Renewable Energy Today articles from December 2005

Renewable Energy Today archives from December 2005

TEP Landfill Project Displaces More Than 100,000 Tons of Coal.
December 1, 2005... Tucson Electric Power (TEP) recently announced that its landfill gas program at the Los Reales Landfill in Tuscon, AZ has enabled the utility to avoid burning more than 100,000 tons of coal. According to TEP, the landfill gas project has...

Ormat to Acquire Stake in Guatemalan Geothermal Project.
December 1, 2005... Ormat Technologies, Inc. recently announced that a company subsidiary has agreed to purchase a 50.8-percent partnership interest in Orzunil I de Electricidad, Limitada, which owns the 24-megawatt (MW) Zunil Geothermal Project in Guatemala. ...

BP Announces Formation of New Alternative Energy Business.
December 1, 2005... BP recently announced that it plans to double its investment in alternative and renewable energies to create a new low-carbon power business with the growth potential to deliver revenues of around $6 billion a year within the next decade. ...

Evergreen Solar, Q-Cells Announces Partnership With REC.
December 1, 2005... Evergreen Solar, Inc. recently announced that Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) will partner with EverQ, a strategic partnership between Evergreen Solar and Q-Cells AG that is currently building a 30-megawatt solar wafer, cell and module...

Invenergy Contracts With GE for 350 MW of Wind Turbines.
December 1, 2005... Invenergy Wind LLC recently announced a contract to purchase 350 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines from General Electric Company (GE) for projects expected to be constructed in 2006. According to Invenergy, the company will take delivery of...

Vector to Answer Manitoba's Call For 1,000 MW of Wind Energy.
December 2, 2005... Vector Wind Energy, Inc. recently announced that it intends to participate in an effort by the Canadian province of Manitoba to develop 1,000 megawatts (MW) of wind energy. According to Vector, Manitoba energy minister Dave Cherniak issued...

NSF Awards Grant to Konarka for Power Plastic Development.
December 2, 2005... Konarka Technologies, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund research that looks to attain higher levels of performance from its nano-engineered and polymer solar...

GreenFuel Appoints New VP of Process Development.
December 2, 2005... GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, a privately held company providing emissions-to-biofuels conversion services to power plants and industrial facilities, recently announced the appointment of John Lewnard to the position of vice president of...

EER Predicts Spain Will Lead European Wind Market Growth.(Industry Overview)
December 2, 2005... Cambridge, MA-based research and advisory company Emerging Energy Research (EER) recently announced that new market forecast data released by the company indicate that Spain is set to overtake Germany as Europe's leading wind power market in...

Weekly Update.
December 2, 2005... CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION (CETEX), December 8-9, 2005, Berliner Congress, Berlin, Germany KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION ALLIANCE'S (KFTCA) INTERNATIONAL FUEL CELLS DURABILITY...

Polaris Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
December 5, 2005... Toronto, Ontario-based geothermal power project developer Polaris Geothermal, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, reporting a quarterly net loss of $1.2 million, or three cents per share,...

CCEF Issues RFQ for Solar System Installation Firms.
December 5, 2005... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) recently announced it has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for firms to install photovoltaic (PV) systems in private residences in the state. CCEF noted that it is seeking additional...

New NV Company to Develop State's Renewable Resources.
December 5, 2005... Powered by Renewables (PBR), a new company formed in Las Vegas, looks to utilize the state's renewable resources to develop, manage and sell utility-scale renewable energy projects, and the electricity and renewable energy credits generated by...

Acciona to Build 76-megawatt Wind Park in Ontario.
December 5, 2005... Acciona Energia recently announced it will build the 76-megawatt Ripley wind park in Ontario following a decision by the provincial government to award the development to the joint venture on an equal basis with Suncor Energy. The facility...

AGL Completes Acquisition of Southern Hydro Renewable Assets.
December 5, 2005... The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) recently announced it has completed the acquisition of the renewable energy power generation assets of Southern Hydro from Meridian Energy, Ltd. for a total of $1.4 billion Australian (approximately $1.1...

Xcel Energy Files With CPUC to Begin Solar Development.
December 6, 2005... Xcel Energy recently announced it has made an interim filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that would allow the development of the solar power industry in the state as mandated by the voter-approved Amendment 37...

Great River Begins Purchasing Power From Trimont Wind Farm.
December 6, 2005... Great River Energy recently announced it has begun purchasing power from the 100-megawatt Trimont Area Wind Farm near Jackson, MN. According to Great River, the Trimont site is Minnesota's first commercial-scale, landowner-developed wind...

Western GeoPower Announces $6-million Financing.
December 6, 2005... Western GeoPower Corporation recently announced it has appointed Dundee Securities Corporation as agent to conduct a private placement financing of a minimum of $6 million on a best efforts basis to continue the current development program at...

