Monthly Archives: February 2012

Washington, District of Columbia, United States DOE recognized on February 14 EnerG2, which recently opened its new manufacturing facility for electric vehicle (EV) battery components. Supported in part by $21.3 million in DOE funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Albany, Oregon, facility will produce nano-engineered carbon materials for batteries and other energy [...]

 Washington, District of Columbia, United States DOE announced on February 16 that 19 clean energy projects by tribal nations would receive more than $6.5 million to support tribal energy development. The competitively selected projects in 10 states will allow American Indian tribes to advance clean energy within their communities by assessing local energy resources, developing [...]

 Fort Stockton, Texas, United States BP Wind Energy executives welcome congressman Canseco and local elected officials to dedication of newest wind farm in Texas BP Wind Energy executives today welcomed special guests including Congressman Francisco “Quico” Canseco, landowners, local elected officials and community leaders to a dedication ceremony to mark the full commercial operation of [...]

Brussels, Belgium A mid-term review of the European Energy Programme for Recovery has found that offshore wind energy is the strongest performer of the three areas selected for funding in terms of investment, creating jobs and putting investment in place quickly. The €4 billion European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) was launched in 2009 in [...]

San Mateo, California, United States Project, expected to be among the largest of its kind, will make solar-powered, net-zero homes available in five states SolarCity®, a national leader in clean energy services, and Shea Homes, one of the country’s largest privately-held home builders, have partnered to make a “no electric bill” home available to homebuyers [...]

 Albany, New York, United States El Paso Electric (EPE) proposed a rider last month that would impose a substantial penalty for solar-owning customers in its service territory. Specifically, the utility has proposed a $2.25 per kW (system size) charge for solar customers and $1.90/kW for small wind customers, to compensate for the use of EPE’s [...]

Danbury, Connecticut, United States The Cooperation Will Target Opportunities in Europe for Ultra-Clean Baseload Power From Stationary Fuel Cell Power Plants Using Clean Natural Gas and Renewable Biogas FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced a memorandum of understanding to form a German-based joint [...]

Mountain View, California, United States Future prospects to depend on novel developments in foundation solutions Wind energy is the most mature technology among all renewable energy solutions. Finding appropriate sites for developing onshore wind farms might, however, soon pose a challenge due to dense urbanization (especially in western Europe) and concerns about the negative visual [...]

Hamburg, Germany Hamburg-based COLEXON Energy AG (WKN 525070, ISIN 0005250708) has sold two further solar project companies as part of the plan to streamline its business activities. COLEXON has sold the Renewagy 1. Solarprojektgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, with a rooftop installation portfolio in Southern Germany consisting of 55 photovoltaic installations at 29 locations and [...]

 Terni, Italy TerniEnergia Hellas M.e.p.e. will carry out “Turnkey” photovoltaic plants for leading European utilities The operation is part of the strategic framework of the 2011 – 2013 Business plan to achieve the internationalization process. TerniEnergia, a Company active in the energy field from renewable sources and listed on Star Segment of Borsa Italiana, as [...]