--- ZBB Successfully Completes Advanced Renewable Electricity Storage Technologies Program in Australia. (more)

--- enXco and Xcel Energy Announce Operation of 201-MW Nobles Wind Project. The project consists of 134, 1.5-megawatt General Electric wind turbines generating enough power to serve approximately 66,500 homes. (more)

--- ActaCell Awarded $3 Million from NIST, $179,000 Contract from USABC. The company iscommercializing this new lithium-ion anode technology. (more)

--- Veolia Energy North America to Build Its First Renewable Gas-to-Energy Generation Project in the U.S. Once complete, the 4.8-megawatt (MW) electrical generation facility will include three landfill reciprocating engine generator sets with a capacity of 1.6 MW each, fueled exclusively by the landfill gas. (more)

--- ClipperCreek Ships 4,000 EV Charging Stations. ClipperCreek said it has also seen strong demand from retail outlets looking to install “Free” charge stations for their customers. (more)

--- SMART Papers: Cellulosic Fuel Pellets Replace Up to 50% Coal at Ohio Cogeneration Plant. The pellets are manufactured from non-recyclable paper and biomass materials that traditionally have been directed to landfill. (more)

--- First Wind Secures Financing for Largest Wind Project in Vermont. Sheffield Wind has the capacity to generate enough power for more than 15,000 Vermont homes – or about 45 percent of the homes in the Northeast Kingdom. (more)

--- Smith Electric Vehicles US Buys Smith Electric Vehicles UK. The sale will create the world’s largest manufacturer and industry leader of commercial electric vehicles. (more)

--- Sopogy and Yu Hao Long Corporation Sign MOU for China Hybrid MicroCSP Project. Solar generated high-temperature heat will be used in conjunction with the hybrid Stirling engine to provide a renewable source of power. (more)

--- MOBI.E: Portuguese Prime Minister First Head of State to Use an Electric Car. PM Jose Socrates is one of the ten recipients and will now travel exclusively by Electric Car for his official travels around the capital city. (more)

--- THINK Delivers Its First U.S.-Built Electric Cars. The 15 vehicles were shipped from THINK's manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana.(more)

--- Vote Solar: California Approves Renewable Auction Mechanism; Next-Gen Feed-in Tariff Program. The Commission vote establishes a 1-gigawatt (GW) pilot program for power from eligible mid-sized renewable energy systems. (more)

--- Proterra Completes First All-Electric Transit Bus Implementing Scale Production Capabilities. The EcoRide BE35 is the world’s first battery electric bus that can charge in under ten minutes.(more)

--- Intelligent Energy Commissions Semi-Automated Assembly Line for Fuel Cell Stacks. The new flexible assembly line utilizes assembly automation and is geared towards mass scalable volume production. (more)

--- Mercedes-Benz USA Delivers First Customer Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle. The car utilizes a fuel cell stack for generating electricity and a lithium ion battery for energy storage. (more)

--- New Jersey Approves Six Combined Heat and Power Projects. A well designed and thermally balanced CHP plant operates between 60-percent and 85-percent thermal efficiency – more than double the efficiency of a standard central power plant. (more)

--- Wind Capital Group: Signed Power Purchase Agreement Secures Construction of 201 MW Kansas Wind Farm. The Post Rock Wind Energy Facility is scheduled to begin in 2011 with the project coming online in the second half of 2012. (more)

--- Cyclone Power Technologies Powers-Up Small-Scale Waste Heat Recovery Unit in Pilot Project. This first WHE-GEN-10 is currently converting exhaust heat from Bent Glass Design's furnace into grid-tied electric power. (more)

--- U.S. Marines Buys Smith Electric Trucks. USMC becomes the first military organisation to order Smith Newtons through the Government Services Administration (GSA) schedule. (more)

--- smart's Electric Car to Join Hertz's EV Fleet. As part of its Global EV strategy, Hertz is forming partnerships with manufacturers, charging station providers, municipalities, NGO's, corporations and other stakeholders.(more)

--- Wasco Adds Electrochromic Glass, Smart Glazings, to its Skylights Line-up. Electrochromic Glass holds the promise of transforming windows and skylights into a source of energy rather than an energy drain. (more)

--- Deepwater Wind Energy Center, Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm, to Supply Multiple East Coast States. With as many as 200 wind turbines, DWEC will be the largest offshore wind farm ever planned in the United States. (more)

--- KINKISHARYO International: North America's First Low-Floor, Electro-Hybrid Streetcar, Arrives in U.S. (more)

--- Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition: New Tax Deal Needs Renewable-Energy Programs. (more)

--- Vu1 Accelerates Plans for U.S. and EU Introduction of Electron Stimulated Luminescence ESL (TM) Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs. Vu1's 'A'-type bulbs will be a direct replacement for the common household 40W and 60W light bulbs. (more)

--- Ford and Azure Dynamics Ship First Transit Connect Electrics. To date, all initial units have designated customers. (more)

--- GE Demonstrates Dual Battery Electric Bus of the Future. The hybrid transit bus that pairs a high-energy density sodium battery with a high-power lithium battery. (more)

--- RGGI Auction Yields $48.2 Million for Investment in Energy Savings and Clean Energy. Proceeds from the RGGI auctions now total more than $777.5 million, over 80 percent of which is being re-invested by states in strategic energy programs. (more)

--- Solyndra Solar System Completed on Architectural Landmark in Italy. The 370kWp system consists of approximately 2030 panels and took approximately three weeks to install. (more)

--- Dow Kokam and PVI Partner on First Fully Electric Refuse Trucks. Dow Kokam will supply each truck with a complete battery system. (more)

--- Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group Waste Oil Power Generator Demonstrates Clean Emissions. The low emissions are attributed to the Cyclone external combustion engine. (more)

--- Duke Energy Completes Colorado Wind Farm; Now has Nearly 1 GW Wind in Portfolio. Duke Energy has invested more than $1 billion to grow its commercial wind power business over the last three years. (more)

--- Cracker Barrel Restaurants to Install Ecotality EV Charging Stations in 24 Tennessee Locations. The Blink EV charging stations include both Level 2 and DC Fast Charge commercial electric vehicle charging stations. (more)

--- Second Wind Offers New Community Wind Resource Analysis Program. The service will enable community wind developers to decide quickly and cost-effectively whether the wind resource at their site will make their proposed wind power project economically viable. (more)

--- GM to Add 1,000 Electric Vehicle Jobs in Michigan. The new jobs will build on GM's strategy to develop, validate and manufacture automotive battery, electric motor and power control technologies in-house as core competencies. (more)

--- Solyndra Solar Project Completed in France. The system, installed on a new, white reflective “cool roof,” consisted of more than 7000 Solyndra panels. (more)

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