Renewable Energy Today articles from March 2007

Renewable Energy Today archives from March 2007

Blair expected to support 20% renewable energy target.(International Report)
March 2, 2007... British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to proclaim next week that Europe needs binding targets for renewable energy to show it is serious about fighting climate change. Blair is to attend an EU summit on green energy and support a...

Idaho Utilities Commission approves wind farm.(Industry Report)
March 2, 2007... The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved a sales and wind agreement between Idaho Power Company and Idaho Winds. Under the sales agreement, Idaho Winds will build the Alkali Wind Farm, a wind generation project located six miles...

Pacific Ethanol closes $325 million loan.(Industry Report)
March 2, 2007... Pacific Ethanol Inc. has secured a $325 million loan to support its development of ethanol production plants. The Sacramento-based company plans to use $300 million to recapitalize its Madera plant, complete construction of its Boardman,...

Weekly update.(Conferences)(Calendar)
March 2, 2007... Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's Building Energy Conference & Trade Show, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, March 13-15, 2007 Annual European NGV Conference, Strasbourg, France, June 19-21, 2007

New market research on materials and devices for Renewable Energy Systems!
March 2, 2007... Advanced Materials and Devices for Renewable Energy Systems is a new market research report from BCC Research that provides identifies advanced materials and devices used in renewable energy systems, analyzes and predicts trends in...

Kansas utility to acquire more renewable energy.(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... Kansas utility Westar Energy has announced it will acquire up to 500 megawatts of renewable energy by 2010 with the most likely source being wind power. The company said that this would more than double the amount of the state's energy...

New biofuel plant nears completion in Burbank, Washington.(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... Construction is nearly complete on a biofuel plant in Burbank, Wash. The State Department of Ecology has issued GEN-X Energy a permit to produce 5 million gallons of biofuel each year. The plant will increase the state's production by...

New Oregon solar product factory to be largest in North America.(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... SolarWorld AG plans to establish a solar silicon wafer and solar cell production facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, that will become the largest solar factory in North America once the plant reaches its projected capacity of 500 megawatts by 2009....

WorldWater & Power to install solar energy system at recycling center.(Industry Report)
March 6, 2007... Bayshore Recycling Corp. of New Jersey has awarded solar power systems provider WorldWater & Power Corp. a $5.7 million contract for installation of a 700 kilowatt system at the company's Keasbey, New Jersey, headquarters. Bayshore, a...

Nacogdoches Power to move forward on clean energy center.(Industry Report)
March 6, 2007... Nacogdoches Power announced this week it has received a final air permit for its clean energy center project, under development in Nacogdoches County, Texas. The multi-unit facility will consist of a 100-megawatt biomass-fired power plant...

Oregon House of Representatives passes bill on alternative fuels.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 6, 2007... Oregon's House of Representatives passed a bill March 1 requiring the use of ethanol and/or biodiesel blends in its state's fuel supply. House Bill 2210 would also require the state's Department of Agriculture to adopt standards for...

Arizona Public Service seeks renewable energy proposals.(Industry Report)
March 7, 2007... Arizona Public Service has issued a request for proposals for near- and long-term new sources of renewable energy that can be delivered to the company's electrical system. The RFP includes solar, wind, hybrid wind and solar,...

Report recommends alternative fuels strategy for China.(International Report)
March 7, 2007... A panel of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academic Divisions issued a report recommending development strategies for energy sources that can supplement or substitute for petroleum in China. The report gauges the future development trends...

Applied Materials to develop solar production line in India.(International Report)
March 7, 2007... Moser Baer India Limited has chosen Applied Materials, Inc. of California to develop and install in New Delhi, India, the world's first Generation 8.5 Thin Film Solar Module production line. The line will manufacture photovoltaic solar...

New market research on materials and devices for Renewable Energy Systems!(International Report)
March 7, 2007... Advanced Materials and Devices for Renewable Energy Systems is a new market research report from BCC Research that provides identifies advanced materials and devices used in renewable energy systems, analyzes and predicts trends in...

Scotland awards wave and tidal energy grants.(International Report)
March 8, 2007... The Scottish Executive recently awarded more than $25 million in grants to support a variety of wave and tidal energy projects. Most of the projects involve test installations at the European Marine Energy Center in Orkney, which aims to be...

Petrobas and Japanese Bank for International Cooperation sign alternative fuels memorandum.(International Report)
March 8, 2007... Brazilian oil company Petrobas and Japanese Bank for International Cooperation have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate financing possibilities for biofuel projects. Potential projects include the production and sale of...

Construction begins on offshore wind farm in UK.(International Report)
March 8, 2007... Construction of a 180 megawatt UK offshore wind farm development is under way. The Centrica-funded project will involve 54 3.6-megawatt wind turbines from Siemens Power Generation. The development is expected to cost approximately $578...

Report: profit margins in bioenergy to deteriorate in 2007.(Industry Report)
March 9, 2007... Profit margins in bioenergy are expected to deteriorate, according to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute's 2007 agricultural outlook. The decline is the result of high feedstock prices and progressive elimination of unmet...

Forest Products Lab and DOE Joint Genome Institute make advances in plant biomass conversion.(Industry Report)
March 9, 2007... A research project between the Forest Products Laboratory and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has advanced the quest for efficient conversion of plant biomass to fuels and chemicals. "We have sequenced and assembled the...

DoE scientists recognized for work on photovoltaics.(Industry Report)
March 9, 2007... Two scientists at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Jerry Olson and Sarah Kurtz, have been named 2007 Dan David Prize Laureates for their contributions to the field of photovoltaics. In December 2006, a...

Weekly update.(Conferences)(Calendar)
March 9, 2007... Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's Building Energy Conference & Trade Show, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, March 13-15, 2007 Annual European NGV Conference, Strasbourg, France, June 19-21, 2007

Finavera purchases Canadian wind project.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... Finavera Renewables Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase the Three Hills Wind Power Project in Alberta, Canada, from a senior oil and gas producer for roughly $2.9 million. The project consists of two 75 megawatt phases for a planned...

Biofuel companies form coalition in Tennessee.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... Seven biofuel companies are forming the Tennessee Biodiesel Producers Coalition. The coalition will promote the biodiesel industry, educate public and government officials about biodiesel, and encourage consumption of biodiesel in...

Sacramento utility seeks offers for renewable energy.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... The Sacramento Municipal Utility District will release a request for offers of renewable energy for power purchase agreements and offers for SMUD's project ownership options. According to SMUD, The RFO will help identify potential renewable...