RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
June 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
China Overtakes U.S. as Top Energy Consumer
Renewable Energy Could Exceed Global Demand, According to UN Report
U.S. Utility Survey Respondents Believe Energy Prices Will Rise Significantly, Place Emphasis on Growing Nexus of Water and Energy Challenge
New Paper Lays Out Smart Policies for Renewable Energy Growth
Recession and Renewables Cut Greenhouse Emissions in 2009
Renewable Energy to Be a Major Investment Priority for Military Agencies during the Next 20 Years, Says Pike Research
U.K. Announces New Feed-In Tariff Levels for Large Scale Solar and Anaerobic Digestion
Study Published on Projected Costs and Deployment on Renewables in the U.K.
ADB Invests in Three Climate Change Technology Venture Capital Funds
World Bank Supports Poland’s Program to Increase its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Challenges of Using Variable Renewables in Power Systems are Surmountable, IEA Report Says
Voluntary Carbon Surges to Record Year on Corporate Buying and Forestry
IETA Celebrates the Integration of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA)
EDUCATION
First Online MBA Program Worldwide with Focus on Renewable Energy
Rising Sun Energy Center Becomes BPI Affiliate, Offers Green Jobs Training Curriculum for License Nationwide
Manufacturing Mentoring Program Part of President Obama’s Plan for High-Skilled Workers
ImagineSolar Prepares the Emerging Solar Energy Workforce
UTILITY NEWS
TVA Expands Renewable Energy with Sharp and Waste Management
APS Filing Aims to Continue Advances in Sustainability and Reliability
DONG Energy and Korea Electric Power Corporation in Future Cooperation
PPL Electric Utilities Completes 2011 Solicitation for Solar Renewable Energy Credits
FPL to Offer Solar Energy Rebates Through New Pilot Program
WIND
INDUSTRY NEWS
World’s Largest Annual Wind Energy Event, WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition, Held in Anaheim, CA
Bonneville Power Administration Decision Discriminates Against Wind Power, Violates Contracts, and Favors Its Own Narrow Interests
Wind Power Ready to Fill Japan Energy Gap
Wind Energy Poised to Significantly Increase Economic Benefits to Ontario
Wind Energy Drives Jobs and Local Benefits at Prices that are Competitive with Other New Sources of Electricity
Iowa Leads Nation in Wind Energy Generation
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
NREL and Alstom Celebrate Wind Turbine Installation
Timken Unveils Plans for First U.S. Wind Energy R&D Center for Mission-Critical Power Systems
DOE Selects Broadwind Energy for Multi-Megawatt Dynamometer Upgrade
DeWind Co. Announces Wind Turbine Purchase Agreement with Wind Energy Institute of Canada
Vestas Turbine Operating at -50°Celsius
MISO Furthers Wind Integration into Market
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to Study Wakes from Wind Turbines
NWCC Sage-Grouse Research Collaborative Awards $715,537 in funding for Research in 2011
FINANCIALS
Acciona
Arise Windpower
Broadwind Energy
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group
China Wind Systems
CleanTech Innovations
Gamesa
Juhl Wind
Nordex
Suzlon
COMPANY NEWS
Minority Shareholders of Iberdrola Renovables Approve Merger
3Power Energy Group Announces Merger Closing with Seawind Services Limited
Sorgenia (CIR group) and KKR to Form Joint-Venture in Wind Energy Sector in France
Toshiba to Form Strategic Business Alliance with Korea’s Unison Co.
Gamesa Launches a €50 Million Venture Capital Fund and Invests in SkyBuilt Power
First Wind Issues $200 Million in Seven Year Senior Secured Notes
China Ming Yang Wind Power Announces Withdrawal of Proposed Secondary Offering
Vestas Signs Option Agreement for Land at the Port of Sheerness, Kent in the UK
Gamesa and Caparo Announce Strategic Agreement for 2,000 MW Supply
Goldwind and Timken Sign Memorandum of Collaboration Advancing Wind Energy
Mortenson Construction Building 11 New Wind Power Projects in U.S.
