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Wind and solar developers and suppliers to discuss Ontario Feed-In Tariff Risks and Opportunities
Toronto, ON, September 3, 2010 - Wind and solar developers, manufacturers, suppliers and Ontario Feed-in Tariff administrators are looking forward to discussing ...... [More]

Schneider Electric to showcase solutions at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Barcelona, Spain, September 3, 2010 - Schneider Electric announced its participation at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), ...... [More]

Applied Materials Reports Significant Advances in PV Technologies at PVSEC
Santa Clara, CA, September 3, 2010 - Applied Materials, Inc., the word’s largest equipment supplier to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, will highlight ...... [More]

Salt Lake County Chooses NexGen Energy and Bella Energy to Develop Largest Solar Rooftop Project in U.S.
Boulder, CO, September 2, 2010 - Salt Lake County has chosen NexGen Energy and Bella Energy to develop a solar installation on the roof of the Calvin L. Rampton ...... [More]

PSE&G Awards Solar Monitoring Contract to Noveda Technologies
Noveda's Real-time Web-based System will Monitor the Largest Pole-Attached Solar Installation in the World

Branchburg, NJ, September 1, 2010 - Noveda Technologies, the leader in web-based real-time energy monitoring systems, announced that it will be providing monitoring ...... [More]

WindTamer Corporation Completes Installation of Rooftop-Mounted Wind Turbines at Carousel Center in Syracuse, New York
Rochester, NY, September 1, 2010 - WindTamer Corporation ("WindTamer") (OTCBB: WNDT) announced on August 31 that it has completed the installation of ...... [More]

Mitsubishi Electric PV Modules Chosen for Landmark Solar Project at Butte College
Cypress, CA, September 1, 2010 - Using solar energy, Butte College in Oroville, Calif., plans to be one of the first colleges in the U.S. to produce more energy ...... [More]

JDSU Debuts Concentrated Photovoltaic Technology for Solar Power Generation
New CPV Cell Designed to Provide Highly Efficient and Cost Effective Solution for Solar System Integrators

Milpitas, CA, September 1, 2010 - JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) announced availability of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells that are designed to capture concentrated ...... [More]

First Ohio Solar Group Purchase Program Kicks Off in Cleveland With 3-4 Year Payback
One Block Off the Grid's New Approach to Going Solar: Group Discounts and Educational Tools

San Francisco, August 31, 2010 - One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), the nation's largest solar group purchasing company, launched a new program to support Cleveland ...... [More]

New York’s Newest Wind Farm Now Under Construction
Fairfield, NY, August 31, 2010 - Iberdrola Renewables recently began construction at its newest wind farm project, in Herkimer County, New York. Large wind turbine ...... [More]

KYOCERA to Install Solar Power Generating Systems at All Domestic Manufacturing Sites
20 Company Sites Worldwide to Generate over 1.8MW Total

Kyoto, Japan, August 31, 2010 - Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced on August 30 that it will install solar power generating systems using the ...... [More]

Detroit Edison Donates Retired Solar Equipment
Non-profit groups, Haitian orphanage, receive panels

Detroit, August 31, 2010 - An orphanage in Haiti, as well as organizations in Michigan, will harness the energy of the sun thanks to donations of solar ...... [More]

SDG&E Bolsters Its Renewable Portfolio With More Solar and Wind Energy From California
San Diego, CA, August 30, 2010 - San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced on August 27 that it has signed and submitted for approval a second 20-year ...... [More]

SunPower Solar Technology Selected for Multiple U.S. Federal Government Facilities
San Jose, CA, August 30, 2010 - SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWRA) (NASDAQ:SPWRB) announced on August 30 that SunPower world-leading solar technology has been selected ...... [More]

Alcoa Kicks-Off Cheoah Dam Modernization Project
New Generators, Turbines, Transformers to Increase Efficiency

Robbinsville, NC, August 30, 2010 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) kicked off a $110 million modernization project at Cheoah Dam, one of four hydroelectric dams that make up Alcoa ...... [More]

AES Expands Small Hydro Platform in Turkey to 42 MW
Arlington, VA, August 30, 2010 - The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced on August 27 the start of commercial operations for the 16 MW Damlapinar hydro power ...... [More]

Award-Winning SolarFrameWorks BIPV CoolPly™ System Completed at New England Patriot Place
Golden, CO, August 27, 2010 - SolarFrameWorks Co., a premier Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) manufacturer, announces the largest BIPV CoolPly™ ...... [More]

