Renewable Energy Today articles from July 2005

Renewable Energy Today archives from July 2005

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
July 1, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Tuesday, July 5. (EIN EDITOR: 6/30)

Danielson Completes Acquisition of American Ref-Fuel.
July 1, 2005... Fairfield, NJ-based Danielson Holding Corporation, a company engaged through its subsidiaries in waste disposal, energy services and specialty insurance, recently announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of American Ref-Fuel...

DayStar Announces Redemption of Class A Public Warrants.
July 1, 2005... Halfmoon, NY-based photovoltaic (PV) products manufacturer DayStar Technologies, Inc. recently announced it will redeem its outstanding Class A public warrants. According to DayStar, the deadline for Class A public warrant holders to...

Murray City, UT to Generate Power From Local Landfill.
July 1, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Murray City, UT is working on a deal with newly formed Salt Lake Energy Systems, LLC to generate power from a local landfill for use in area businesses and residences. According to AP,...

GE to Provide Turbines for Chinese Wind Project.
July 1, 2005... GE Energy recently announced it will supply turbines for a new large-scale wind project in mainland China's Hebei province. According to the company, the 34.5-megawatt Shangyi Manjing Wind Farm, developed and owned by the Guohua Energy...

UC, CSU Announce New Clean Energy Purchases.
July 1, 2005... Greenpeace recently reported that the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) announced the purchase of 15 percent "clean energy" during a statewide sustainability conference held earlier this month in Santa Cruz....

Weekly Update.
July 1, 2005... WATERPOWER XIV: ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, July 18-22, 2005, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX RENEWABLE POWER ASSOCIATION (RPA) BIOMASS CONFERENCE & RENEWABLES EAST BIOFUELS CONFERENCE, July 19-20, 2005, Queens' College,...

Ormat Completes Well Redrilling at HI Geothermal Project.
July 5, 2005... Ormat Technologies, Inc. recently announced that its Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) subsidiary has completed the redrilling of an existing production well at the Puna Geothermal Project on the Big Island, HI. According to Ormat, the...

EPC, Dairyland Unveil New Anaerobic Digester Technology.
July 5, 2005... Environmental Power Corporation (EPC), in collaboration with Dairyland Power Cooperative, recently announced the formal commissioning of the first of its electricity-generating anaerobic digester systems during a ceremony held late last month...

Conergy Donates Solar Installation to NM Homeless Shelter.
July 5, 2005... Conergy, Inc. recently announced its involvement in a Santa Fe, NM community project to install a solar thermal system atop the roof of Arroyo Sonrisa Family Transitional Housing, part of St. Elizabeth's Homeless Shelter. The company said...

Norsk Hydro Signs Offshore Wind Power Deal in U.K.
July 5, 2005... Norsk Hydro recently signed an agreement to purchase a 50-percent stake in Scira Offshore Energy, Ltd., a company owned by U.K.-based wind development and engineering company SLP Energy and Dutch sustainable energy development company...

Konarka, KURZ to Collaborate on Solar Power Plastic.
July 6, 2005... Konarka Technologies, Inc. and Leonhard Kurz GmbH & Co.KG recently announced they have established a non-exclusive partnership to accelerate the development of Konarka's light-activated power plastic photovoltaic technology. According to...

FirmGreen Project to Convert Landfill Gas in Ohio.
July 6, 2005... FirmGreen Energy, Inc. recently announced that it has begun working with the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) to build a facility to extract, clean and use methane and carbon dioxide from landfill gas (LFG) at a site in Franklin,...

PA DEP Awards $10 Million for Clean Energy Projects.
July 6, 2005... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded $10 million to help finance 17 clean energy projects in the commonwealth. According to the department, PFBC Environmental Energy Technology, Inc. will receive...

Greenpeace, GWEC Release New Wind Report.
July 6, 2005... Greenpeace and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently unveiled a new report, titled "Windforce 12," which the organizations are calling a "global industry blueprint" detailing how wind power could supply 12 percent of the world's...

British Think Tank Says Renewables' Potential 'Overlooked'.
July 6, 2005... British indepedent think tank the new economics foundation (nef) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "Mirage and Oasis," which finds that the cost of new nuclear power "has been underestimated by almost a factor of three,"...

