--- Nexterra Receives $7.7M Funding for Commercialization of High Efficiency Biomass Power System. (more)

--- Avista: Significant Renewables, Energy Efficiency, in Resource Plan. Plan includes 350 MW new wind by 2022. (more)

--- Duke Energy to Build Ninth U.S. Wind Farm. The 200 MW Top of the World Windpower Project will be the company's ninth U.S. wind farm and its fourth in Wyoming. (more)

--- Mariah Power Launches Windspire Vertical Wind Turbine in Europe. The launch coincides with the introduction of a 230 volt inverter which enables the Windspire to connect to European grid specifications. (more)

--- ALPA Calls for Temporary Ban on Lithium Battery Shipments on Airliners. The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) is calling on the U.S. government to prohibit shipments of lithium batteries on passenger and all-cargo aircraft until new regulations are in place to ensure the safe transport of these hazardous materials. (more)

--- Sunovia and EPIR Complete Fabrication System for Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Solar Cells. CdTe-based devices have the potential to achieve efficiencies greater than 50 percent. (more)

--- Juhl Wind Announces $1 Million NextGen Small Turbine License and Distributorship. The agreement with SureEnergy of Ohio covers the territories of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. (more)

--- TH!NK Back in Business. Re-starting production of the TH!NK City can begin as soon as possible. (more)

--- Suniva Solar Cells Surpass 18 Percent Efficiency in Production. Suniva has also announced today the start of production on its second manufacturing line at the Norcross plant. (more)

--- Better Place Targets Tokyo Taxis for Battery Switch Application. Better Place will partner with Tokyo’s largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, in the project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry’s Natural Resources and Energy Agency. (more)

--- MaManna Renewable Energy Opens U.S. Office for AOC 15/50 Wind Turbine Business. The company’s Renewable Energy Systems Integration division will be expanded to U.S. markets. (more)

--- ODS-Petrodata: Offshore Wind Could Power 37 Million Homes by 2020. Report predicts that by the end of 2020 global offshore wind farm capacity will have soared to 55 gigawatts. (more)

---- Universal Display Awarded $1.65M U.S. DOE Contract for OLED Lighting. Under terms of the contract, Universal Display will deliver a set of under-cabinet lighting units to the DOE. (more)

--- Coolerado Hybrid A/C Beats 2010 U.S. DOE Efficiency Standard by 60 Percent. The Coolerado H80, beat the 2010 standards by 60 percent at peak demand and will use 80 percent less energy overall. (more)

--- ACORE: Take the Cash Grant in Lieu of Tax Credits. The U.S. Department of Energy has notified the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) to encourage Members to apply now for 1603 cash grants in lieu of tax credits. (more)

--- Green Mountain Energy Company Expands to New York City. The company now can provider cleaner electricity to customers in the Con Edison service territory. (more)

--- Franklin Wind Energy Signs Michigan Distributor. Power Distribution Center, Inc. will handle distribution of its wind turbine products. (more)

--- Tesla to Open Power Train Development and Production Facility in Palo Alto, California. The facility will supply all-electric powertrain solutions to Tesla Motors vehicles and other automakers, greatly accelerating the availability of mass-market EVs. (more)

--- First Solar, Southern California Edison to Build 550 MW of Solar Power. First Solar will engineer, procure and construct the two solar facilities, using its industry leading thin-film photovoltaic solar modules. (more)

--- Pace Global, Standard Solar Form Solar Power Partnership. The companies are currently developing a number of distributed power project opportunities in both the academic and the commercial marketplace. (more)

--- AMSC Receives Intial Order from Hyundai Heavy Industries for Wind Turbine Electrical Systems. HHI will use the electrical systems in 1.65 megawatt (MW) doubly fed induction wind turbines it will be producing under a license from American Superconductor’s wholly owned AMSC Windtec(tm) subsidiary. (more)

--- Coulomb Technologies: Nashville is the Latest City to Install EV Charging Stations. The charging stations are now installed in downtown Nashville in the new 700 space parking garage located on the Fulton Campus. (more)

--- University of Sheffield in the U.K. Seeks International Industry Partners in Energy Research Education. The University would like to engage with industrial partners in its E-Futures, program that can offer industrially relevant energy-related research topics for doctoral students to pursue. (more)

--- CSIRO-invented UltraBattery Set for Accelerated Development with $32.5 Million Grant. The grant is part of $2.4 billion in funding for 48 advanced battery and electric-drive projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). (more)

--- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Joins EcoCar. EcoCar, The Next Challenge is a three-year competition among 17 universities in the U.S. and Canada to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to further minimize fuel consumption and emissions. (more)

--- Aluminum Association: 54% of Aluminum Cans Recycled in the U.S. The highest recycling rate of any beverage container. (more)

---Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises to Supply 4.5 Million Gals./Year Biodiesel to Gray Oil. The agreement has an estimated revenue value of $45 million over the three year term. (more)

--- State of New Jersey: More Than 4000 Solar Systems Installed. With more than than 90 MW installed state-wide, the state is now second in the nation for advancing solar power. (more)

--- Sunstroom to Build 50 MW Solar Thermal Power Plant in Spain. The company plans to raise EUR 300 ($426 million) to build the solar park to be called Thermostroom 1.(more)

--- General Motors: 230 MPG in City Driving Expected for Chevy Volt. The Volt is expected to travel up to 40 miles on electricity from a single battery charge and be able to extend its overall range to more than 300 miles with its flex fuel-powered engine-generator. (more)

--- Coulomb and GridPoint Unveil First Smart Grid EV Charging Stations. The integrated solution of charging station and software extends municipalities and utilities ability to manage vehicle-charging load. (more)

--- AeroVironment Awarded U.S. Patent for EV Battery Optimization Technology. The technology is designed to gather data from the EV or the charger, and uses the data to determine whether the rate of charge is optimized. (more)

--- BP and Martek Biosciences Partner to Develop Advanced Biodiesel Fuels. The companies will work on sugar to diesel technology to establish proof of concept for large-scale, cost effective microbial biodiesel production through fermentation. (more)

--- SRS Energy Awarded $2,805,000 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Support Production of its SolÈ Power Tile (tm) System. SolÈ Power Tile is the first solar roofing tile designed to seamlessly integrate with curved clay tile roofs.(more)

--- Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Enters New Solar Receiver Market. B&W has designed, developed and manufactured a tower-mounted steam generation receiver for eSolar’s 5 MW solar thermal power plant in California. (more)

--- A123 Systems Awarded $249 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Energy to Build Advanced Battery Production Facilities in the United States. The first construction location will be Livonia, Michigan. (more)

--- New England Wood Pellet Plans Expansion. The nation’s largest pellet producer will build a new 100,000 ton-per-year state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. (more)

--- Johnson Controls Awarded $299 Million for Advanced Automotive Battery Manufacturing. This award represents approximately half of the company's total planned investment of $600 million in domestic advanced battery manufacturing capacity and infrastructure development. (more)

--- eTec Awarded Nearly $100 Million for Transportation Electrification. The Project will install electric vehicle charging infrastructure and deploy up to 1,000 Nissan battery electric vehicles in strategic markets in five states. (more)

--- All American Homes Offers Free Energy Saver Package on New Modular Homes. Energy bills can be cut as much as 50 percent. (more)

--- eSolar Unveils its 5 Megawatt Sierra SunTower Solar Thermal Power Plant. Its the only power tower of its kind in the U.S. (more)

--- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District: Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Team Selects Clark and Acciona to Develop Fort Irwin, California, Solar Power Project. The Clark-Acciona proposal features concentrated solar thermal and photovoltaic technology up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) of power generation. (more)

--- AeroVironment Delivers Near-Megawatt Scale Electric Vehicle Test System to Department of Defense for Advanced Vehicle Testing. The AV-800 is designed to support the development of systems such as large hybrid electric vehicles, high power energy storage systems, power generation equipment, drivetrains, and electrical components. (more)

--- Mantria Industries Opens World’s Largest BioChar Plant. The plant can potentially sequester 96,000 tons of CO2. (more)

--- Plankton Power and RTDC Announce Proposed Algae-to-Biofuels Pilot Facility on Cape Cod. Beginning in autumn 2010, Plankton Power expects to initiate pilot-scale operations to generate up to one million gallons of biodiesel per year-enough fuel to supply Cape Cod's current biodiesel usage. (more)

--- Nissan Unveils 'LEAF': Designed for Affordability and the Real-World. LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that seats five adults and has a range of more than 100 miles. (more)

--- NASA and CAFE Announce Green Aircraft Challenge. The contest is a flight efficiency competition for aircraft that can average at least 100 mph on a 200-mile flight while achieving greater than 200 passenger miles per gallon. (more)

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