RMT to Add Nearly 1,100 MW to its Renewable Energy Portfolio
Gamesa Opens its Fifth Factory in China
Gamesa Signs its First Contract to Supply 300 MW to China Resources Power
Siemens to Open U.S. Wind Service Distribution Center in Woodward, OK
MFG Texas Ships 1000th Set of 37 Meter Blades
GE Launches 1.6-100; Secures More than a Half a Gigawatt of Commitments for World’s Most Efficient Wind Turbine
Mass Megawatts Wind Power Generates Added Benefits for Commercial Applications
Leading Chinese Wind Turbine Maker Signs Deals in U.S. to Explore Overseas Market
Iberdrola Renewables Funds Wind Technician Training in Ohio
PRODUCT NEWS
DOE Selects Broadwind Energy for Multi-Megawatt Dynamometer Upgrade
Vestas Launches Two Upgraded 2 MW Turbines
Timken Unveils UltraWind P1 Seal for Wind Turbine Applications
Turningpont and FreeWave Technologies Partner to Mitigate Wind Turbine Failure through Vibration Monitoring Solution
Marshall University Uses Second Wind’s Wind Data Collection Solutions to Plan Clean Energy Futures of West Virginia Surface Mine Sites
Small Wind Generation Systems Connect to the Grid with New S&C PureWave DSTATCOM® System
Power Climber Wind Launches IBEX® 1000P
OFFSHORE
Salazar Announces Approval of Cape Wind Energy Project Construction and Operations Plan
LEEDCo and Four Lake Erie-Bordering Counties Sign Historic Revenue Sharing Agreement in Offshore Wind Project
Expansion of Belgium’s Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Begins
GDF Suez, Vinci and Areva Join Forces to Develop France’s Offshore Wind Industry
Germany Planning Energy Autobahn for Offshore Wind
Offshore Wind Farm Baltic 1 Put into Operation
Fishermen’s Energy Receives Final State Permits, Completes Year of Environmental Monitoring
UK Industry Warns Against Moderating Offshore Wind Target
Offshore Investors are Driving Innovative Noise Reduction in the Construction of German Offshore Wind Farms
Expert Authorities in Three EU Member States Support Hexicon in European Program for Renewable Energy
Carrica Receives $101,000 NSF Grant to Study Offshore Wind Turbines
PROJECTS
U.S.
Citi, Google to Finance Terra-Gen Power’s Alta Wind Energy Center in California
Siemens Transports First Wind Turbine Nacelles by Rail from New U.S. Factory
Terra-Gen Power Announces Closing of $631 Million Construction Financing for Alta Wind VI & VIII to Continue Build-Out of Nation’s Largest Wind Energy Facility
Environmental Impact Statement Being Prepared for Campo Wind Energy Project
Vestas Receives 219 MW Order for Alta Wind Energy Center
enXco Announces Closing of Financing for Lakefield Wind Project
Wind Capital Group Selects RMT to Construct Post Rock Wind Energy Facility
Enel Green Power Starts Construction of a 200 MW Wind Farm in Kansas
Palouse Wind Project Receives Critical CUP Approval
Duke Energy Chooses Siemens Turbines to Build Kansas Wind Farm
Turbine Installation in Kingman and Windstar
Vestas Receives 102 MW Order in California
First Wind Begins Commercial Operations at Milford II Wind Project
Iberdrola Renewables Helps STEC Double its Wind Power
Wind Energy from First Wind’s Mars Hill Project Providing Affordable Power to Aroostook Customers
NorthWestern Energy Files Application for Approval to Purchase and Operate Montana Wind Farm
Duke Energy to Acquire Wisconsin Farm
Alteris Renewables Chooses Remote Sensing Technology to Aid in Wind Assessment Study for Jamestown, RI
Ulysses Diversified Holdings Corporation Announces First Wind Turbine Contract
AROUND THE WORLD
Invenergy Acquires 156 MW Des Moulins Wind Project in Quebec
Suzlon Announces First South Africa Framework Agreement for Up to 200 Wind Turbines
Nordex Builds Sweden’s Largest Wind Farm
Vestas Receives 149 MW Order in Canada
Finavera Wind Energy Signs Interconnection Agreements with BC Hydro for Wildmare and Tumbler Ridge Wind Projects
