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29th January 2010
US New York Power Authority (NYPA) has launched a solar energy initiative, with 60 interested parties including several solar developers registering and submitting requests for proposals.
29th January 2010
US biofuel and energy efficiency company Honeywell’s sales were up 13 per cent compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, which it attributes to higher volumes of turbochargers globally and the favourable impact of foreign exchange.
29th January 2010
French concentrator photovoltaic system developer Concentrix Solar, a division of engineered substrate supplier Soitec Group, has received International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification for its solar module generation.
29th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed renewable energy technology developer Westport Innovations has appointed Bill Larkin as its CFO, former CFO of Fuel Systems Solutions.
29th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed solar photonics company Coherent has returned to profitability with a net income of $4.2m ($0.17 per diluted share) in its first fiscal quarter 2010 result compared to losses of $14.7m ($0.61 per share) in the first quarter of 2009.
29th January 2010
US solar manufacturer Suniva and GS Battery, the American subsidiary of Japanese battery and inverter developer GS Yuasa International, have collaborated to develop solar powered energy storage systems using Suniva’s solar modules.
29th January 2010
NYSE-listed US energy efficiency company Evergreen Energy has entered into definitive agreements to increase its registered direct public offering by around $1.7m to $8.7m.
29th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed US emissions control technology developer Fuel Tech has received $2.6m in multiple air pollution control contracts.
29th January 2010
Several fossil fuel suppliers have failed to demonstrate the sustainability of their biofuels, according to the Renewable Fuels Agency’s (RFA) recent report on the impacts of biofuels supplied in the first year of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
29th January 2010
UK-based alternative investor Future Capital Partners (FCP) has appointed Glen Stewart as its business development manager to market its newly launched renewable energy investment vehicle, Future Fuels.
29th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed US solar integrator Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) and global solar developer Enfinity plan to co-develop a 10MW portfolio of rooftop solar installations in Ontario, Canada.
29th January 2010
Canadian solar LED developer Carmanah Technologies has entered into a distribution agreement with Hong Kong-headquartered engineering contractor Jardine Engineering (JEC), under which JEC will distribute Carmanah’s solar LED lighting products throughout Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines and Thailand.
29th January 2010
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has closed its $1.4bn loan agreement with Nissan North America to refurbish its Smyrna, Tennessee, factory used to build advanced electric automobiles and an advanced battery manufacturing facility.
29th January 2010
UK engineering firm Mabey Bridge has recently agreed to invest £38m in a Chepstow-based factory to build and paint wind turbine towers.
28th January 2010
European energy efficiency company Enel and scooter manufacturer the Piaggio Group have signed an agreement to develop zero and low environmental impact mobility systems.
28th January 2010
Spanish energy and infrastructure company Acciona Group’s renewable energy subsidiary Acciona Energy’s Oklahoma, US-based Red Hills wind farm is the first in the US to be validated and registered under the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS), which provides a global standard for the approval of credible voluntary offsets.
28th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed global solar cell manufacturing equipment supplier Amtech Systems’ solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, has received approximately $19m in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from new and existing customers in Asia.
28th January 2010
Global wind power company Iberdrola Renovables increased its electricity production by 26.4 per cent or 4,492 million KWh in 2009 to 21,490 million kWh.
28th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed energy efficiency company A-Power Energy Generation Systems, which provides distributed power generation systems in China and is fast becoming a manufacturer of wind turbines, has delivered ten wind turbines in China and agreed to co-develop a power plant for a cement factory in Vietnam.
28th January 2010
Semprius and Siemens Industry have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop and deploy plug-and-play demonstration systems based on Semprius’ solar module arrays and Siemens’ automation and control components.
28th January 2010
Private equity firm BTS Investment Advisors is to launch a $150m India-focused investment fund, according to reports.
28th January 2010
California-based developer of high voltage composite reinforced conductors (HVCRC) for electrical transmission lines, Mercury Cable & Energy’s operating subsidiary has engaged Jordana Electric to represent its HVCRC Smart Conductor product line in Mexico.
28th January 2010
UK superconductor energy technology company Zenergy Power has received its first commercial order for a superconductor fault current limiter from UK-based Applied Superconductor.
28th January 2010
NYSE-listed energy company Constellation Energy has appointed Michael D Smith to lead solar sales and green initiatives for the company’s competitive retail energy businesses.
28th January 2010
AIM-listed Indian clean energy project owner and operator, Greenko, has raised approximately £72m by way of a placing by Arden Partners and Mirabaud Securities of 51.429 million shares of €0.005 each in the capital of the company.
