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27 July 2010

UK energy regulator Ofgem reengineers network rules to encourage smart grid development

Energy regulator Ofgem will implement new controls to drive forward the UK smart grid and encourage the £32bn of investment needed in the next ten years to support the move towards a low-carbon network.

27 July 2010

Solar technology company Innovalight and Yingli Green Energy marry Chinese manufacturing with US expertise

Marrying low-cost Chinese manufacturing and US technological expertise, innovative solar technology developer Innovalight has signed a research and production deal with Chinese solar module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy.

26 July 2010

Finavera enters $7.5m financing agreement with GE for Canadian wind farms

Wind and wave energy company Finavera Renewables has entered into a $7.5m project development partnership with GE Energy for a number of its Canadian wind projects.

26 July 2010

First Reserve’s 9REN Group completes €80m financing package for Italian solar projects

European renewable energy company 9REN Group has completed a €80m financing package for 22MW of solar projects in Italy with a syndicate of three banks

26 July 2010

Chinese biofuel producer Zuhai increases production

Chinese biofuel producer Zhuhai Oil New Energy Science and Technology has recently increased plant production to 60 metric tons per hour, according to Pink Sheet-listed biotechnology company Biomagnetics, which agreed to acquire it last week.

26 July 2010

Iberdrola Renovables gets largest ever federal renewable energy grant

The US subsidiary of global renewable power company Iberdrola Renovables has become the recipient of the largest ever US clean energy grant, receiving $170m in stimulus funds for the start-up of the Cayuga Ridge wind farm.

26 July 2010

Boeing launches ecoDemonstrator programme to accelerate fuel-efficient jet technology development

Boeing has unveiled its ecoDemonstrator programme for accelerating environmental technologies, which will focus on the areas of fuel efficiency, noise reduction and operational efficiency, speeding up time-to-market for next generation systems.

26 July 2010

Canadian Solar opens Italian sales office following SEC allegations in US

Canadian Solar, which last month came under fire from the Securities Exchange Commission for allegedly overstating its earnings and concealing information about its business operations, has announced that it is opening an Italian sales office in Rome.

26 July 2010

Amazon natives hold hydroelectric plant employees hostage

Employees at a hydroelectric plant being built in the southern Amazon region of Brazil have been held hostage by indigenous protesters, according to reports.

26 July 2010

Nevada on track to become world’s top geothermal energy producer

The US state of Nevada is on track to become the world's top geothermal energy producer as it will have an economic output of $22.5bn over the next 30 years, according to the Geothermal Energy Association.

26 July 2010

US energy bill likely to miss key climate change measures

A US energy bill set to be introduced this week is likely to avoid climate change measures previously viewed as key by the Democrats to ensure a bill is passed before the summer recess.

26 July 2010

Renewable energy project developer juwi moves US headquarters

German renewable energy project developer juwi Group is to move its wind energy headquarters in the US to the same location as its solar panel division.

26 July 2010

New York passes law to accelerate fly-wheel energy storage plant deployment

New legislation in the US state of New York has been passed that specifically exempts flywheel-based energy storage facilities of less than 80MW from New York Public Service Commission jurisdiction.

26 July 2010

Peter Gerstrom becomes head of Cory Environmental

UK recycling, waste management and energy recovery company Cory Environmental’s former director for the Riverside Resource Recovery project, Peter Gerstrom, has become its new CEO following Malcolm Ward’s departure.

26 July 2010

ITT & Wastewater secures £1.5m Yorkshire Water pump maintenance contract

ITT Water & Wastewater has secured a £1.5m direct pump maintenance contract with Yorkshire Water in the UK.

26 July 2010

Former Vestas employees launch wind turbine manufacturing business Sureblades on the Isle of Wight

Former Vestas employees have set up a new wind turbine business on the Isle of Wight called Sureblades, a year after Vestas closed its wind turbine factory on the island.

26 July 2010

India appoints state-owned power subsidiary to select purchases under 1GW solar mission

Under newly-unveiled guidelines, Indian ministers have designated NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam, the power trading arm of state-owned power company NTPC, to select projects to produce 1GW of capacity in the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

26 July 2010

Calder Engineering diversifies into offshore wind, backed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Highlands and Islands Enterprise-backed engineering company Calder Engineering has diversified into the offshore wind industry.

26 July 2010

Australian solar start-up Bright Generation integrates Solon modules into combined PV and thermal system

Global solar module producer Solon and venture capital-backed Australian solar start-up Bright Generation have partnered to integrate Solon Black solar modules into Bright Generation’s combined photovoltaic and thermal solar systems.

26 July 2010

Talks start as to how The Crown Estate is managed in Scotland

Ministers in Scotland are in talks with the UK government to determine how to make The Crown Estate ensure that Scotland benefits fully from its natural resources.

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