Constellation NewEnergy to Supply Green Power to Rochester, NY.
December 6, 2005... Constellation Energy recently announced that its Constellation NewEnergy subsidiary has signed a two-year energy supply contract with the city of Rochester, NY. According to Constellation, the contract calls for the supply of eight...

Corporate Renewable Energy Group Hits 360-MW Mark.
December 7, 2005... The World Resources Institute (WRI) and members of its Green Power Market Development Group recently announced 185 new megawatts (MW) of renewable energy purchases and projects, bringing the total number of MW under contract to 360 -- the...

LIHI Certifies Alcoa's Tapoco Hydropower Project.
December 7, 2005... Alcoa recently announced that the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has certified Alcoa Power Generating Inc.'s (APGI) Tapoco hydroelectric project as an "environmentally responsible, low-impact hydropower project that meets and exceeds...

DayStar Technologies Announces New Board Appointment.
December 7, 2005... DayStar Technologies, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Steven Argabright to the company's board of directors. According to DayStar, Argabright is currently president and chief operating officer at Fuel Tech, Inc, the operating...

PSE Announces Completion of Hopkins Ridge Wind Project.
December 7, 2005... Puget Sound Energy (PSE) recently announced the completion of the 150-megawatt Hopkins Ridge wind power project, located near Dayton, WA. According to PSE, the wind project, which cost approximately $200 million to construct, employs 83...

Chrysalix Energy Announces Investment in PV Manufacturer.
December 7, 2005... Chrysalix Energy Management recently announced a new investment by Chrysalix Energy II U.S. Limited Partnership in photovoltaic (PV) module and concentrator manufacturer Day4 Energy, Inc. According to Chrysalix Energy, Day4 has developed a...

Sterling Planet Opens New Regional Office in Denver.
December 8, 2005... Retail renewable energy provider Sterling Planet, a portfolio company of GreenShift Corporation, recently announced the opening of a new western regional office in Denver, CO. The company named Marcus Krembs as its western regional manager....

AMSC Receives Follow-on Order for PowerModule PM1000 Systems.
December 8, 2005... American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) recently announced it has received a follow-on order for its proprietary PowerModule-based wind turbine generator control systems from Klagenfurt, Austria-based Windtec Systemtechnik GmbH. ...

Camargo Correa to Build New Hydroelectric Plant in Colombia.
December 8, 2005... Brazilian construction company Construcoes e Comercio Camargo Correa recently announced it has won two bids totaling $450 million and will be responsible for the construction of the Porce III Hydroelectric Plant near Medellin, Colombia. ...

Energy Innovations Selected as 2006 Technology Pioneer.
December 8, 2005... Energy Innovations, Inc. recently announced that the World Economic Forum has selected the company as one of its 36 Technology Pioneers for 2006. According to Energy Innovations, Technology Pioneers are companies that have been identified...

GE Energy to Supply 500 MW of Wind Turbines to PPM Energy.
December 9, 2005... GE Energy recently announced that it will deliver approximately 500 megawatts (MW) of 1.5-MW wind turbines for projects planned by PPM Energy during 2006 and 2007. According to GE Energy, the company has signed agreements with PPM for a...

United Solar Ovonic to Supply PV Products for Army Community.
December 9, 2005... United Solar Ovonic LLC recently announced it has signed an agreement with Actus Lend Lease to supply seven megawatts of photovoltaic (PV) products for a solar network that will provide clean energy for a housing complex, known as Army Hawaii,...

Iberdrola Announces Commissioning of Two New Solar Facilities.
December 9, 2005... Iberdrola recently announced that its subsidiary Iberinco has commissioned two new solar facilities in Jaen and Madrid, with an aggregate capacity of 133 kilowatts. According to Iberdrola, construction on the two facilities, which are...

Western Wind to Obtain Turbines From European Company.
December 9, 2005... Western Wind Energy recently announced that "a major European wind turbine manufacturer" will supply 20 megawatts (MW) of new wind turbine generators for the company's Grand Manan Project in New Brunswick, Canada in 2006. According to...

CCEF Seeks Applications for Onsite Renewable DG Program.
December 9, 2005... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) recently announced it is accepting applications for its new Onsite Distributed Generation (DG) Program, which is making nearly $21 million available to reduce the cost of installing equipment to generate...

Weekly Update.
December 9, 2005... AWEA WIND POWER ASSET MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, January 10-11, 2006, Holiday Inn on the Bay, San Diego, CA 9TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE (EUEC) ON CLEAN AIR, MERCURY, GLOBAL WARMING & RENEWABLE ENERGY, January 22-25,...

Evergreen Solar Panels Installed Atop New York BJ's.
December 12, 2005... Evergreen Solar, Inc. recently announced the opening of a 100-kilowatt solar power system on the rooftop of the BJ's Wholesale Club in Saratoga, NY. The system was installed by Conservation Services Group's Sun Power Electric division. ...

