--- International Battery to Energize One of the World’s Largest Hybrid Electric Sailing Yachts. The main renewable energy input to the large-format battery pack is electricity regenerated by wind power as the boat’s propellers spin in the wake, under sail. (more)

--- UPS Increases Hybrid Fleet with 130 Additional Vehicles. The UPS diesel electric hybrid fleet wil increase by more than 50% to a total of 380 vehicles. (more)

--- Verizon to Add More Than 260 Hybrid Vehicles to Its New Jersey Fleet. The new hybrids will include Toyota hybrid sedans, Chevrolet hybrid pickup trucks and unique, new "mild hybrid" aerial fiber splicing trucks. (more)

--- Siliken Renewable Energy Expands U.S. Manufacturing Operations, Workforce. Solar capacity has increased to 30 MW, workforce to over 130. (more)

--- Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Purchase Order for Two Waste Oil Gensets from Phoenix Power Group. The order includes Cyclone waste heat engines. (more)

--- Natcore Technology Introduces NanoShades Wall Mounted Solar Energy Collectors.Each NanoShade(TM) that can be mounted on vertical surfaces of new and existing buildings comprises a set of angled slats or flat strips fixed at regular intervals in an aluminum frame. (more)

--- UQM to Supply ProTerra with Electric Propulsion Systems for Buses. Proterra has been developing and manufacturing energy efficient commercial vehicle technologies since 2004. (more)

--- OPT PowerBuoy Wave Energy Device Now Connected to the Grid, a First in the US. The PowerBuoy was deployed on December 14, 2009 approximately three-quarters of a mile off the coast of Oahu in water depth of 100 feet. (more)

--- ENER1 Receives Additional $20 Million Equity. Ener1 will use these additional funds to help achieve its intended manufacturing plans to install 260 MW hours, or capacity for 11,000 electric vehicle battery packs. (more)

--- Zotos International Breaks Ground for Largest Wind Project of Any US Manufacturer. The $7 million, 3.3 MW on-site wind power project at its manufacturing plant in Geneva, N.Y. is expected to be completed by the end of the year. (more)

--- California Municipal Utilities Association Applauds ARB Adoption of a 33% Renewable Energy Requirement by 2020. The regulations adopted by CARB contain the ambitious 33% requirement by 2020, as well as interim targets of 24% by 2017, and 28% by 2019. (more)

--- Eurus Energy America Selects Quanta Services for Construction 39 MW of Solar Capacity. Under the contracts, Quanta will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the 20 megawatt Sun City Project and the 19 megawatt Sand Drag Project, both in California. (more)

--- Ice Energy: Toronto Hydro Selects Ice Bear Distributed Energy Storage Solution. (more)

--- LS Power Completes Financing for 10 MW Dover SUN Park, Awards Construction Contract. (more)

--- Quantum Selected by CEC for $4.4 Million Financing for Solar Manufacturing. The low-interest funds will go toward manufacturing equipment for the solar module facility in Irvine, California with a plant capacity of 45 megawatts annually. (more)

--- Sharp Corporation to Acquire Recurrent Energy for up to $305 Million. Recurrent Energy will retain its name, operating as a subsidiary of Sharp. (more)

--- ZBB Energy to Supply University Energy Lab with Renewable Energy Technology. ZBB energy control and storage devices will used to study wind energy storage. (more)

--- ElectraTherm Awarded Department of Energy Grant for Geothermal Technology. The federal grant will help accelerate the development of ElectraTherm's technology through a geothermal demonstration site. (more)

--- Solar Millennium AG: California Energy Commission Approves the World¥s Largest Solar Power Site. Solar Millennium intends to begin the initial construction on two of four plants overall in 2010. (more)

--- Saab to Build Test Fleet of 70-Plus Electric Vehicles. The Saab 9-3 ePower is the first all-electric car to offer its occupants the comfort and size of a wagon bodystyle. (more)

--- Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE: Three Teams Share $10 Million Purse. The winning teams — Edison2, X-Tracer, and Li-ion Motors Corp. — emerged from an original field of 111 competing teams. (more)

--- Applied Nanotech Receives $1.6 Million from U.S. DOE to Manufacture and Commercialize Inks for Thin Silicon Solar Cells. This funding provides a pathway to install the infrastructure needed for small capacity manufacturing of these highly specialized ink materials. (more)