Proposed Decision Recommends License For Imperial Valley Solar Project
Sacramento, CA, August 27, 2010 - A California Energy Commission siting committee is recommending approval of the planned Imperial Valley Solar Project in Imperial ...... [More]

Construction Begins on EVSO’s Solar Demonstration Project at TSU
Installation to give students hands-on experience with solar technology

The Woodlands, TX, August 27, 2010 - Construction is set to begin this week on Evolution Solar’s (Pink Sheets: EVSO) photovoltaic demonstration project at Texas ...... [More]

WindPower Innovations, Inc. Announces Agreement with Barnhart Renewables
Queen Creek, AZ, August 27, 2010 - WindPower Innovations, Inc. (Pink Sheets: WPNV) announces it has reached an agreement in principle with Barnhart Renewables, ...... [More]

State Regulators Back TEP Plans for 10 New Renewable Power Projects
Tucson, AZ, August 26, 2010 - The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support for Tucson Electric Power’s plan to purchase the output ...... [More]

Creating More Clean Energy In The North
Ontario Government Hydroelectric Project To Create Up To 800 Jobs

August 26, 2010 - Northern Ontario's first major hydroelectric project in 40 years will provide more clean power to Ontarians and create up to ...... [More]

United States Department of Energy Selects Princeton Power Systems to Develop Converter for Hydropower Applications
Princeton, NJ, August 26, 2010 - Princeton Power Systems (PPS) was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract from the US Department ...... [More]

Premier Power & REgeneration Finance Develop 3.0 MW of Solar Projects for Douglas County Schools
El Dorado Hills, CA & Harrison, NY & Castle Rock, CO, August 26, 2010 - Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:PPRW), a global leader in the development, design, engineering, and construction ...... [More]

Nevada Solar Works LLC to Build 1.3 MW Solar PV Project for the City of Reno
Reno, NV, August 26, 2010 - Nevada Solar Works LLC, a partnership between Q&D Construction, CleanPath Renewables and Alternative Energy Solutions, has ...... [More]

Ormat Technologies Announces Commercial Operation of the GRE Project
Reno, NV, August 26, 2010 - Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) , announced on August 25 that the GRE Recovered Energy Generation (REG) power plant is in ...... [More]

California Energy Commission Licenses First Solar Thermal Power Plant in 20 Years
Sacramento, CA, August 26, 2010 - The California Energy Commission approved the construction of the proposed Beacon Solar Energy Project, the first solar thermal ...... [More]

California to Launch Next-Generation Feed-in Tariff for Solar Energy
CPUC Pilot Program Opens New Market Opportunity for Mid-Sized PV Development

San Francisco, CA, August 26, 2010 - On August 24, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision to launch a new renewable incentive ...... [More]

Governor Deval Patrick and U.S. Representative Barney Frank Join TPI Composites to Announce Plans for Wind Blade Innovation Center in Fall River, Massachusetts
New Plant Will Serve as a Development Hub for TPI's Operations Worldwide

Fall River, MA, August 25, 2010 - TPI Composites, Inc., a leading global supplier of wind turbine blades, announced plans to open a wind blade innovation center ...... [More]

Cow Methane Gas a Health and Environmental Issue
Vision.org Addresses Myths and Truths About Bovine Methane Gas Pollution

Pasadena, CA, August 25, 2010 - Increased concern from scientists and the general public about climate change and related environmental issues dominate discussions ...... [More]

Farming the Wind near the Oregon Trail: Idaho's Governor, GE and Its Partners Launch State's Largest Wind Power Project
Bliss, ID, August 25, 2010 - Transforming arid farmland into land yielding clean power and jobs, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter joined executives of ...... [More]

Grape Solar Obtained Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) Full Certification
Eugene, OR, August 25, 2010 - Grape Solar, one of America’s fastest growing solar companies, announced achieving Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) certification ...... [More]

Geothermal’s Golden Year
After 50 Years, Geothermal Energy Still Growing

Washington, D.C., August 24, 2010 - As Sacramento, Calif., prepares to host the 2010 Geothermal Energy Expo, the geothermal energy industry’s largest annual ...... [More]

