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15 December 2009

International DME Association launches North American Affairs Group, Chemrec’s LeBlanc named as director

The International DME Association (IDA) has formed its North American Affairs Committee (NAAC), to actively promote the awareness and use of dimethyl ether (DME) as a renewable, low‐carbon diesel substitute throughout North America. Richard J LeBlanc, CEO of biorefinery developer Chemrec.

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15 December 2009

Solarfun appoints Andreas Liebheit as vice president and managing director, EMEA

Solarfun Power Holdings, a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules in China, has appointed Andreas Liebheit as vice president and managing director of Solarfun, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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15 December 2009

Chinese solar company Trony pulls out of IPO

Chinese solar company Trony Solar has pulled out of its impending IPO in order to wait for more favourable market conditions, according to reports.

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15 December 2009

GridPoint unveils next-generation home energy management technology

US smart grid company GridPoint has unveiled its next-generation home energy management technology.

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15 December 2009

Micropelt introduces thin-film thermoelectrics to Japan

Germany-based thermoelectric technology company Micropelt is to expand its operations to Japan, in cooperation with Tokyo consulting firm CP&C Japan Partners.

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15 December 2009

Rio Bravo Rocklin biomass plant leads renewable energy field

Rio Bravo Rocklin, a biomass-fueled power plant co-owned by Baltimore-based Constellation Energy, and Denver-based North American Power Group, has been recognised as one of the top renewable power plants in North America.

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14 December 2009

Chemrec calls for increased promotion of dimethyl ether biofuels in North America

The CEO of Swedish biofuels company Chemrec has called for promotion of dimethyl ether increased efforts to promote the benefits of dimethyl ether (DME) throughout North America.

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14 December 2009

Cetrel and Novozymes partner to explore sugarcane waste to energy

Cetrel, a provider of environmental solutions for the manufacturing industry in Latin America, and industrial enzymes producer Novozymes, have announced a research partnership to explore the possibilities of converting sugarcane waste into energy in the region.

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14 December 2009

LDK Solar signs supply contract with Enfinity

NYSE-listed solar wafer manufacturer LDK Solar has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Belgium-based solar developer Enfinity. The agreement stipulates that LDK Solar will deliver approximately 50MW of solar modules to Enfinity in 2010.

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14 December 2009

Ofgem announces £1bn UK transmission network development shortlist

UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced the shortlist of companies in the running to own and operate high grids for nine offshore wind projects. In total, the links will operate up to 2,000MW of power, with the contracts worth over £1bn in total.

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14 December 2009

Carbon consultancy The Neutral Group relocates head office to Masdar City

Carbon abatement consulting company The Neutral Group has received a license to operate from Masdar City, the emerging global clean technology cluster in Abu Dhabi.

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14 December 2009

Alliant Energy’s 200MW Iowa wind farm goes online

US Midwest energy company Alliant Energy has initiated commercial operation of its first owned and operated wind farm in Iowa. The Whispering Willow Farm-East, based in Franklin County is capable of generating up to 200MW of power

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14 December 2009

ScottishPower Renewables to increase Whitelee wind farm capacity by 140MW

The Scottish government has authorised ScottishPower Renewables, the British subsidiary of Iberdrola Renovables, to increase the installed capacity of the Whitelee wind farm by 140MW to 593MW.

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14 December 2009

M-S-R Public Power Agency to purchase total output from Iberdrola Renewables’ second Big Horn wind project

US energy utility M-S-R Public Power Agency has agreed to purchase the entire output of Iberdrola Renewables' 50MW Big Horn 2 wind project, which is about to go into construction near Bickleton, Washington.

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14 December 2009

Helix Wind shareholders agree to lock-up shares

Global renewable energy company Helix Wind has agreed to lock-up shares with three of its largest shareholders including the company's CEO, for more than 19.6 million shares.

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14 December 2009

New cellulosic biofuel technology moves toward commercialisation

The University of North Dakota's cleantech research arm, the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation is set to commercialise a new cellulosic biofuel technology developed at the Center with Washington-headquartered biofuel provider Whole Energy Fuels.

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14 December 2009

Solar could meet up to 15 per cent of global energy needs, according to reportp

Solar photovoltaics alone could provide up to 12 per cent of the European Union (EU) electricity demand by 2020 and the combination of PV and concentrated solar power could deliver 15 per cent of the US' electricity demand by the same year, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and the US-based Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

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14 December 2009

US cleantech incubator CleanLaunch appoints finance director

Colorado cleantech incubator CleanLaunch has hired Brewster Boyd as its director of finance.

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11 December 2009

Iberdrola Renewables agrees to supply wind power output to M-S-R Public Power Agency

Iberdrola Renewables has executed another long-term power purchase agreement with M-S-R Public Power Agency for the entire output from its 50MW Big Horn 2 Wind Project about to go into construction near Bickleton, Washington.

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11 December 2009

Solar giant Spire appoints chief accounting officer

NASDAQ-listed US-based global solar corporation Spire, which provides capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules, turnkey manufacturing lines, and solar PV systems, has appointed Robert Lieberman as chief accounting officer in addition to his current role as corporate controller.

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