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Broadwind gets JPMorgan's top rating, shares up
A recovery in the wind energy sector starting in the second half of the year will boost sales growth for Broadwind Energy Inc., a JPMorgan analyst said Tuesday.
  1. SunPower has snapped up Rome-based solar developer SunRay for $277m, adding a project pipeline totalling 1.2 gigawatts (GW) to its existing stable, along with a large footprint in the booming Italian ...
  1. Nuclear engineering giant AREVA is acquiring 100 percent of venture-backed start-up company Ausra, a California-based developer of solar thermal technology.
  1. The company announced the new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters will serve to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both automotive and stati...
  1. (VIDEO) Researchers at the Masdar Institute, the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Cosmo Oil have begun to test a new version of an old technology for converting heat from the sun into electricit...
  1. Internet search giant Google wants to ramp up its involvement in the energy industry, according to a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in late December.
  1. Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Xinjiang Goldwind Sicence and Technology is planning a $1.5 billion initial public offering during the first half of 2010.
  1. Energy investor T. Boone Pickens says he has halved his huge order for 1.5 megawatt wind turbines from General Electric from 667 to 333, and will now try to place some of them in projects in Canada an...

 
Today's Headlines
Iberdrola Renovables creates offshore wind division
Spanish wind power giant Iberdrola Renovables has created a new offshore wind divison to develop around 10GW of projects and aims to gain 15 percent of the UK's offshore wind potential.
PlanetSolar unveils world's largest solar boat
Today the covers were taken off PlanetSolar, a multi-hulled vessel, powered entirely by up to 500 square metres of photovoltaic solar panels. It is considered to be the world's largest solar boat.
Bloom box challenges: Reliability, cost
After last week's star-studded, feel-good rollout of Bloom Energy's "Bloom box" server, the start-up now faces the daunting task of delivering products that are reliable and cheap.
Google selling power like a utility
The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission has granted Google Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the search giant, the right to behave like a utility as a power reseller and energy trader.
Developer proposes 1.4GW offshore wind in Great Lakes
SouthPoint Wind, an Ontario, Canada, company, is proposing a major offshore wind development for the Great Lakes. In regulatory filings, the company outlines a new 1.4 gigawatt project in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.
Spanish developer Energos financing 400MW of Texas wind
Energos, a Spanish wind developer, is providing development-stage capital to move two 200 megawatt Texas wind projects toward construction. The company is working with two local partners in a deal brokered by Allegiance Capital.
T-Solar and Solarpack awarded four PV contracts
T-Solar and Solarpack have been awarded contracts for the construction of four solar photovoltaic plants in Peru, totalling 80 megawatts (MW).