Carmanah Completes Acquisition of Soltek Powersource.
July 7, 2005... Carmanah Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of LED-based lighting and illumination products, recently announced the completed acquisition of solar power system company Soltek Powersource, Ltd. (SPS). According to Carmanah, the...

REpower, Denker & Wulf Sell Eastern German Wind Farms.
July 7, 2005... REpower Systems AG and Denker & Wulf AG recently announced the sale of five wind farms in eastern Germany to GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services. According to REpower and Denker & Wulf, the sale, which includes assumption of...

DOI Releases Final Programmatic EIS on Public Wind Development.
July 7, 2005... Department of the Interior (DOI) assistant secretary for land and minerals management Rebecca Watson recently announced the completion and availability of a study that addresses the environmental, social and economic impacts associated with the...

DOE Announces Solar Decathlon.
July 7, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that 18 teams from the U.S., Canada and Spain will compete in the second solar decathlon competition, being held October 7 through 16 on the national mall in Washington, DC. According to...

DayStar Technologies Achieves NYSERDA Award Milestone.
July 8, 2005... Halfmoon, NY-based photovoltaic products developer DayStar Technologies, Inc. recently announced receipt of a $250,000 payment from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for completing facility development,...

Local CA Housing Complex Receives New Solar System.
July 8, 2005... Sun Power & Geothermal Energy, Inc. (SPG) recently announced it has installed a 13.1-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system atop the roof of San Fransisco's new Folsom/Dore low-income housing development. According to the company, the...

Basin Electric, FPL Partner on New ND Wind Farm.
July 8, 2005... Basin Electric Power Cooperative recently announced that it has partnered with FPL Energy for the creation of a new 33-turbine wind farm, the Wilton Wind project, southeast of Wilton, ND. According to the company, each turbine at the new...

BP Opens New Wind Park in Amsterdam.
July 8, 2005... BP recently announced the opening of a new wind park at its oil terminal in the port of Amsterdam. According to BP, the facility includes three wind turbines, each supplied by Vestas and capable of generating three megawatts of energy,...

Clean Power Income Fund Completes Erie Shores Financing.
July 8, 2005... Toronto, Ontario-based Clean Power Income Fund recently announced the completion of its 100-percent acquisition and construction financing of the $186-million Erie Shores Wind Farm developed by AIM PowerGen Corporation. Upon commencement...

Weekly Update.
July 8, 2005... WATERPOWER XIV: ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, July 18-22, 2005, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX RENEWABLE POWER ASSOCIATION (RPA) BIOMASS CONFERENCE & RENEWABLES EAST BIOFUELS CONFERENCE, July 19-20, 2005, Queens' College,...

Spire Provides BIPV Panels to Denali National Park.
July 11, 2005... Spire Corporation recently announced that its Spire Solar Chicago subsidiary has installed building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels at a new Denali National Park visitor's center in Alaska. According to Spire, the 85-watt SSC85-BIL...

Santa Clara, CA Government Buildings to Employ Green Power.
July 11, 2005... Santa Clara, CA's municipal electric utility Silicon Valley Power (SVP) recently announced that the Santa Clara City Hall and Central Public Library have enrolled in the utility's renewable energy program, Santa Clara Green Power, with both...

FPL Energy Dedicates New Wind Energy Center in OK.
July 11, 2005... FPL Energy, LLC recently dedicated the Weatherford Wind Energy Center in Custer County, OK. The facility began operations in late April. According to FPL Energy, the center features 71 wind turbines and is expected to generate enough...

Sharp Appoints New Solar Energy Solutions Group VP.
July 11, 2005... Sharp Electronics Corporation recently announced the appointment of Ron Kenedi as the new vice president of its Solar Energy Solutions Group. According to Sharp, Kenedi, who previously served as Sharp's Solar Systems Division general...

Access Energy Proposes Wood Chip-burning Plant for VT.
July 12, 2005... The Portsmouth Herald recently reported that renewable energy company Access Energy, LLC is looking to build a wood chip-fired power plant in Ludlow, VT capable of generating 20 megawatts of electricity. According to the Herald, the...

Western Wind to Acquire Windridge Generating Facility.
July 12, 2005... Western Wind Energy Corporation recently announced that it has executed a formal asset purchase agreement to acquire the Windridge Generating Facility in Tehachapi, CA, including the power purchase agreement (PPA) between Windridge and Southern...