SCHOTT Solar, VE Group and Affordable Solar Unveil New Mexico's Largest Solar Array at The Bell Group Headquarters
Project created local jobs along the solar value chain from manufacturer to distributor to installer and subcontractors

Albuquerque, NM, August 24, 2010 - SCHOTT Solar PV, Inc., VE Group LLC and Affordable Solar Group LLC unveiled New Mexico's largest solar array (1.1MW) on The Bell ...... [More]

Veteran of 1,000 Wind Farm Assessments Uses Second Wind's Triton to Map Winds in Spain, Romania
Spain's Barlovento renewable energy consultancy was an early booster of remote sensing in wind farm planning

Somerville, MA, August 24, 2010 - An international wind consultancy and MEASNET accredited laboratory that played a major role in building Spain's vibrant renewable ...... [More]

MiaSole Signs Agreements With juwi Solar for Additional 8.5 MW of Photovoltaic Solar Power Modules
MiaSole's thin-film modules to be installed on rooftops throughout Germany

Santa Clara, CA, August 24, 2010 - MiaSole, the leading manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, announced purchase ...... [More]

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. Announces Settlement with Ormat
Vancouver, BC, August 24, 2010 - Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGP) (TSX.V: NGP, OTCBB: NGLPF) is pleased to report that NGP Blue Mountain I LLC, the owner of ...... [More]

AMSC Receives Initial Wind Turbine Electrical Control Systems Order from India’s Inox Wind
Devens, MA, August 24, 2010 - American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, announced on August 23 that it has received ...... [More]

Dow Corning’s Midland Manufacturing Site Considering Biomass Plant to Produce Steam and Electricity
Midland, MI, August 23, 2010 - Dow Corning’s Midland manufacturing site is considering the installation of a biomass-powered energy facility to provide ...... [More]

Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Solar Ramp-Up Law and Announces Largest Solar Development in U.S.A.
Rockford, iL, August 20, 2010 - Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn arrived at Wanxiang America Corporation's newly built solar panel manufacturing plant in Rockford, ...... [More]

Redstone College Expands Offerings with New Wind Energy Technology Program
Program Prepares Students for New Jobs Resulting from Colorado Renewable Energy Bill

Broomfield, CO, August 20, 2010 - Redstone College, a Denver-based institution of higher learning, celebrated the first class to enroll in the school’s new ...... [More]

Department of Energy Announces $15 Million to Promote Innovative Geothermal Heat Recovery Methods and Technologies
August 20, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program announced a $15 million funding opportunity to research ...... [More]

Duke Energy Changes Focus of Coastal Wind Demonstration Project with UNC
Charlotte, NC, August 19, 2010 - Duke Energy Carolinas will no longer pursue a plan to place up to three demonstration wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound. Instead, ...... [More]

Governor Strickland Helps Dedicate Ohio's Largest Solar Farm
More than 159,000 panels supply clean, green solar power for Ohio homes and businesses 80 acre site creates jobs and spurs state's green economy

Upper Sandusky, OH, August 19, 2010 - The Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG) hosted Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and other government officials at an ...... [More]

First-of-its-Kind Organizational Solar 'Group Buy' Program Established
New approach brings lower-cost solar systems and low interest rates for solar loans to City of San Jose employees and retirees

San Jose, CA, August 19, 2010 - Members of the San Jose Credit Union, who are also City of San Jose employees and retirees, can now go solar more efficiently ...... [More]

SEPA-led Fact Finding Mission to Japan Affirms U.S. Solar on the Right Track
Utility executives compare, contrast U.S.-Japan solar markets

Washington, August 19, 2010 - Utility leaders on a recent fact-finding mission to Japan led by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) returned with a ...... [More]

Residential Solar Power Now Available With the Click of a Mouse in Colorado
Denver and Boulder Homeowners Can Get Solar Electricity Over the Internet With a Firm Online Quote at Sungevity.com

Oakland, CA, August 19, 2010 - Solar energy is coming to Denver and Boulder in a whole new way for homeowners looking to save money on their electricity bills. ...... [More]

ReGreen Corporation Receives $2 Million Funding for 255 kW Solar PV Installation
Property Managers Weigh In: ReGreen Corporation receives $2 million funding for 255 kW solar photovoltaic installation on carports for historic Los Angeles building

Los Angeles, CA, August 19, 2010 - ReGreen Corporation, a leading provider of energy services in California, has received $2 million from Nara Bank (NASDAQ:NARA) ...... [More]