--- Solyndra Completes Commercial Rooftop Solar System in Livermore, California. The project involved covering a complex roof shape with many areas not aligned in the north/south direction. (more)

--- Cannon Power Group Completes Phase I of Windy Points/Windy Flats Wind Project; Starts Phase II. The project will generate 500 MW of power. (more)

--- Suntech's Solar Cell Technology Achieves Efficiencies of 19% on Mono-crystalline Cells and 17% on Multi-crystalline Cells. High efficiencies were verified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany. (more)

--- Smith Electric Vehicles to Assemble Zero-emission Commercial Vehicles in Kansas City, Missouri. SEV U.S. Corp's first zero-emission truck model will be the Smith Newton - the world's largest battery-electric-powered truck. (more)

--- Tesla Takes Wraps Off the Model S. Tesla is taking reservations online and at showrooms in California. (more)

--- Nano-Terra and Exide Technologies to Collaborate on Innovative Energy Storage Solutions. Stored energy solutions will be manufactured by Exide for motive power, network power and transportation applications. (more)

--- First Solar to Develop 30 MW Solar Power Plant for Tri-State. The power purchase agreement represents the largest PV contract by an electric cooperative in the U.S. (more)

--- Fisker Automotive Appoints First Group of North American Retailers for Luxury Plug-In Hybrid. The dealers will market and service Fisker’s 100mpg Karma sedan. (more)

--- Linde Unveils Ground-Breaking Hydrogen Fueling Technology. The Ionic Compressor uses an ionic liquid in direct contact with hydrogen instead of a piston in the pressurizing process. (more)

--- Sunrise Global Solar Energy Opens First Production Facility. The plant has an initial manufacturing capacity of up to 40 MW. (more)

--- Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Zero-Emission Vehicle Partnership with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). Nissan will introduce ZEVs in the United States in 2010 and will mass market ZEVs globally two years later. (more)

--- Solyndra Offered $535 Million Loan Guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy. The company will use the proceeds of the loan to expand its solar panel manufacturing capacity in California. (more)

--- Ledalite Launches Airwave Energy Saving Self-Powered Wireless Lighting Controls. The product line uses self-powered miniaturized energy harvesting technology develped by Enocean. (more)

--- Trina Solar Inaugurates North America's Largest Single Rooftop Solar Installation. The project provides approximately 2.4 MW at peak capacity. (more)

--- First Solar Produces 1 Gigawatt of Solar Power. 1GW per year production capacity is the equivalent of an average-sized nuclear power plant. (more)

--- Vestas and Boeing to Collaborate on Technology Research Projects. The companies have high levels of expertise in many of the same technology fields, such as aerodynamics and materials science. (more)

--- Agri-Plas is First Plastics Recycler in Nation to Reclaim Synthetic Crude Oil from Unwanted Plastic. The company recently delivered its first full tanker (8,200 gallons) of oil to a refinery in Tacoma, Washington. (more)

--- Norfolk Wind Energy and National Wind Develop 40 MW Central Minnesota Wind Project. the planned wind development would provide enough electricity to power approximately 12,000 homes. (more)

--- Green Energy Resources Signs Wood Pellet Export Orders Valued at $28 Million. The two pellet orders are in addition to 2 woodchip orders already received in 2009. (more)

--- Think – Norway's Pioneering Electric Car Maker – Announces U.S. Factory Plans. The company is talking to eight states about a new manufacturing plant and technical center.(more)

--- Ballard Power Systems Enters Fuel Cell Supply Agreement for Micro Combined Heat and Power. The 3 year supply agreement is with Baxi Innotech GmbH. (more)

--- BP Solar to Build 37 Megawatts (MW) of Photovoltaic Solar Power in New York State. The project will be the largest in the state. (more)

--- Duke Energy on Track to Build Wyoming Wind Power Project. The Campbell Hill project will generate 99 megawatts (MW) when it comes on line at the end of the year. (more)

--- Tampa Electric to Purchase Solar Power from Energy 5.0. Tampa Electric will purchase the entire electrical output from a proposed 25-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) facility. (more)

--- Siemens to Supply DONG Energy with up to 500 Turbines for Offshore Wind. The wind turbines to be delivered will have a total capacity of up to 1,800 megawatts. (more)

--- South Carolina Begins Offshore Wind Study. Six buoys and two land-based stations will measure wind speed, direction and frequency at stations up to six miles out into the ocean. (more)

--- SolFocus and Samaras to Expand Solar Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) Project in Greece from 1.6MW to 10MW. The project expansion will use the SolFocus 1100S module. (more)

--- Protonex Awarded US Army Contract to Further Develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power Systems. This program will focus on advancing 500 Watt to 1,000 Watt SOFC power systems. (more)

--- Gemini Solar to Build 30MW Power Plant for Austin Energy. The project will provide enough electricity to power 5,000 homes. (more)

--- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and PSA Peugeot Citroen Partner to Develop Electric Vehicles for Europe. MMC’s i MiEV, to be manufactured by MMC and sold under Peugeot brand. (more)

--- Siemens Ships Wind Turbine Blades by Rail. The first 42 wind turbine blades have been shipped by rail from the company’s Fort Madison, Iowa blade factory. (more)

--- Microgy and Xcel Energy Announce New Renewable Natural Gas (RNG (R)) Supply Agreement. Microgy will use an anaerobic digestion process to break down animal waste from a local dairy farm and other organic waste products. (more)

--- Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. Outlines Plans to Assemble Zero-Emission Commercial Trucks in North America. The company will soon announce a site for its production facility. (more)

--- Fotowatio to Acquire MMA Renewable Ventures’ Solar Business. Fotowatio will be one of the largest solar development companies in the United States as measured by megawatts in operation. (more)

--- Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) to Supply DesignLine International with Battery Packs for Hybrid Buses. LTC will deliver up to 90 battery packs in 2009. (more)

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