Keadby Wind Farm Purchases by SSE Renewables
Vestas Signs Order for 80 MW in Brazil
Vestas Receives Order for 72 MW in Turkey
Work Gets Underway on New 70 MW Wind Farm in Romania
Shear Wind Celebrates Opening of Glen Dhu Wind Farm
3Power Energy Group Enters into 58 MW Chile Project Acquisition Agreement
Vestas Receives 50 MW Order in the United Kingdom
Gamesa Agrees to Sell a New Wind Farm in Poland
Nordex Wins 49.5 MW Project in China
Acciona Energy Brings Lamèque Wind Power Project Online
SCA and Fredrick Olsen Renewables Invest in Wind Power in Northern Sweden
RWE Innogy Inaugurates Third Onshore Wind Farm in Poland
Public Exhibitions Held for Penmanshiel Wind Farm
Municipal Utilities are Participating in the Süderdeich Onshore Wind Farm as Part of Green GECCO
SOLAR
INDUSTRY NEWS
Secretary Chu Announces Over $110 Million in SunShot Projects to Advance Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing in the U.S.
DOE Announces Nearly $170 Million in Available Funding to Advance Solar Energy Technologies
Critical Cost Reduction Targets Identified in the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics
Photovoltaic Power Well on the Way to Contributing an Important Share of the Future Energy Mix
Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Boosts European Solar Markets
Business, Environment, Public Health Coalition Calls for Passage of the Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act of 2011
Solar Energy Executives Release Recommendations to Industry and Government
Real-time Solar Grid Data Now Available
Effects of Residential Photovoltaic Energy Systems on Home Sales Prices in California Analyzed
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
NREL and Partners to Compare High Efficiency Solar Cells from Three Nations at Sites in Colorado and Yokohama, Japan
Department of Energy Awards Funding to CNSE CIGS Solar Project
Solar Junction Breaks World Record with 43.5 Percent Efficient CPV Production Cell
GT Solar Monocast Silicon Material Achieves Record for Average Cell Efficiency Testing by Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology
Natcore Technology Successfully Uses LPD Process on Textured Solar Cells
Fundamental Findings about the Processes in Photoelectrochemical Cells Published by KIT Scientists in Physical Review Letters
Solar3D Successfully Completes Design of a Key Element of its High Efficiency Solar Cell
Natcore Successfully Passivates “Black Silicon” Solar Cells
Infrax Systems (IFXY) Completes the Development of Solar Power Option for its UMAX Substation Communication Products
U.S. Patent Application Filed for “CdTe Solar Panel Processing Technology Based on Cd Vacancy Theory”
Solar Powered Washing Machine Knows When Sun Shines
FINANCIALS
Advanced Energy
Comtec Solar
Daqo New Energy
Evergreen Solar
First Solar
Kyocera
LDK Solar
Power-One
ReneSola
Satcon®
ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES
China Nuvo Solar Provides Update on Freya Acquisition
Solar Rainbow Acquires Stake in Roofing Company
SunPower and Total Partner
Trina Solar Announces Research Partnership with Australian National University to Enhance High Efficiency Solar Cells
Abound Solar Partners with DW Europe in Solar Distributorship Contract
SunBorne and Suntech to Partner on 100 MW of Solar Projects in India
Trina Solar Announces Sales Agreement with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
SunReports Enters Canadian Solar Market with Latitude51 Partnership
Yingli Green Energy Partners with JV of West Holdings and Super Tool to Boost Sales of PV Modules in Japanese Residential Rooftop Market
MHI to Begin Discussions on Details of Photovoltaic Module Business Tie-up with Auria Solar of Taiwan
Dow and Targray Complete Global Distribution Agreement for ENLIGHT™ Polyolefin Encapsulant Films
New Resource Bank, Enfinity Team P on Solar Projects