--- Owens Corning Introduces High-Performance Composite Fabrics to Support Market Shift to Longer, Lighter, Stiffer Wind Turbine Blades. (more)

--- SunEdison Awarded 2.2 MW of Solar Rooftop Projects in Ontario for GE Capital Real Estate. Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will purchase the energy produced under the terms of Ontario's Feed-in Tariff Program (FIT). (more)

--- Pickens Plan: U.S. Imported 382 Million Barrels of Oil in August, Spending $29.3 Billion, $656,100 Per Minute. Unveiled on July 8, 2008 by T. Boone Pickens, the Pickens Plan is a detailed solution for ending the United States’ growing dependence on foreign oil. (more)

--- Siemens: 'Future of Florida High-Speed Rail Tour' to Showcase World's Fastest Passenger Train* The tour will visit Tampa, Orlando, Miami and Tallahassee. (more)

--- CU-NREL Energy Institute Launches Study of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in Boulder, Colorado. Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program. (more)

--- Southern California Edison Unveils Online ‘Plug-in Car Rate Assistant’. The website provides a host of valuable resources for customers to consider before purchasing an electric vehicle. (more)

--- ZBB Energy: California Public Utilities Commission Funds Flow Battery Energy Storage Project. The overall goal of the project is to demonstrate that the integration of PV and energy storage will be of higher value than either technology alone. (more)

--- Pew Analysis Illuminates Federal Energy Spending. Total federal spending in the sector on tax expenditures and grant programs likely to contain a subsidy, was about $25 billion in fiscal year 2009, or $212 per household. (more)

--- Palaterra: Terra Preta Now in Production. The “Gold of the Earth” carbon sequestering soil is being industrially produced for the first time globally. (more)

--- Valence Technology, Wrightbus Sign Multi-Year Battery Supply Agreement. Valence expects this initial contract to generate between $19 million to $24 million in battery sales over the six-year term of the agreement, subject to market demand. (more)

--- SunPower Solar Energy Stored on Ice. As the sun begins to set in the afternoon, Ice Bear units will deliver stored energy to bridge the gap between increasing building electrical demand and decreasing solar energy production. (more)

--- Xcel Energy Among First to Receive Ford Transit Connect Electric Vans. An initial van will be delivered in late 2010 with the remaining 12 vans scheduled for delivery in 2011. (more)

--- Frito Lay to Have Largest Fleet of Electric Trucks in North America. The electric trucks, designed by Smith Electric Vehicles, generate zero tailpipe emissions and operate for up to 100 miles on a single charge. (more)

--- SoloPower Receives UL Certification for a Flexible CIGS Module, an Industry First. The company is also planning a scale-up of production to meet demand. (more)

--- Silfab Ontario 180 MW Module Production Facility Under Construction; Site Accommodates OEM Manufacturers. Silfab Ontario is on track to start production in early 2011 with a capacity of 60 MW, ramping up to 180 MW by 2012. (more)

--- Iberdrola Renewables Begins Construction of 74 MW New York Wind Farm. The is one of seven new wind farms Iberdrola Renewables currently has under construction around the U.S. (more)

--- Arpin Group Unveils First Electric Car Charging Station in Rhode Island. The Coulomb electric charging station provides an outlet for 110 volts and a faster 240-volt or Level 2 charge. (more)

--- MiasolÈ Exceeds 14% Efficiency With Commercial-Scale CIGS Thin Film Solar Modules. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) independently confirmed the efficiency of the large area production modules (1 square meter in size). (more)

--- CODA Automotive to Launch the All-Electric CODA Sedan in Hawaii in 2011. CODA's proprietary battery management allows for a consistent and dependable range of up to 120 miles across all U.S. weather conditions. (more)

--- Global Solar Energy Rolls Out the Most Powerful Flexible Module to Roofing Industry. With 12.6 percent aperture efficiency, Global Solar PowerFLEX BIPV delivers the highest efficiency in the flexible module industry. (more)

--- Leo Motors Files Two Patents for Its Zinc Air Fuel Cell Generator (ZAFCG) with Korean Patent Office. The two patents are for the zinc-air fuel cell reaction cell structure, and for the zinc-air fuel cell assembly. (more)

--- Nissan North America and State of Hawaii Partner on Electric Vehicle Deployment. As part of the agreement, Nissan and the State of Hawaii will develop plans to promote a charging infrastructure for EVs, as well as the deployment, operation and maintenance of a charging network. (more)

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