28th January 2010
UK renewable investment advisor Earth Capital Partners (ECP) has formed its new sustainable agriculture team.
28th January 2010
As part of his State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama announced plans to introduce a new climate bill and offer reimbursements to US citizens who make their homes more energy efficient in his vision for a clean energy economy.
28th January 2010
The 2.8MW Glendale biogas power plant located at the City of Glendale’s municipal landfill is now on line. Owned and operated by Glendale Energy, an affiliate of Sexton Energy, the plant is sending all its energy to Arizona, US utility APS’s customers.
28th January 2010
The supervisory board of Berlin-based solar manufacturer Solon has appointed Stefan Säuberlich as its new CEO.
28th January 2010
Finland-headquartered wind gear manufacturer Moventas and Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Dong Fang New Energy Equipment (DNEE) have agreed to co-operate on the development of a 3MW wind turbine for the Chinese market.
27th January 2010
BP Solar, the subsidiary of global energy conglomerate BP, has extended and expanded a deal it struck with global electronics company Jabil Circuit last October, according to reports.
27th January 2010
The US state of Iowa’s Department of Economic Development has approved an agreement for the final $5.25m in financial assistance to US biofuel developer Poet to develop a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant that will produce ethanol from corn cobs.
27th January 2010
US waste and environmental company Veolia Environmental Services North America (VESNA) has appointed Michael Slattery as its senior vice president and general counsel.
27th January 2010
NYSE-listed energy efficiency company Evergreen Energy has entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors in a registered direct offering with gross proceeds of approximately $7m.
27th January 2010
US biotechnology company Joule has appointed Dr Troy Campione as senior vice president of corporate development.
27th January 2010
US emerging energy production company Ciris Energy has closed a round of financing with Braemar Energy Ventures, Rho Ventures and General Electric Energy Financial Services, a subsidiary of global electric company NYSE-listed GE. The value of the financing was not disclosed.
27th January 2010
NYSE-listed electric giant General Electric is debuting in Brazil with commitments to supply wind turbines for 400MW of Brazilian wind farm developments.
27th January 2010
The US wind industry has broken previous records by installing nearly 10,000MW of new generating capacity in 2009 but still lags in manufacturing, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) fourth quarter report.
27th January 2010
UK-based alternative asset manager Foresight Group has launched a £20m new venture capital trust share class offer through its planned exit venture capital trust fund, providing private investors with a tax efficient opportunity to target unquoted companies predominantly in the environmental infrastructure sector.
27th January 2010
German-headquartered solar integrator Umwelt-Sonne-Energie (USE Projects) has completed the installation of 1.9MW of US solar manufacturer Solyndra’s cylindrical solar systems on ten rooftop sites in Belgium, owned by a large international food retailer.
27th January 2010
Car maker Honda has begun operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, California, US, intended for use as a home refuelling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles.
27th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed US energy technology developer American Superconductor Corporation has received an initial order for 100 sets of wind turbine core electrical components from China’s XJ Group Corporation.
27th January 2010
AIM-listed advanced fuel cell system provider Protonex Technology Corporation, based in Massachusetts, US, has received a $1.85m contract award from the US Army CECOM to develop and deliver advanced portable battery charger and auxiliary power units (APU) fuel cell systems.
27th January 2010
Energy storage company Calmac’s CEO Mark MacCracken has been selected as chair-elect of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) board of directors for the 2010 calendar year.
27th January 2010
French solar developer Global EcoPower has sealed an agreement with neighbouring Spanish solar installer T-Solar Group to jointly develop 120MW in France over the next three years.
27th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed Chinese wind turbine manufacturer A-Power Energy Generation Systems has received the approval certificate of foreign investment from the National Development & Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce in China required to complete the acquisition of Evatech of Kyoto, Japan.
27th January 2010
Vancouver-based renewable energy company Sierra Geothermal Power Corp has seen a proposal from Exploration Capital Partners 2005 Limited Partnership to increase the size of its board of directors from six to thirteen, rejected following a shareholder vote.
26th January 2010
NASDAQ-listed global energy measurement device distributor Transcat’s third quarter of fiscal year 2010 saw the company’s revenue increase 9.2 per cent and its gross profit rise $0.2m year-on-year.
26th January 2010
Global renewable power-focused private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners has appointed founder and principal advisor for global corporate restructuring firm NexGen Advisors, Carla Zilka, to its general partner (GP) advisory board.
26th January 2010
Global bio-innovation company Novozymes and Maryland-based Fiberight have partnered to provide demonstration fuel made from government office wastepaper and waste cardboard that was tested in Washington DC.
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