Testing Underway for St. Leon Wind Project.
July 12, 2005... AirSource Power Fund I LP recently announced that operational testing of the St. Leon Wind Energy project has commenced under its Canadian Renewable and Conservation Expense phase. AirSource noted that the current phase contemplates the...

Cape Wind Files Notice to Relocate Wind Turbines.
July 12, 2005... Cape Wind recently announced it has filed a notice of project change (NPC) with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs that identifies 10 wind turbine locations that will be moved from state to federal waters on Horseshoe...

China Hydropower Plans Undeterred by Water Shortages.
July 12, 2005... Interfax recently reported that Yellow River Hydropower Development Corporation's senior engineer has revealed that the company plans to continue its plans to develop hydroprojects on China's Yellow River, despite water shortages. ...

Michigan Developer Touts New Wind Farm Proposal.
July 13, 2005... The Detroit Free Press recently reported that a Michigan wind power developer is attempting to obtain financing and local approval for a new wind farm in Oceana County. According to the Free Press, Mackinaw Power's Rich VanderVeen predicts...

FPL, Carlyle/Riverstone Complete Notes Offering for Solar Assets.
July 13, 2005... FPL Energy, LLC recently joined with Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund II, LP in announcing that Kramer Junction Solar Funding, LLC has completed the issuance of $125 million of senior secured notes with a final maturity of 2014....

Local OR Civic Center to Acquire New Solar System.
July 13, 2005... The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) recently announced that a new civic center located in Hillsboro, OR, will be the first municipal headquarters building in the state to meet all of its energy needs with renewable resources. ...

Infocast to Host Renewables Finance Conference in MA.
July 13, 2005... Infocast will host Renewables Finance 2005, an opportunity to "meet the industry leaders in renewable finance, learn the current state-of-the-art in renewables finance structures, develop creative financing solutions and get renewables done,"...

WI Wind Farm Wins Approval Despite Opposition.
July 14, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved the development of a $250-million wind farm by Invenergy Wind LLC on a 50-square-mile site in the southern part of the state. According...

Creststreet Kettles Hill Windpower Completes $40-Million IPO.
July 14, 2005... Canadian investment management firm Creststreet recently announced it has completed its initial public offering (IPO)Creststreet Kettles Hill Windpower LP, the company's partnership with Kettles Hill Wind Energy, Inc. According to...

Hydro-Quebec Issues Call for Tenders for Additional Wind Power.
July 14, 2005... Hydro-Quebec recently issued a call for tenders for an additional 2,000 megawatts of wind power at the behest of the provincial government. Hydro-Quebec said it expects the amount of wind power contracted by the utility will reach...

Ex-Im Bank Offers New Terms for U.S. Renewables Exports.
July 14, 2005... The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) recently announced it has begun offering export financing on repayment terms of up to 15 years for U.S. exports of goods and services to be used in certain renewable energy and water...

New Report Analyzes EU PV Industry Through 2010.
July 14, 2005... Dublin, Ireland's Research and Markets recently announced the availability of a new report, titled "Year 2010: Photovoltaic Industry and European Union," which analyzes the photovoltaic (PV) industry and its impact on the EU, as well as...

SEC Members Call for Added Renewables Incentives in Energy Bill.
July 15, 2005... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) recently announced that 25 of its member groups submitted a letter earlier this week to the members of the U.S. Senate selected to serve on the House-Senate Conference on the Energy Policy Act of 2005...

GA County to Sell Electricity Under Green Power Program.
July 15, 2005... Georgia Power recently announced that DeKalb County, GA has become the first vendor to agree to produce electricity under the Georgia Public Service Commission's Green Energy Program. According to Georgia Power, DeKalb County will develop a...

Mitsubishi Electric Unveils New PV System in California.
July 15, 2005... Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. recently announced the completion of its 58-kilowatt solar project at Valencia, CA's G/G Industries new headquarters. Mitsubishi Electric noted that the system, which was installed by California...

New Asian Region Sustainable Energy Fund Established in Bangkok.
July 15, 2005... The International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) recently announced that a new 50-million-euro (about $60.4-million) sustainable energy investment fund known as the Private Energy Market Fund 2 (PEMF 2) is set to be...

