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Thurston County Commissioners Invokes Moratorium on Biomass Projects

An emergency ordinance has been approved by the Thurston County Commissioners for a one year moratorium period on new projects dealing with wood waste to energy conversion in Thurston County.

28 Dec 2010

JSC RusHydro Installs Restored GU No. 3 at Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP

JSC RusHydro has installed the hydro electric generating unit (GU) No 3 at Neporozhniy Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP. This restored 640 MW unit was linked to the grid to carry out operational tests.

28 Dec 2010

CJP to Host the GAWI11 in India

The Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) is ready to host the Global Algae Biodiesel World India Program 2011 in India on the 5th and the 6th of April 2011, focusing on the total production of algae right from the laboratory to the scale.

28 Dec 2010

Peralta Community College District Installs Solar Energy System

The Peralta Community College District has feted the installation of a 1.2 MW solar energy system at Merritt College.

28 Dec 2010

Trina Solar Provides Solar PV Modules for Solar Sheyang Power Company, China

Trina Solar, a producer of solar photovoltaic modules, declared that its auxiliary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy, has earlier contracted a supply accord with CECEP Solar Sheyang Power Company, an auxiliary of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) for a project utilizing ground-mounted solar panels in China.

28 Dec 2010

Solarfun Power Holdings Opens New Office in Italy

Solarfun Power Holdings, silicon ingots, solar PV cells, modules and wafers producing company in China, declared that it has opened a new branch office in Milan, contracted two important new agreements and established a number of business developments in Italy.

28 Dec 2010

Allwest Energy Arranges ‘Breakfast Crawl’ Solar Tour

Allwest Energy, a Phoenix, Arizona-based company, has recently arranged for a “breakfast crawl” to enable the residents of Goodyear Arizona to visit the homes of the neighbors who have installed solar panels to understand the use of solar energy.

28 Dec 2010

Alvarado Street Bakery Goes Solar

Alvarado Street Bakery, in Petaluma, will use solar energy to power its ovens to bake over 40,000 loaves of bread every day.

28 Dec 2010

Wattner Group Secures Ownership of Solar Park Near Leipzig

Germany-based Wattner Group, an energy investment company, declared that it has secured the ownership of the biggest solar park in Germany.

28 Dec 2010

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Contemplates Installing Solar Panels

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, in Chattanooga City is looking forward to using solar energy by availing $5 million funding to build a solar energy farm.

28 Dec 2010

Iran Looks towards Solar Energy to Augment its Energy Sources

According to Hamshahri, a Persian daily from Iran, the country is finding solar energy as a viable alternative to fossil fuel generated power. The country is favorably placed with almost 300 sun drenched days a year with a typical solar radiation of 2,200 kilowatt-hours solar per square meter.

28 Dec 2010

Four Housing Group will Commence Construction of Solar Powered Green Homes

Four Housing Group declared that they will commence the construction of its Reed Street Housing project scheme in Rekendyke, South Tyneside next year.

28 Dec 2010

Egypt to Provide Solar Power to Two Villages

Siwa's Umm Al-Saghir and Ain Zahra, the two villages in Egypt will receive solar power soon. According to Hassan Younes, the Energy Minister of the country, a partnership formed between the Ministry for Environment and Land from Italy and Renewable Energy Authority of Cairo will receive LE 3 million funding from Italy to execute the projects.

28 Dec 2010

CPV Renewable Energy Completes Phase II of Keenan Wind Farm

CPV Renewable Energy, an associate of Competitive Power Ventures, announced that it has built and tested the Keenan II wind farm located in Oklahoma. The 152 MW wind farm is now providing renewable energy to the electric grid.

28 Dec 2010

Ram Power Completes Drilling at Orita No. 2 Geothermal Well

Ram Power, a company that sells electricity produced from geothermal sources, announced that it has completed drilling and flow testing of its Orita No. 2 well in the Imperial Valley, California.

28 Dec 2010