Abound Solar Partners with Thesan to Reduce Photovoltaic Installation Costs and Complexity in the Italian Market
Carmanah and ADB Partner to Produce the Industry’s First Complete Solar Powered Helipad Kit
Emerson Partners with Sanmina-SCI to Build Solar Power Inverters for Canadian Market
EGPI Firecreek, Inc. Subsidiary Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC Negotiates Licensing Terms for Distribution in Georgia and Colorado
Trina Solar Extends Distribution Agreement with Australia’s RF Industries
Southwest Solar Announces New Collaboration at Research Park
Innovalight Hires Marubeni to Sell Silicon Ink and Licensed Processes to Solar Cell Manufacturers in Japan
EGPI Firecreek, Inc. Subsidiary Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC Negotiating for Distribution in California and New York
Carmanah Technologies Teams with Other North American Manufacturers to Form the Consortium for Solar Lighting (CSL) to Develop Universal Specifications for Solar Powered Lighting Systems
COMPANY NEWS
BrightSource Energy Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
Wells Fargo to Fund $120 Million in U.S. Solar Projects Developed by SunEdison
Comtec Solar to Receive Strategic Investment from TPG Capital
ManTech Awarded Contract to Support Development of Solar Energy
Enecys Secures £25 Million Investment to Accelerate its Growth Plan
SunEdison First to Announce Confirmation of Ontario Solar FIT Content
United Solar Announces Order from India’s JSW Green Energy
SunRun Receives Single Largest U.S. Bancorp Renewable Energy Tax Equity Commitment to Date
Solar Trust of America Expands into Photovoltaic Market
Natcore Technology to Locate Solar Research Center in Kodak’s Business Park
Trina Solar Opens Australia Sales & Business Development Office
Yingli Green Energy Establishes Regional Headquarters for Southeast Asia in Singapore
OSI Systems Receives $6 Million in Orders for Optoelectronic Sub-Assemblies from a Renewable Energy Technology Provider
Trinity is First in NJ to Install 2,000 Solar Electric Systems
China Sunergy Receives MCS Certificate to Produce Photovoltaic Solar Panels
Stellar Solar Now Offering Industry Leading Solar Lease and Financing Options
KMB Design Group Completes 100th Solar Project
Mercury Solar Systems Empower Future Energy Leader through Multi-State Educational Initiative
PRODUCT NEWS
Westinghouse Solar Announces Innovative New Flat Roof Solar Power System
Solergy, Inc. Announces New Building Integrated CPV (BICPV) Solution
Evergreen Solar String Ribbon® Solar Panels Certified for Ammonia Gas Resistance Testing by TÜV Rheinland
BioSolar Launches BioBacksheet Volume Sampling Program
Kuraray Announces the Commercialization of Concentrating Lens for Solar Power Generation
Photovoltaic Products Tested by Intertek Now Accepted for Japanese Government Rebates
Legends Business Group Enters into Research State of the Development of a Device Capable of Amplifying the Electrical Output of Solar Panels
AUO PV Modules Approved by the California Energy Commission for Expansion into the U.S. Market
TerraSmart Showcases Innovative Ground Screw Technology
New Additions to Wiley’s AC Family
PV Evolution Labs Launches Fast Turn Around Third Party Flash Testing Service to Solar Project Developers
Carmanah Technologies Develops Solar Engine for ADB Airfield Solutions
Hanwha SolarOne Announces Latest Modules to Receive UL, MCS and TUV Quality Certification
Upsolar Showcases Zep Compatible PV Module Worldwide
World’s First Submersible Solar Water Filtration System Launches Global Distribution of the Award-Winning Savior™ by Natural Current LLC
AlsoEnergy, Main Street Power, Morgan Stanley Partner to Commercialize Global Solar Projects
Forty New SunEarth Inc. Templates Facilitate the Preparation of Sales Proposals