GE Unveils New Solar Module for Commercial Applications.
December 12, 2005... GE Energy recently announced the release of its highest-power and highest-efficiency solar module to date. According to GE, the 200-watt solar module uses polycrystalline cells and is designed for commercial solar applications. GE also...

Vestas Receives Turbine Order for New Zealand Wind Project.
December 12, 2005... The Vestas Group recently announced it has received an order for 31 V90-3.0 megawatt (MW) wind turbines from New Zealand's Tararua Wind Power, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of TrustPower, Ltd. According to Vestas, the turbines will be...

EnerNex Awarded Contract to Asses Potential Wind Impact in MN.
December 12, 2005... EnerNex Corporation recently announced it has been awarded a contract by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the potential operational impacts of wind generation on utility power systems in the...

New Solar-Wind Power Plant Dedicated in New Jersey.
December 14, 2005... Alternity Power recently announced the dedication of a new solar-wind hybrid power plant in Atlantic County, NJ. Power generated by the plant will be supplied to the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) for a wastewater treatment plant....

GreenFuel Closes $11-million Series B Investment Round.
December 14, 2005... Cambridge, MA-based GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, a privately held company providing emissions-to-biofuels conversion services to power plants and industrial facilities, recently announced it has closed a Series B investment round...

Kazakhstan to Develop Wind Energy Potential.
December 14, 2005... The government of Kazakhstan recently announced it will construct a five-megawatt wind power station at Dzungarian Gates in Almaty Oblast by 2010. According to the government, the Global Environmental Facility has provided $2.5 million for...

EUFORES President Receives European Solar Award.
December 14, 2005... The European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES) recently announced that organization's president Mechtild Rother, a member of the SPE group in the European Parliament, has received this year's European Solar-Award in the "special...

Nevada Geothermal Announces Appointment of New Board Member.
December 15, 2005... Nevada Geothermal Power, Inc. (NGP) recently announced the appointment of Richard Campbell to its board of directors. According to NGP, Campbell has an extensive background in geothermal development and in the design, procurement,...

Local CA Town Installs PV Array Atop Community Center Building.
December 15, 2005... SCHOTT Solar, Inc. recently announced a new project in Yucca Valley, CA that combines a 56.7-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) array and the replacement of its Town Hall/Library building's deteriorating roof with a new one that "readily supports...

Chinese Wind Power Project to Employ GE Energy Technology.
December 15, 2005... GE Energy recently announced it will locally assemble and supply wind turbines for the Jiangsu Rudong Concession II Wind Project in China's Jiangsu Province. According to GE, the project, which will employ 100 GE 1.5-megawatt turbines,...

Canada Announces New Policy for Green Procurement.
December 15, 2005... The Government of Canada recently announced a new plan, known as the Policy on Green Procurement, under which it has committed to buying more "green" products and services. According to the Canadian government, the new policy will...

New Studies Focus on Development Through Renewables in CO.
December 15, 2005... Colorado governor Bill Owens' Office of Energy Management and Conservation (OEMC) and Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) recently announced the release of two new strategic studies -- "The Handbook on Renewable Energy...

Ormat Signs Power Purchase Agreement With SCPPA.
December 16, 2005... Ormat Technologies, Inc. recently announced the signing of a new power purchase agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for the purchase of renewable energy from its new geothermal plant located within the Heber...

KCP&L Selects enXco to Develop, Construct New Wind Project.
December 16, 2005... Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, recently announced it has selected enXco, Inc. to develop and construct the utility's 100.5-megawatt Spearville Wind Energy Facility near Spearville, KS. "As part of...

GT Sells Silicon Ingot Growth Furnaces to LDK Solar.
December 16, 2005... GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. recently announced the sale of 100 DSS multi-crystal silicon ingot growth furnaces to China's LDK Solar Hi-Tech Company, Ltd. According to GT, LDK Solar will use the technology to expand its wafer...

CPUC Proposes $3.2-Billion California Solar Initiative.
December 16, 2005... Environment California recently reported that the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has unveiled its version of the Million Solar Roofs program, dubbed the California Solar Initiative, which proposes an 11-year, $3.2-billion...

Weekly Update.
December 16, 2005... AWEA WIND POWER ASSET MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, January 10-11, 2006, Holiday Inn on the Bay, San Diego, CA 9TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE (EUEC) ON CLEAN AIR, MERCURY, GLOBAL WARMING & RENEWABLE ENERGY, January 22-25,...

New Jersey Dedicates Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm.
December 19, 2005... The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) recently announced the dedication of the Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm -- a five-turbine, 7.5-megawatt wind generation facility located at the ACUA wastewater treatment facility in Atlantic City, NJ....

