--- Prism Solar Technologies Receives its First 60 MW Holographic Film Production Line. Prism will have a total capacity of 120 MW of film production by the end of 2009 (more)

--- Subaru Plug-in STELLA Concept, a New Prototype Electric Vehicle, to Provide Transport at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit. The Subaru Plug-in STELLA Concept combines the EV system employed in the R1e. (more)

--- Propel Biofuels Opens Downtown Seattle’s First Biodiesel Station. The station open 24/7 also has environmentally-friendly features. (more)

--- GE Energy and GAF Offer Customers One-stop Shopping for New Roofs and Solar Electric Systems. The companies have formed a new strategic alliance to market and ultimately develop solar systems and roofing systems for commercial and residential customers. (more)

--- Voith Siemens Hydro and American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) to Build Run-of-the-River Hydroelectric Powerplants at Existing Ohio River Dams. The projects will add more than 208 MW of emission-free generation. (more)

--- Florida Power and Light (FPL) to Bring Large Scale Solar Energy to the Sunshine State. The plans include the world’s largest photovoltaic solar project and the first solar thermal ‘hybrid’ energy center. (more)

--- smart USA Delivers 10,000th smart fortwo in the U.S. The sales milestone, by the subsidiary of the Penske Automotive Group, was accomplished in less than six months from the initial sales launch of the vehicle. (more)

--- The Home Depot Launches National CFL Bulb Recycling Initiative. At all 1,973 locations in the US, customers can simply bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs, and give them to the store associate behind the returns desk. (more)

--- Delmarva Power Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Babcock & Brown for Offshore Wind. Bluewater Wind could begin delivering electricity to Delaware customers around the year 2012. (more)

--- Mazda to Reduce Vehicle Fuel Consumption 30 Percent Globally by 2015. Vehicle lightweighting, new engines and an idle stop system top the list of energy saving improvements. (more)

--- Valspar Introduces First Enhanced Solar Reflective, Energy Saving Coating for Extrusions and Wall Panel in the Green Building Market. (more)

--- GE Energy Supplying Landfill Gas Engines for Island of La Reunion Energy Independence Goal. The Indian Ocean island is seeking to become completely independent from energy imports by 2025. (more)

--- Evergreen Solar: Two New Sales Contracts Total Approximately $600 Million. The company’s total contractual backlog is approximately $1.7 billion. (more)

--- Mitsubishi Electric Solar PV Modules Power Rice Plant. The system is expected to provide 70 to 80 percent of the plant’s total energy needs. (more)

--- Intel Spins off Solar Technology: Investment Arm of Chipmaker Invests in SpectraWatt. New company will concentrate development efforts on improvements in current manufacturing processes and capabilities to reduce the cost of photovoltaic energy generation. (more)

--- Bosch and Samsung Plan Joint Venture to Develop and Manufacture Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive Use. The joint 50-50 venture to be named SB LiMotive Co. Ltd. (more)

--- EDF Energies Nouvelles Building 7MW Solar Farm in France. First Solar, of Tempe, Arizona, will be supplying 95,000 thin film modules for the project. (more)

--- Iberdrola Renewables and Gamesa Sign Record Turbine Supply Deal. Gamesa will supply Iberdrola with 4500 megawatts of wind turbine capacity to be delivered between 2010 and 2012. (more)

--- SunEthanol and Harvard University Collaborate to Advance Biofuels Research. Harvard researchers will work to develop new genetic strains of a proprietary natural bacterium that SunEthanol is using to convert cellulose into ethanol. (more)

--- Boone Pickens Speaks Out: The U.S. in Energy Crisis. "Energy is not a debate; it's a crisis for this country," Pickens said. "We cannot continue down the path were on. It's that desperate." (more)

--- General Motors and Clean Energy to Open Hydrogen Fueling Station Near LAX. The facility will be used by drivers taking part in Chevrolet's Project Driveway, the world's largest market test of fuel cell vehicles. (more)

--- Ice Energy Introduces Next-Generation Ice Bear Energy Storage Solution. The fully integrated HVAC solution expands the market for distributed energy storage. (more)

--- American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) Receives $450 Million Follow-On Order from China’s Sinovel Wind. The electrical components covered under this contract will be used to support more than 10 gigawatts of wind power capacity. (more)

--- Johnson Controls-Saft Batteries for Demonstration Fleet of Ford Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The fleet of 20 Ford Escape Hybrids with lithium-ion batteries will be used to examine the future of PHEVs as part of a complete vehicle, home and grid energy system. (more)

--- Nordex to Build Wind Turbines in the U.S. Annual production capacity is aimed at 750 megawatts by 2012. (more)

--- eSolar to Build 245 MW of Concentrating Solar Power. The series of fully operational plants will begin production in 2011. (more)

--- ZBB Energy Corp. Ships Home Energy Storage System to Future House USA (FHUSA) Project. This will be the first installation of the ZESS 50 in a residential application and will allow the house to operate completely independently of the electrical grid. (more)

--- Acumentrics Receives $15.6 Million Fuel Cell Development Contract. The cost-shared grant from the US Departmen of Energy (DOE) is to continue advancement of the company’s tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. (more)

--- Continental Partners with Enax to Develop Lithium-Ion Technology for Hybrids and Electric Drives. The companies intend to improve safety, service life and performance of lithium-ion batteries. (more)

--- Alliant Energy to Purchase 500 MW Wind Turbine Capacity from Vestas. The total purchase price for the wind turbine equipment under the agreement is expected to be approximately $817 million. (more)

--- Suniva to Open New Solar Manufacturing Facility in Atlanta, Georgia Metro Area. The initial capacity will be an annual production of 32 megawatts (MW) on its first line. (more)

--- Fibrowatt Selects Site for Second Poultry Litter Power Plant in North Carolina. The renewable energy plant will be designed to produce up to 40 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy without introducing new greenhouse gases into the environment. (more)

--- American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) Licenses Wind Turbine Design to TECO Electric & Machinery Co. (TECO) of Taiwan. TECO plans to begin manufacturing the 2 MW wind turbines in 2009. (more)

--- PowerGenix to Supply Original Power with Rechargeable Batteries for Portable Lawn and Garden Tools. (more)

--- Plug In America (PIA) Calls on Americans to Demand Electric Cars. Even where such cars are charged with electricity produced by older, dirtier coal plants, they emit fewer greenhouse gasses than gasoline vehicles. (more)

--- Duke Energy Plans Up 850 Solar Systems in North Carolina. The $100 plan would provide as much as 16 megawatts of power. (more)

--- Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL) Seeks Approval for 200 MW Wind Farm. The site for the Bent Tree Wind Farm in Freeborn County, Minnesota. has the potential to produce up to 400 megawatts. (more)

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