Legends Business Group Adds Solar Charger Controllers to its Web Product Line
First Polymer Solar Thermal Device Heats Home, Saves Money
SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
Canadian Solar Signs 100 MW Solar Module Supply Agreement with Fire Energy Group
Canadian Solar and GP Joule Announce 97 MW Solar Module Supply Agreement
JinkoSolar Signs 50 MW Solar Module Supply Agreement with BULL PowerTech
China Wind Systems Receives Follow-up Orders to Supply Solar Chambers Subassemblies
LARGE SCALE INSTALLATIONS
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for a $2.1 Billion Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Trust of America’s Blythe Solar Power Project
DOE Finalizes $1.6 billion Loan Guarantee for BrightSource Energy
Energy Department Offers $1.187 Billion Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee Supporting the 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch
Solutia to Supply Heat Transfer Fluids for World’s Largest Solar Generation Plant
Regulators Approve Contract for 150 MW Sempra Generation Solar Power Plant
SDG&E Adds another 80 MW of Locally Generated Solar to “Green” Portfolio
AREVA Awarded Contract for Largest Solar Project in Southern Hemisphere
BlueChip Energy Announces Development of 40 MW Solar Farm in Florida
Constellation Energy to Acquire 30 MW Solar Installation in Sacramento
FRV Contracts with RES Americas to Build Landmark Project for Austin Energy
20 MW PV Power Project at CPI Xinjiang Hami PV Power Plant Started Construction
10 MW PV Power Project at Guodian Ningxia Zhongwei Machanghu PV Power Plant into Commercial Operation
20 MW PV Power Project at CPI Xinjiang Hetian PV Power Plant Started Construction
10 MW PV Power Project at Guotou Ningxia Shizuishan PV Power Plant into Commercial Operation
SDG&E Sign Three Renewable Power Contracts with Soitec for up to 30 MW of Locally Generated Solar Power
Atlantic Green Power Enters Project Agreement with Invenergy to Develop Solar Project in Southern New Jersey
Satcon Selected for 15 MW Solar PV Project by SOLON
Lincoln Renewable Energy Signs $41 Million Project Finance Deal for New Jersey Solar Project
Canadian Solar Supplies More than 35,000 Solar Modules to Eosol Energies Nouvelles and the Caisse des depots’ 8 MW French Solar Power Plant
Kyocera Supplies 6 MW of Solar Modules for Solar Power Plant in Italy
OUC Announces Groundbreaking of Orange County’s First Solar Farm
CBD Wins 40 MW Contracts in Italy
Constellation Energy to Develop 4.5 MW Solar Power System with Holyoke Gas & Electric
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Announces 3.6 MW Solar Project at the Village at Manalapan
Chevron Starts Operations of 1 MW CPV Solar Field in Northern New Mexico
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL
Cal/EPA Honors PsomasFMG for the Successful Completion of a 9.6 MW Solar Installation for the Antelope Valley Union High School District
Solar Power Partners and JCM Capital Solar Fund Signs 20 MW of Projects
Avidan Management Commissions Nation’s Largest Rooftop Solar System in New Jersey
City of San Jose Celebrates the Activation of a 1.24 MW Solar Deployment
Dynamic Solar Completes City of Philadelphia’s Largest Solar System
Ribbon Cut on Detroit Edison Solar Installation at MCCC
New Study Shows Apartment Buildings are Huge Source for Solar Energy in Los Angeles
Tampa Electric Will Pay Rebates for New Solar Installations
Kyocera Supplies Approximately 1 MW of Solar Modules for “Eco Shopping Mall”
Interservice Uzunovi to Install 1 MW Solyndra Project in Bulgaria
City of Coachella and its Partners Complete CPV Solar Power Plant at Water Reclamation Facility
Washington State’s Largest Residential Solar Photovoltaic Array Installed in Greenbridge
Tecta Solar Completes Solar Project for GlaxoSmithKline
One Block Off the Grid Dramatically Expands Solar Access Across U.S.