Weekly Update.
July 15, 2005... WATERPOWER XIV: ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, July 18-22, 2005, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX RENEWABLE POWER ASSOCIATION (RPA) BIOMASS CONFERENCE & RENEWABLES EAST BIOFUELS CONFERENCE, July 19-20, 2005, Queens' College,...

Sustainable Begins Commercial Production of PV Inverter.
July 18, 2005... Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has commenced commercial production of the SUNERGY 5 inverter for the solar photovoltaic (PV) market. According to Sustainable, the first units are being manufactured in Canada...

Voters in VT Town Reject Dam Purchase.
July 18, 2005... The Barre Montpelier Times Argus recently reported that voters in the town of Rockingham, VT have defeated a proposal to purchase a local hydroelectric facility and form a municipal utility by a vote of 864-630. The Times Argus said the...

Kuyasa Housing Project to Serve as Energy Savings Model.
July 18, 2005... The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) recently announced it has selected SouthSouthNorth's Kuyasa Housing Project as a model for new energy and clean development mechanism (CDM) projects across South Africa. ...

First Bangladesh Wind Project Doing Well.
July 18, 2005... Xinhua recently reported that an article in the Bangladesh Observer has noted that the first wind power project in Bangladesh is up and running successfully. According to Xinhua, the Observer article said four windmills were installed at a...

CHA to Host Hydropower Forum in Quebec.
July 18, 2005... The Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) will host "Forum on Hydropower 2005: Sustainability in Practice -- Planning, Building and Operating Hydropower Projects," October 27 and 28 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. The forum...

UPC Looks to Install Wind Turbines at Hardscrabble Mountain.
July 19, 2005... Local Vermont newspaper the Caledonian-Record recently reported that UPC Wind Management is looking to install a number of wind turbines on and around Hardscrabble Mountain. According to the Record, the 320-foot towers, which the company...

Shaw Industries to Turn Carpet Scraps Into Fuel.
July 19, 2005... The Los Angeles Daily News recently reported that Dalton, GA-based carpet company Shaw Industries, Inc. will unveil a $10-million plant next month that will use carpet scraps to generate fuel for one of the company's factories. According...

Welsh Assembly Government Pursues Wind Farm Development.
July 19, 2005... The Welsh Assembly Government unveiled last week revised planning policy for helping the principality meet its target of generating four terawatt-hours of electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade. In the Ministerial...

Allianz Announces Future Wind Energy Investment Plans.
July 19, 2005... AFX News recently reported that Germany's Allianz AG intends to make an investment in wind energy totaling between 300 million and 500 million euros (about $362 million to $604 million) through 2010. According to AFX, Allianz will make the...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 20, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

Uni-Solar Ovonic Breaks Ground on New PV Production Facility.
July 20, 2005... United Solar Ovonic, LLC (Uni-Solar Ovonic) recently announced the groundbreaking for its new solar module manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, MI. According to Uni-Solar Ovonic, the facility will produce the company's 25-megawatt,...

EC Launches New Sustainable Energy Awareness Campaign.
July 20, 2005... The European Commission (EC) recently announced the launch of the Sustainable Energy Europe campaign, which is designed to help increase the share of renewable energy as well as achieve reductions in energy consumption. According to the...

Vestas Announces Turbine Order for Italian Wind Parks.
July 20, 2005... The Vestas Group recently announced that a joint venture between Italian developer Fri-El GreenPower and companies of the French EDF Group has placed an order for 36 Vestas V80-2.0 MW wind turbines. According to Vestas, the turbines will be...

Guaranteed Loan Funds Made Available for Renewable Projects.
July 20, 2005... USDA Rural Development recently announced that up to an estimated $200 million in guaranteed loan funds are now available for investments in renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements by agriculture producers and rural small...

Alliant Selects Clipper for Renewable Energy Development Deal.
July 21, 2005... Alliant Energy Corporation recently announced the selection of Clipper Windpower to develop its Endeavor project, which will generate 150 megawatts of wind energy for sale through a purchased power agreement to Alliant subsidiary Interstate...

WOW Energies Announces Launch of New Solar Technology.
July 21, 2005... Sugar Land, TX-based WOW Energies recently announced the launch of its new process for converting solar energy into electricity -- the cascading closed loop system (CCLC), which utilizes a closed loop hydrocarbon heat exchanger driving multiple...

