--- UOP, a Honeywell Company, to Study Biofuels Use for Commercial Aircraft. The subsidiary will partner with Airbus, JetBlue Airways, and International Aero Engines in the effort. (more)

--- SunEthanol Wins Grant to Develop Ethanol Made from Non-food Plant Materials. SunEthanol's C3 process has the potential to be the ultimate low-cost configuration for cellulosic ethanol technology. (more)

--- REI to Add Solar Power to 10 Percent of Its Stores in 2008. The commitment by Recreational Equipment, Inc. represents one of the largest solar investments for a specialty retailer in the country. (more)

--- Minnesota Power Announces Projects to Accelerate Wind Energy and Cut Carbon Emissions. Projects include the purchase of a DC power line, phase out of coal generated electricity and the construction of new wind power. (more)

--- Hybra-Drive to Build Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks for Testing. Three identical hydraulic hybrid delivery trucks will real-world tested by UPS, FedEx Ground and Purolator. (more)

--- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA): New U.S. Dept. of Energy Report Finds Wind Can Provide 20% of U.S. Electricity Needs by 2030. (more)

--- Nissan to Sell Electric Cars in U.S., Japan by 2010. The vehicles will be marketed globally by 2012. (more)

--- Kohl’s Department Stores to Convert More Than 50 East Coast Locations to Solar Power. With the installations in New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland, the distributed solar power program becomes the world’s largest among retailers. (more)

--- PPL, Schering-Plough to Build Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in US. The 1.7-megawatt system will be built at Schering-Plough's campus in Summit, NJ. (more)

--- Siemens Receives 500 MW Wind Turbine Order; Plans Doubling of US Rotor Blade Facility in Iowa. FPL Energy has ordered 218, 2.3 MW turbines. (more)

--- Cabot Aerogel and Birdair Announce First Aerogel Fabric Membrane Roof Installation. The new energy-efficient fabric tensile roofing product will be installed on the Dedmon Athletic Center at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. (more)

--- Iberdrola Renewables to Purchase 300 MW of Wind Turbine Capacity from General Electric. Under the terms of the contract the company will acquire 200, 1.5 MW turbines. (more)

--- Vestas to Build World’s Largest Wind Turbine Tower Plant in Colorado; Continues Global Expansion. The company expects US growth for wind turbines to be robust in coming years. (more)

--- Toyota Continues Home Fuel Cell Cogeneration Project in Japan. The company will add another 24 units to the demonstration fleet. (more)

--- ZF Inaugurates First Volume Production of Hybrid Modules in Europe. The hybrid modules will be available for cars, buses, delivery vehicles. (more)

--- Solel Solar Systems to Supply 150 MW of Solar Receivers to Spanish Projects. Under the sales contract, Solel will supply UVAC 2008 solar thermal receivers to an unnamed Spanish consortium. (more)

--- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA): U.S. Wind Industry Installs 1,400 MW in First Quarter. The uncertainty over the extension of Federal production tax credit (PTC) for wind power has pushed new installations. (more)

--- UQM Technologies Introduces, Takes Orders for New 125 kW Electric Propulsion System. The new propulsion system is suitable for high performance automotive applications including all-electric, plug-in hybrid, and series hybrid vehicles. (more)

--- European Investment Bank (EIB) to Finance New Submarine Cable From Mainland Italy to Sardinia. The new cable is to encourage additional wind farm development on the Mediterranean Sea island. (more)

--- ISE Corp. Receives Order for 25 Gasoline Hybrid-Electric Systems; Develops First-Ever CNG Hybrid-Electric Bus. New Flyer will install the gasoline hybrid systems in transit buses. The compressed natural gas hybrid is a prototype. (more)

--- Hydro-Quebec to Purchase 2000 MW of New Wind Power. Fifteen new wind projects are to be built in Quebec Province, Canada. (more)

--- AFS Trinity, Ricardo Launch Extreme Fleet(TM) Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Program. The program will focus on building and licensing special purpose PHEV vehicles using specially designed or existing car, truck and SUV platforms. (more)

--- A123Systems Begins Taking Consumer Orders for Plug-in Hybrid Conversion Modules. The conversion allows 2004-08 Toyota Priuses to achieve 100 mpg. (more)

--- Outdoor Water Solutions (OWS) Offers Windmils to Aerate Small Ponds and Lakes. The wind powered systems can replace electrically powered aerators used to improve pond ecosystems. (more)

--- Ormat Technologies and Montana-Dakota Utilities Team to Build Recovered Energy Generation Project. The 5.3 MW project will produce enough renewable energy to supply about 5,000 residential electric customers in Montana-Dakota's service territory. (more)

--- Waste Management and Linde to Develop the World’s Largest Landfill Gas to LNG Facility. The liquified natural gas, derived from waste, from the facility is intended to fuel a fleet of garbage and recycling trucks operating in California. (more)

--- Enova Systems: Plug-In Hybrid School Bus Tests Show Fuel Economy Improvement of 70 Percent. The results came from an extensive series of fuel consumption and emissions dynamometer tests designed to simulate actual route cycles and conditions. (more)

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