Solar Included on All New Sun City Homes in Arizona
The Sun Also Shines at Night in Valle Giulia Thanks to the “Diamond”
Solar Rainbow Announces 800 kW Solar Rooftop System on Paramount Assets Warehouse
PSE&G and Matrix Development Group Cut Ribbon on New Solar Systems
Sanyo and InSpec Group Partnership Generates Multiple Solar Installations in Oregon
Amonix Unveils High Performance Concentrated Photovoltaic Installation at the World’s Premier Showcase for Utility Scale Solar Energy Systems
SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Net Zero Homes in Hawaiian Home Land’s Pilot Community Project
Solar Power Installation Online at Anne Arundel County’s Combined Support Services Complex
SolarWorld Solar Panels Form Huge Parking Canopy, Providing Electricity and Shelter at Cincinnati Zoo
Solar Power Purchase Agreement Saves Broomfield, CO Taxpayers $450,000
Green Mountain Energy Company Launches Renewable Rewards® Solar Lease Program in Texas
Granite Commissions One of Nation’s First Solar Powered Construction Materials Facilities
SunRun Introduces Solar Power Service to Reduce Monthly Bills for Oregon Families
Chevron Energy Solutions, Oceanic Time Warner Cable, Tioga Energy Announce Completion of Hawaii’s Largest Solar Parking Canopy Project
U.S. Federal Government Facility Uses Carmanah EverGEN 1710 Solar Lights with Advanced Occupancy Sensing for Parking Lot Illumination
Anne Arundel Community College Installs One of the Largest Solar Carport Systems on the East Coast
NEW FACILITIES
GE Achieves Highest Publicly Reported Efficiency for Thin Film Solar, Earns New Orders and Unveils Plans to Build U.S. Manufacturing Plant
United Solar Announces Establishment of Manufacturing Facility in Ontario, Canada
Intel to Transfer World-Leading Manufacturing Expertise to Accelerate MiaSole Ramp to 150 MW
Solar Frontier Officially Opens World’s Largest CIS Solar Module Plant
SolarBridge Begins Volume Production with Celestica; Opens Office in China
GT Solar Receives $93.9 Million Order to Polysilicon Production Equipment and Technology from Taiwan Based Powertec Energy Corporation
SolarEdge Launches PV Inverter Production Line in Ontario, Canada, Supplying North America
3M to Expand Manufacturing in China for Solar Markets
Daqo New Energy and JNE Solar Announce Solar Module Production Joint Venture in Canada
SMA Canada Production Underway at Ontario Manufacturing Facility
Solutia Begins Producing EVA Encapsulants in China
Applied Nanotech Launches New Solar Inks Pilot Manufacturing Line
BIOMASS
USDA Announces Project to Encourage Development of Next Generation Biofuels
Andritz Energy & Environment to Supply South Korea’s First Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Fired Exclusively with Biomass
Opcon Builds Bioenergy Powered CHP Plant for Falbygden Energi
Southern Research Successfully Demonstrates Unique Coal and Biomass Mixture Feeder
ESF Receives $963,000 for Gateway Energy System
Laidlaw Energy Announces Update Concerning Acquisitions and Other Matters
Viaspace Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2011
PELLETS
Vega Biofuels to Produce Green Energy Bio-Coal in Timber Rich Crisp County, Georgia
Vega Biofuels Secures Engineering Firm Hunt, Guillot & Associates, LLC for Georgia Bio-Coal Plant
RWE Commissions World’s Largest Green Wood Pellet Factory in Georgia
Biomass Secure Power Receives Purchase Agreement from LG International Corp.
