wins “Oscar of Innovation” from R&D Magazine

Bion–Kreider Project Celebrates Grand Opening

FlexEnergy and MISCOwater + energy to Partner in Clean Energy Generation Solutions for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Verliant Energy Partners Announces Exclusive Strategic Alliance with Achor Anaerobic for Revolutionary Anaerobic Digestion

Bio-Oil

Four Rivers BioEnergy Provides Positive Progress Update on First Generator Installation

HYDRO

Departments of Energy and Interior Award Nearly $17 Million for Advanced Hydropower Technologies

EPRI to Test Advanced Hydropower Technology under $1.5 Million Award

Jirau Hydro Project in Brazil to be Expanded

Voith Hydro Brazil Signs Contract for Teles Pires Hydro Power Plant

Brazil Refurbishes Two Hydroelectric Power Plants with IDB Funding

Fortum Investing in Hydropower in Sweden by Refurbishing Skedvi Power Plant

Bardonecchia Hydro Plant Enters Service

Project of CPI Jinyuan Group Guizhou Xiangbiling Hydropower Plant Started Construction

No. 3 Unit at Sichuan Jiangbian Hydropower Plant into Commercial Operation

No. 3 Unit at Yunnan Jin’anqiao Hydropower Plant into Commercial Operation

Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sign Absorption-type Company Split Agreements on Transfer of Hydroelectric Power Generation System Operations to HM Hydro

China Hydroelectric Corporation Revenue Decreased by 9 Percent Year-over-Year Due to Less Than Average Rainfall

Sprott Power Corp. Announces Update on the Sale of Non-Core Hydroelectric Assets to Anyox Hydro Electric Corp.

ROR Power Reports Second Quarter Results

Emerson Process Management and JSC RusHydro to Cooperate on Automation for Hydroelectric Plants in Russia

Geothermal

Department of Energy Awards up to $38 Million to Advance Technology and Reduce Cost of Geothermal Energy

World Bank Provides Support for Geothermal Sector to Develop Clean Renewable Energy in Indonesia

Energy Commission Awards More Than $5 Million for Geothermal Projects

Neal Hot Springs 25 MW Project Expected to Come Online in Late 2012

Ram Power Confirms Resource and Closes $160 Million Credit Facility for the San Jacinto-Tizate Project

Geothermal Development Advances in Kenya; Icelandic Firms Hired for Assessment

Arrow Selects Geothermal Power Plant Location

Ram Power Announces Termination of Power Purchase Agreement for Orita Project

DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. Signs MOU for Further Development in Saskatchewan

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. Completes Independent Resource Review of Blue Mountain Project

Ormat Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

Alterra Power Announces HS Orka’s Release of Mid Year Financial

Ram Power Announces Second Quarter 2011 Results

Canadian Scientists and Academics Found Canadian Geothermal Research Council (CanGRC)

MARINE POWER

254 MW Tidal Power Plant Begins Initial Operation in South Korea

UK Marine Industry Welcomes Funding but Warns Its Only a Drop in the Bucket

Ocean Power Technologies Deploys Autonomous PowerBuoy for US Navy Maritime Security Program

Ocean Power Technologies PowerBuoy Successfully Withstands Hurricane Irene

Aquamarine Power Makes Ground-Breaking Deal with Barclays

ESB Led Westwave Project Awarded SEAI Grant

CETO 3 Performance Results Independently Verified

Aegir Wave Power Deploys a Second Wave Measurement Buoy

Oceanlinx Breaks Through to Commercialization

SDE Has Completed the Construction of a New Model of Sea Wave Power Plant

Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Fiscal First Quarter Ended July 31, 2011

TRANSMISSION

New High Voltage Transmission Line Brings jobs to the Northwest and Reinforces BPA System

LADWP Moves Forward with Transmission Project to Access Renewable Energy

Western, TWE Execute Development Agreement for TransWest Express Transmission Project

Salazar Approves Transmission for Major Solar Project in California

Southern Cross Transmission Project Reaches Significant FERC Application Milestones

New ISO Partnership with Nevada Utility Opens Door to Renewable Power

Enbridge to Undertake $300 Million Montana-Alberta Tie-Line Power Transmission Project

ABB Wins $14 Million Orders for Grid Integration of Wind Power in Brazil

Isolux Infrastructure Wins a Further 247 km of Power Lines in Brazil

Wind Works Power Corp Enters Joint Venture to Build and Operate Transmission Facility in Germany

Terms in Place for the Divestment of the Transmission Assets at the Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm

STORAGE

ZBB Energy Forms Joint Venture Company to Enter China’s Energy Storage Market

Saft Li-ion Battery Technology Delivers Innovative Hybrid Approach to Powering Military Field Bases and Marine Propulsion Systems

Saft America Advanced Batteries Plant Celebrates Grand Opening in Jacksonville, FL

Juhl Wind Announces Agreement with Zinc Air for Installation of a Mega Watt Scale Advanced Storage System at the Woodstock Hill, MN Wind Farm

Beacon Power Granted Key Patent for Frequency Regulation

Altairnano Selected by Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute for Solar Energy Integration Project

ZBB Enters Data Center Power Segment with Design Win to Provide Energy Storage System for Uninterrupted Power to DC Loads at Major Data Center

Aquion Energy Raises $30 Million for Scalable Energy Storage Solutions

Ener1 Achieves Milestones for Mobile GTES Grid Energy Storage Project

Electrovaya to Provide 1.2 MWh Lithium Ion Battery Storage System (BESS)

GS Battery (USA) Inc. Introduces ECO R Battery Product Line

Dais Receives Patent and Demonstrates Energy Storage Capabilities

ESA Advocacy Council Submits Comments on FERC Ancillary Services NOI

COMPANY NEWS

Iberdrola’s First Half Earnings Rise 6.6 Percent

GE Energy Completes $3.2 Billion Deal to Acquire Converteam

ENEL Green Power Reports Revenue Increase of 28.4 Percent H/H

Acciona Net Profit Triples to €248 Million

RWE Strongly Expanding Renewable Energies in NRW

Four Stocks Added/Nine Deleted from Ardour Global Alternative Energy Index in Quarterly Rebalancing

Novozymes Joins Nidus Partners to Advance New Energy Technologies from Research to Commercialization

White Construction Becomes Part of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Announces Formation of a Renewable Energy Company, Eastern Shore Energy, LLC