Magnetek Solar Honored With Innovation Award.
July 21, 2005... Magnetek, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's "Solar Power Systems Technology Innovation of the Year" award for 2005 for its Aurora solar power inverters. According to Magnetek, the Aurora inverters, which were...

Scottish Wind Projects Allowed Closer to Monitoring Site.
July 21, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Britain's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has reversed a ban on Scottish wind power projects that had been blocked due to fears they would interfere with nuclear test ban monitoring. According to Reuters, the MOD...

Study Predicts Increase in World Wind Turbine Demand.
July 21, 2005... The Freedonia Group, Inc. recently released a study forecasting that the world market for wind turbines will rise 8.9 percent per year through 2009. According to the study, the market for wind turbines is projected to experience a...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 22, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

Reliant Signs SRC Purchase Deal With PowerLight.
July 22, 2005... Reliant energy, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a long-term agreement with PowerLight Corporation to purchase solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs) under the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' (BPU) Clean Energy Program....

GSA Renews Contract With Select Energy for NY Facilities.
July 22, 2005... The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently renewed its contract with Select Energy, allowing the company to continue to sell electricity generated from renewable resources to federal facilities in Utica and Binghamton, NY for 11...

Automation Alley Tech Center Receives Efficiency Grant.
July 22, 2005... The Automation Alley Technology Center recently received a $550,000 grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) for the installation of a building-integrated solar power electric system scheduled to be installed in Automation...

Forest Service to Study Impact of Deerfield Wind Project.
July 22, 2005... Deerfield Wind, LLC recently announced that the USDA Forest Service has accepted its special use application for the construction and operation of what would become the first wind energy facility on National Forest System lands in the U.S. ...

Weekly Update.
July 22, 2005... INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS: BRIDGING THE GAPS FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, July 24-30, 2005, Charlotte, NC SOUTHWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE, August 1-2, 2005, Hilton at Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 25, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

CA Community Colleges Complete Solar Power Installations.
July 25, 2005... California's Foothill-De Anza Community College District recently announced the completed installation of solar electric and energy-efficient cogeneration projects at Foothill and De Anza colleges. According to Foothill-De Anza, the...

Western Wind Named Finalist for 100 MW of Power Bids.
July 25, 2005... Western Wind recently received notification from two U.S. power companies that it has been short listed for outstanding tender offers that could account for up to 100 megawatts (MW) of additional power purchase agreements. Western Wind...

SMUD to Construct New Homes With Solar Power Systems.
July 25, 2005... The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) recently announced it has broken ground on 32 new Zero-Energy Homes that include two-kilowatt solar power roofs as a standard feature. According to SMUD, the houses, located in the Treasure...

ICC Adopts IL Governor's Sustainable Energy Plan.
July 25, 2005... The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently adopted governor Rod Blagojevich's Sustainable Energy Plan, which calls for a renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard. According to ICC, the resolution recognizes the...

New Thinking Energy Report Favors Wind Power for Utilities.
July 25, 2005... Thinking Energy, a unit of The Thinking Companies, Inc., recently released a new report, titled "Earth, Water, Fire & Air: Utility Strategies for Renewable Energy," which finds that "only wind power is applicable for new, large-scale...

NJ Medical Services Agency Activates New Solar Power System.
July 26, 2005... Dome-Tech Solar recently reported that New Jersey medical services agency the Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation (MONOC) has activated a new 119-kilowatt solar energy system, which the company says will generate about 20 percent of the...

Entropic Receives Approval for Vietnamese Waste-to-energy Plant.
July 26, 2005... Digital Gas, Inc. recently announced that the Entropic Consortium, which includes the company's Digital Energy and Farming Asia (DEFA) subsidiary as well as The Shaw Group subsidiary Stone & Webster, has received approval to commercialize a...

Beijing Considers Expanded Use of Geothermal Power.
July 26, 2005... China Daily reported last week that city officials in Beijing are considering developing policies that would encourage developers in the city to incorporate geothermal energy resources into the design of their buildings. According to the...

Vestas to Establish New Turbine Blade Factory in China.
July 26, 2005... The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) recently announced that Vestas Wind Systems A/S intends to build a wind turbine blade factory in TEDA. According to TEDA, the proposed $30-million plant will manufacture 600...