Enviva LP to Increase Capacity of North Carolina Biomass Supply Plant
Eco Friendly Wood Fuel Facility Officially Opened in Andover
Aliceville Selected for Fuel Pellet Production Facility
GASIFICATION
Rentech Provides Update on Port St. Joe Project
Waste Management Augments its Portfolio of Thermal Conversion Technologies
ICM Adds New Commercial Feed System to Its Biomass Gasifier System in Harvey County
ZeroPoint Initiates Field Commissioning of Biomass Gasification
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
B&W Wins Waste-to-Energy Plant Contracts in West Palm Beach, FL Totaling $900 Million
Babcock & Wilcox Vølund Wins Contract for a Waste to Energy Plant in Lidköping, Sweden
Veolia Environmental Services Selected as Preferred Bidder for Hertfordshire’s Residual PFI Waste Contract
Covanta Increases Share Repurchase Authorization
BIOGAS
Landfill Gas Powers GM Plant for New Fuel Sipping Cars
GE Technology Helps Lower Emissions and Increases Productivity at Largest Paper Recycler in Spain
Ballard Sells 1-MW Distributed Generation System to Toyota for California Campus Facility
BDI Expects Further Commissions for Multi Feedstock Plants
GE Showcases Biogas Technology for EPA and U.S. Farmer
BIO-OIL
Hawaiian Electric Seeks Biofuels for Kahe Power Plant
HYDRO
Small Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act Proposed
Los Alamos County Completes Abiquiu Hydropower Project
Reclamation Awards $102 Million Contract for Overhaul of Third Power Plant at Grand Coulee Dam
Indar Installs its First Gigawatt of Hydroelectric Power in Turkey
Voith Hydro Increasing China’s Hydro Power Capacity
Cavico Breaks through Vietnam’s Longest Tunnel at a Luoi Hydropower Project
World Bank Approves Loan for Vietnam Hydro Project
First Unit at Xinjiang Xinhua Bobona Hydropower Plant into Commercial Operation
Preliminary Work about Guodian Sichuan Ganzizhou Sequ River Hydropower Plant Approved
UPM to Refurbish Voikkaa Hydropower Plant
IMPSA to Rehab Hydropower Plant for Malaysia’s TNB
Genesis Energy Set to Acquire Tekapo A and B Hydro Power Stations
Voith Fuji Hydro to Strengthen Position in Japan by Takeover of Ebara’s Hydro Turbine Business
Run of River Power Reports Results for 2010
Legends Business Group in Active Negotiations for Exclusive United States Rights to What may be Considered the World’s Most Efficient Small Hydroelectric Power (SHP) Plant
Hydro Green Energy Secures New Funding
Sprott Power Corp. Announces the Signing of a Letter of Intent to Sell its Interest in Non-Core Hydroelectric Assets
GEOTHERMAL
World Geothermal Leaders Come Together for International Agreement
Funding Opportunity: Technology Advancement for Rapid Development of Geothermal Resources in the U.S.
U.S. Geothermal Signs 19.9 MW, 25 Year PPA with NV Energy for the San Emidio Nevada Project
Alterra Power Sells 25 Percent of Iceland Subsidiary HS Orka to Icelandic Pension Funds and Buys 1.5 Percent from Icelandic Municipalities
Gradient Resources Signs EPC Agreement with SAIC’s Benham Constructors for a 60 MW Geothermal Binary Power Development at Patua
Arrow Receives Asian Development Bank Grant for $1.4 Million for Geothermal Plant Plan Developments
U.S. Geothermal Commences Well Repairs at Raft River
Nevada Geothermal Power Provides Project Status Report
Ormat Technologies Secures $20 Million Contract for its Product Segment Backlog
Ram Power Corp Announces Completion of Unit Offering
Ormat Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
Magma Energy Corp. Announces 2011 Third Quarter Results
Nevada Geothermal Power Reports Record Output & Operations Revenue for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2011
Rototec Geothermal Energy Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
Magma Energy and Plutonic Power Complete Merger to Create Alterra Power Corp.
