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US Department of Commerce finds massive surge in Chinese solar imports

The US Department of Commerce has found a large surge in Chinese solar imports, which could trigger 90-day retroactivity if it finds duties are warranted.
03 February 2012

Renewable energy to help the US Department of Defense

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) are partnering to explore how renewable energy can help the US Department of Defense (DoD).
02 February 2012

TEP and AREVA Solar partner on CSP in Tucson, AZ

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and AREVA Solar are partnering on a concentrated solar power (CSP) addition to TEP’s H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station in Tucson, AZ, USA.
01 February 2012

Gamesa and NREL collaborate on next-gen wind turbines

Gamesa and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are collaborating on next generation wind turbines for the US market.
01 February 2012

SMA Sunny PRO Club extends regional forums through 2012

SMA’s Sunny PRO Club—a membership-based professional partnership programme for solar installers—has extended its Regional Forums in North America through 2012.
30 January 2012

ZeaChem gets US$232.5m loan guarantee for cellulosic biorefinery

ZeaChem Inc has been selected for a US$232.5 million loan guarantee from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program, for its first commercial-scale cellulosic biorefinery.
27 January 2012

FERC approves 1 MW tidal project in NY

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Pilot commercial license to construct, operate, and maintain Verdant Power's 1 MW Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project in New York City, USA.
26 January 2012

AWS and partners look at offshore wind integration in Carolina, USA

AWS Truepower LLC will contribute to the Carolinas Offshore Wind Integration Case Study with Duke Energy, ABB Inc., National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC).
23 January 2012

Oklahoma wind farm orders 150 MW of REpower turbines

REpower Systems will deliver 73 of its MM92 wind turbines rated at 2.05 MW for a 150 MW wind farm in Oklahoma, USA.
23 January 2012

DoE launches online tools to aid distributed wind power

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has launched two online tools to assist state and local policymakers, consumers, and stakeholders in evaluating siting and policy issues to help accelerate the use of distributed wind energy systems.
23 January 2012

US regains renewable energy investment lead over China

US clean energy investments have again surpassed those of China for the first time since 2008, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
23 January 2012

CPV completes financing for Kansas wind farm

CPV Renewable Energy Company has closed financing for the construction of its 165.6 MW Cimarron Wind Energy Project in Gray County, Kansas, USA.
17 January 2012

PSEG Solar buys 25.2 MW Arizona solar project from Juwi

PSEG Solar Source has bought the 25.2 MW DC (19 MW AC) Queen Creek Solar Farm to be developed by juwi solar Inc in Arizona, USA, for US$75 million.
13 January 2012

Suzlon delivers 174 MW of wind to Americas

Suzlon will deliver 24 MW of wind turbines to a project in Brazil, and its subsidiary REpower, is set to deliver 150 of wind turbines to Oklahoma, USA.
12 January 2012

BP and Sempra expand wind cooperation to 560 MW

BP Wind Energy and Sempra US Gas & Power plan to expand their strategic relationship by jointly developing the Mehoopany Wind Farm in Pennsylvania and the Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm in Kansas, USA, totalling a combined investment of more than US$1 billion.
11 January 2012

First Solar provides solar power for golf tournament First Solar provides solar power for golf tournament

First Solar is to be the 'Official Solar Provider' of the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament in golf.
10 January 2012

Electronic atlas of US renewable energy

An electronic atlas mapping renewable energy sources in the USA has been developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
10 January 2012

Global R&D spending to reach US$1.4trn in 2012

Global R&D spending is set to grow 5.2% to US$1.4 trillion in 2012, according to the Battelle R&D Magazine Global R&D Funding Forecast.
09 January 2012

Renewable energy outpaces fossil fuel and nuclear growth

Renewable energy sources continue to expand rapidly while substantially outpacing the growth rates of fossil fuels and nuclear power, according to the Monthly Energy Review by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
09 January 2012

ABB upgrades Texan grid to facilitate more wind power

ABB has won an order worth over US$50 million from Electric Transmission Texas LLC (ETT) to provide electrical equipment to improve reliability, strengthen the existing transmission grid and facilitate the integration of wind power.
06 January 2012

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