Western Wind Energy Announces Acquisition Agreement in CA.
December 19, 2005... Western Wind Energy Corporation recently announced it has entered into an agreement with a civic government in California for the joint acquisition of 60 megawatts of wind energy assets within the state. According to Western Wind Energy,...

Vestas Receives Order for Wind Turbines in Italy.
December 19, 2005... The Vestas Group recently announced it has received an order for 24 of the company's V90-3.0 megawatt turbines for a wind power plant to be located in Francofonte, Italy. According to Vestas, the project was initially developed by German...

BP Solar Partners With China Xinjiang SunOasis.
December 19, 2005... Chinese news agency Xinhua recently reported that BP Solar will establish a joint venture for the production of photovoltaics (PV) with China Xinjiang SunOasis Company. The joint venture will result in two companies -- BP SunOasis Company, Ltd....

Hannon Armstrong.
December 19, 2005... Annapolis, MD-based Hannon Armstrong is a leader in contract finance dedicated to helping companies grow their business by integrating finance into their sales offer to governmental and commercial clients worldwide. From its start more...

Italian Geothermal Union Honors Work of Ormat.
December 20, 2005... Ormat Technologies, Inc. recently announced that the Italian Geothermal Union (UGI) has honored the company with its Centenary Recognition Award for "outstanding achievements in developing geothermal power generation worldwide." "This...

Second Wind Introduces New SCADA Node.
December 20, 2005... Second Wind, Inc. recently announced the availability of its new SCADA node -- a fourth-generation communicating turbine monitor dubbed CTM/4. According to Second Wind, the CTM/4, which is part of the company's Advanced Distributed...

SunPower Signs Supply Agreement With PowerLight.
December 20, 2005... SunPower Corporation recently announced an agreement to supply PowerLight Corporation with $330 million worth of solar panels through 2009. According to SunPower, PowerLight will use the company's products in advanced solar power systems...

CCEF Selects Three Renewable Projects for Review.
December 20, 2005... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) recently announced it has screened, selected and forwarded three renewable energy projects to the Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P) and the United Illuminating Company (UI) for review and...

NGP Hires Pro-Edge for Investor Relations Services.
December 21, 2005... Nevada Geothermal Power, Inc. (NGP) recently announced it has retained Toronto-Ontario-based Pro-Edge Consultants, Inc. to be the company's investor relations firm. According to NGP, the company will issue 50,000 options to Pro-Edge...

WKN Windkraft Nord Sells Wind Project to AllianzGroup.
December 21, 2005... The WKN Group recently announced the sale of its 72-megawatt (MW) Italian Francofonte wind project to the Allianz Group. According to WKN, the Italian Fracofonte facility, located in Sicily, consists of 24 V90 three-MW Vestas turbines,...

Pacific Hydro Purchases Western Wind Energy Common Shares.
December 21, 2005... Western Wind Energy Corporation recently announced that Pacific Hydro, Ltd. has purchased a further $1.5 million in units in the company's common stock. According to Western Wind Energy, the units comprise 1 million common shares at $1.50...

Infocast to Host Wind Power Finance & Investment Conference.
December 21, 2005... Infocast, Inc. will host Wind Power Finance & Investment, a conference designed to provide "the latest intelligence on the current market environment for putting together wind power deals," February 8 through 10 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in...

NC Solar Center Announces New Executive Director.
December 21, 2005... The North Carolina Solar Center recently announced that its deputy director Steve Kalland has been promoted to the position of executive director. According to the center, Kalland has served as deputy director for four years, directing the...

EIN's Adjusted Holiday Publishing Schedule.
December 22, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters from December 23 through January 2 in observance of the holiday season. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on January 3, 2006. We thank you for your continued support and wish you and yours the...

MagCap Seeks Patent for Non-animal Organism Energy Source.
December 22, 2005... Canton, MA-based custom magnetics designer and manufacturer MagCap Engineering, LLC recently announced its submission for patenting, in collaboration with Thomson, IL-based inventor Gordon Wadle, of "an alternative electric power generating...

MidAmerican Completes Two Wind Energy projects in Iowa.
December 22, 2005... MidAmerican Energy Company recently announced the commissioning of the final turbine for a wind energy expansion project in Iowa, adding 50 megawatts (MW) to a 310.5-MW project that was completed in September. Two sites -- one near Schaller, IA...

Analysys International Considers Effect of Poly Silicon Shortage.
December 22, 2005... Chinese third-party, Internet-based business information services provider Analysys International recently released its annual report, titled "Semiconductor -- China's Solar Energy Market Annual Report 2005-2006," which finds that the shortage...

Texas Tech Center for Wind Science Receives Federal Funding.
December 22, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Texas Tech University's Center for Wind Science has been awarded $1.5 million in federal funds to support its wind power research. According to AP, the funding was announced by U.S. Senator...