Navigant Co-Authors New Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance for DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Hungary’s Largest Geothermal Development Now in Operation
MARINE POWER
Carbon Trust Finds Marine Energy Has the Potential to be a Key Renewable Energy Source
Ocean Power Technologies Commences in-Ocean Trials of New Generation Utility Scale Wave Power Device
FERC Recommends Licensing Verdant Power’s Tidal Energy Project
First Step in Developing Leasing Decision for an Offshore Technology Testing Facility
Natural Power Publishes Tidal Resource Maps for Scottish West Coast Sites
Wave Farm Developers Secure Lease for Shetland Scheme with Crown
Aquamarine Power Secures 40 MW Lewis Seabed Leases
Commercial Scale CETO 3 Completes Initial Operational Run
ITF and Green Ocean Energy Power into Renewable Energy Market
Tidal Energy in the Heart of London
UK Government Backs Marine Current Turbines Application for EU Project Funding
Carnegie Wave Energy Completes $4 Million Share Placement
BioPower Systems Receives New Patents
The Crown Estate Gives Funding Boost to Marine Renewables Students
TRANSMISSION
Isolux Corsan will Construct the Largest Electrical Transmission Line in Kenya
California’s Grid Plan Ready for Renewable Power Influx
German Minister of Economics and Technology: High-Performance Grids Can Take Us More Quickly into the Age of Renewable Energy
SAIC Acquires Additional Transmission & Distribution Engineering Capabilities from Patrick Energy Services
NV Energy Releases Details for Renewable Transmission Initiative
Grain Belt Express Clean Line Announces a Collaboration Agreement with the Nature Conservancy’s Missouri Chapter
STORAGE
AES Marks Milestone in Energy Storage as Project Outperforms Existing Reserve Units
Energy Storage Group Amps up Advocacy
EnerSys Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results
Ener1 Reports First Quarter Results for 2011
General Compression Secures $54.5 Million in Series B Financing
SustainX Completes $20 Million Financing Round
ABB Commissions Dynamic Energy Storage Installation in the UK
Beacon Power Signs Collaboration and Development Agreement with Gaelectric
AES Marks Milestone in Energy Storage as Project Outperforms Existing Reserve Units
International Battery Provides Green Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Solution to U.S. Marine Corps
Saft Selected by Viridity Energy to Provide Energy Storage for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
AzRISE Prepares Laboratory to Test W2 Energy Engine System
WindTamer Selected to Participate in NYSERDA-Funded Large-Scale Renewable Energy Storage System Prototype
COMPANY NEWS
GE Launches Power Plant with Breakthrough Flexibility and Efficiency to Enable Greater Use of Wind, Solar and Natural Gas on Power Grid
Gamesa Launches a Technological Diversification Strategy in New Renewables to Continue its Growth Long Term
Alliant Energy Announces Sale of RMT’s Environmental Business Unit to TRC Companies, Inc.
Enel Green Power Espana and Gas Natural Fenosa Finalized the Break Up of EUFER
WindTamer Corporation Shareholders Approve Name Change to Arista Power
Plutonic Power Corporation Receives Final Court Order for Transaction with Magma Energy Corp.
Iberdrola Posts €1 Billion Earnings in Quarter for First Time
Western Wind Provides First Quarter 2011 Results
Magnetek Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results
Pike Electric Corporation Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2011 Results
Constellation Energy Awarded New GSA Contract for Electricity, Renewable Energy for 146 Federal and Institutional Accounts in Washington, DC
Lexington Insurance Company to Insure Alternative Energy Tax Credits
Terra-Gen Power Announces $360 Million Refinancing of Corporate Debt Facilities for 1,236 MW Renewable Generation Portfolio
Greenstart Launches as the First Accelerator for Cleantech Startups
Twelve Additional Attorneys Join Akin Gump’s Powerhouse Renewables Team
Jinpan International Announces New Orders of Transformers for Renewable Energy Applications
EGIA Launches Expanded GEOSmart Financing Program to Provide Commercial Leasing for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Projects