--- ZAP Electric Sports Vehicle to be Manufactured in China; Alias Vehicle will Participate in X-Prize Shakedown. Alias will be one of the first electric sports cars to be produced in China (more)

--- Acta, of Italy, Awarded Grant for Residential Hydrogen Wind Energy Storage System. The combined system is being developed for use in homes that are not connected to the electricity grid and for remote renewable energy storage applications. (more)

--- SoloPower Achieves Record Flexible Module Efficiency. NREL has verified 11% aperture efficiency on the Company’s current flexible modules. (more)

--- Solar Power Partners Raises up to $215M in Funding. This round of funding allows the company to continue record of project execution, and more than double installed system capacity. (more)

--- FedEx Ground, BP Solar Dedicate 2.4 MW Rooftop Solar System. Under a Power Purchase Agreement, BP Solar operates and maintains the system and FedEx Ground purchases the green electricity.(more)

--- Ballard Launches FuelWorks(TM): Fuel Processing Center of Excellence. FuelWorks (tm) will advance the operation of fuel cells using hydrogen extracted from military logistics fuels, specifically JP-8/DF-2 fuels. (more)

--- American Wind Alliance (AWA) 78 MW Wind Project Gets Agency Approval. To date, AWA has reached agreement on seven other wind power project transactions totaling more than 750 megawatts. (more)

--- Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) Powers U.S. Navy Green Hornet for Biofuels Certification Flight. The Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet test program and marks the first flight of a supersonic jet with afterburners flying on a biofuels blend. (more)

--- IKEA Planning Third US Solar Project: Tempe, Arizona Store. The project will include two 300 kW systems. (more)

--- SunPower Partners with Flextronics to Manufacture Solar Panels in California. The partnership is expected to create approximately 100 new jobs this year, and produce 75 megawatts of SunPower solar panels annually. (more)

--- PG&E Given CPUC Approval to Launch Major Solar Energy Initiative in California. The program, once complete, will generate up to 500 megawatts (MW) of clean energy. (more)

--- SolFocus CPV Technology to be Deployed at Alice Springs Airport in Australia. The Alice Springs Airport power station will deliver approximately 600 megawatt hours of electricity directly to the airport’s internal electricity grid. (more)

--- Natural Currents Energy Services Launched to Establish Tidal Power Generation as a Primary Green Energy Alternative. The company’s primary objectives is to establish tidal energy in the U.S., and worldwide, as a viable renewable energy option.(more)

--- Planar Energy to Collaborate with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Advanced Battery R&D. The company’s propriatary methodology will produce batteries that are superior to existing lithium-ion at less than half the cost per kilowatt-hour and with three times the energy density. (more)

--- Solimpeks Launches Hybrid PV-Thermal Solar Collector: Two for the Price of One. As well as increasing PV module performance, PV-T hybrid collectors mean that less roof space is required for the same output of electricity and hot water. (more)

--- Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Reports Strong Growth in 2009 – Despite Recession. Overall U.S. solar electric capacity increased by 37 percent (photovoltaic and concentrating solar power combined). (more)

--- Smith Electric Vehicles Launches Two New Products. An all-electric minibus and a fully electric vehicle-mounted aerial work platform. (more)

--- Kohl’s Department Stores Goes Solar at 10 Colorado Stores. Each store will have more than 530 solar panels that together generate 112 kW – approximately 15 percent of the store’s energy. (more)

--- Chrysler and NASA to Share Knowledge on Advanced Technologies Including Energy Storage. The alliance allows Chrysler Group and NASA to tap into existing and emerging space exploration and automotive technologies. (more)

--- Partnership Formed to Promote Natural Gas Hybrid-Electric Vehicles. When vehicle power-trains are designed specifically to use natural gas and combined with hybrid technologies, greenhouse gas levels can be reduced by half. (more)

--- Geothermal Energy Association Report: Geothermal Grows 26% in 2009. 188 new projects are underway in 15 states which could produce as much as 7,875 MW of new electric power. (more)

--- OPT Wins New $1.5M Award to Develop Higher Output PowerBuoy. The grant will be used to help fund the scale-up of the power output per PowerBuoy from the current level of 150kW to 500kW. (more)

--- FPL Launches Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center. The 10 MW plant will provide power for 1100 homes. (more)

--- Electric Transmission Texas Brings Largest Utility-Scale Battery in the U.S. to One of Oldest Cities in Texas. The NAS battery system represents part of an approximately $70 million overall commitment by ETT to improve transmission reliability in Presidio and surrounding areas. (more)

--- Ontario Power Authority: 184 New Renewable Projects Bring Total to 694 in FIT Program. contract offers announced to date will create 20,000 direct and indirect green jobs and attract about $9 billion in private sector investment. (more)

--- GSA Invests $4 Billion in Green Recovery Act Construction Projects Nationwide. Since the passage of the Recovery Act, GSA infused funding into 391 projects. (more)

--- Valence Battery System Powers Mercedes Electric Taxi Prototype. The Mercedes eVito Taxi features a 35kWh Valence Technology lithium iron magnesium phosphate intelligent battery system and a 70kW Zytek electric drive train. (more)

--- UPS Expands its Hybrid Electric Fleet. 200 new hybrids will join the 50 already in service. (more)

--- AMSC Receives Initial $20 Million Wind Turbine Electrical Control System Order from India’s Ghodawat Energy. The company maufactures a 1.65 MW doubly fed induction wind turbine that was designed by and licensed from AMSC’s wholly owned AMSC Windtec (tm) subsidiary. (more)

--- ZAP Completes First Public Demonstration of Two Electric Vehicles. The vehicles were entered in an electric vehicle event in Korea. (more)

--- Suniva Plans New Solar Manufacturing Plant with Selection in Loan Guarantee Program. The facility could create approximately 500 direct jobs at Suniva, while creating an additional 2,000 indirect jobs. (more)

--- AMSC Receives Largest Wind Grid Interconnection System Order to Date. The solution will be utilized to meet local grid interconnection requirements for the 206 megawatt (MW) Collgar Wind Farm under construction in Western Australia. (more)

--- GE to Create Electric Power Research & Development Center in Ohio. The center will be directed at several markets including on- and off-highway hybrid and electric vehicles, more electric aircraft and marine applications. (more)

--- Cape Wind Signs Agreement to Buy Siemens 3.6-MW Offshore Wind Turbines. Siemens will also open a Boston office. (more)

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