Combining Laser Wind Sensor With Marine Floating Platforms Catch the Wind has granted AXYS Technologies an exclusive license to combine and integrate the Vindicator Laser Wind Sensor with custom AXYS marine floating platforms, and sell the bundled products worldwide. The exclusive license expands on a previously announced agreement signed by both companies. September 2, 2010

How Will EU Directives Impact Biodiesel in Europe? The biodiesel industry is facing major challenges for the future which will, by and large, determine any future use of biodiesel as alternative fuel. These challenges will be the subject of discussion and debate at "The Future of Biodiesel in Europe," a conference to be held in Brussels on September 27-28, 2010. September 2, 2010

Solar Thermal Power Expanding In California Over the past month, the California Energy Commission has issued proposed decisions recommending the approval of more than 2,800 megawatts of solar power, including the Imperial Valley Solar Project and the Beacon Solar Energy Project. September 2, 2010

Grid Connection for Cloosh Valley Wind Project, Ireland Finavera Renewables Inc. has signed a series of agreements for the co-development of the 105 megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Project in County Galway, Ireland. The agreement sells a majority interest in Finavera Renewables' wholly owned Gate 3 grid connection from Eirgrid to SSE for 8.4 million Euros, payable in staged payments. September 1, 2010

Clipper Windpower Tapped for Innovative Renewable Energy Project Wind turbine manufacturer Clipper Windpower has been selected to join a powerhouse consortium of industry and academic leaders to help reach the U.S. Department of Energy's goal of achieving 20 percent wind power nationwide by 2030. Clipper's 2.5 megawatt Liberty turbine will be the centerpiece of a full-scale field site at the University of Minnesota's UMore Park property in Rosemount, Minnesota. August 31, 2010

Group Calls for Congressional Hearings on Ethanol in Gasoline Thirty-nine environmental, food, motor vehicle, energy, power equipment, and recreational industry groups today requested House and Senate hearings on a pending Environmental Protection Agency action that could sharply increase the amount of ethanol permitted in gasoline. August 30, 2010

Future Prospects for the Solar Energy Industry in India The solar power potential of India is estimated to be 5,000 trillion kilowatt-hours per year, and is thus considered by many to be the most favorable energy option for the subcontinent. However, today India has an installed solar power capacity of only 9.84 megawatts which is about less than 0.1 percent of the total installed renewable energy of the country. August 29, 2010

Boosting Hydropower Output at the Cheoah Dam The U.S. Department of Energy has kicked off a hydropower facility modernization project at the Cheoah Dam in Robbinsville, North Carolina that will produce over 28% more power from existing water resources. August 28, 2010

Energy Grasses Take Center Stage at Ceres Field Day Energy industry executives joined investors and policymakers near Houston, Texas to take a firsthand look at energy grasses and research developments that are expected to push bioenergy to the forefront of renewable power and transportation fuels. August 27, 2010

Wind Turbine Blade Innovation Center TPI Composites, a leading global supplier of wind turbine blades, will open a wind blade innovation center in Fall River, Massachusetts. The Fall River plant will serve as a center for development of advanced blade manufacturing technology and a launching pad for new wind blade products. August 26, 2010

EV Charging Station With Integrated Solar Carport Array EV-Charge America has unveiled a solar powered electric vehicle charging station equipped with both Level I (120 volt) and Level II (240 volt) charging capacity to accommodate the Chevy Volt, the Nissan Leaf, and other new electric vehicles using the universal SAE J1772 connectors began full operation today under a 20kW solar carport in Pulaski, Tennessee. August 25, 2010

Creating and Keeping Clean Energy Jobs in California A powerful alliance of California business, labor, environmental, and community leaders have joined together to put forth The California Apollo Program, a comprehensive strategy that details how to continue creating clean energy jobs in California and keep them there. August 25, 2010

Sequencing of Jatropha Genome Could Lead to Higher Biofuel Yields Life Technologies and SG Biofuels have completed sequencing the Jatropha curcas genome. The sequence significantly accelerates the identification of key traits for the oilseed-producing crop and advances its development as a high yielding, low-cost source for next generation biofuel. August 24, 2010

Thep Sathit Wind Farm Near Bangkok German wind developer Pro Ventum International is teaming up with GE to build a 90-megawatt wind farm about 250 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding for GE to supply 36 2.5-megawatt wind turbines to the Thep Sathit Wind Farm in the Chaiyaphum province of Thailand. August 23, 2010

UK Site First in World to Make 'Green from Green' Energy from the wind will soon be used to make devices that capture the power of the sun, thanks to plans for a modern wind turbine at a firm in Wales producing the latest generation of solar cells. A 120 meter tall wind turbine from Ecotricity will be powering operations at Cardiff-based G24 Innovations by the end of 2010. August 23, 2010

'Green Fatigue' Evident in UK Business Research conducted by Loudhouse on behalf of Kyocera has shown that levels of environmental concern among the UK's office workers have fallen over the past two years, but signs of corporate focus are encouraging. August 23, 2010

Rockford Solar Project Announced in Illinois Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn has announced a $4 million stimulus grant award for the 62 megawatt Rockford Solar Project. The renewable energy initiative is expected to be the largest photovoltaic solar development in the Midwest and one of the largest in the United States. August 20, 2010

Commercial Biofuel Plant Producing Cellulosic Methanol Range Fuels, a company focused on commercially producing low-carbon biofuels and clean renewable power, has produced cellulosic methanol from the initial phase of its first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant near Soperton, Georgia using non-food biomass. August 19, 2010

Oregon Wave Energy Project Ocean Power Technologies has signed a groundbreaking Settlement Agreement with 11 federal and state agencies and three non-governmental stakeholders for its utility-scale wave power project at Reedsport, Oregon. August 18, 2010

Concentrix Solar Inaugurates Solar Facility in South Africa Paving the way for solar power projects in South Africa, Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of concentrator photovoltaic systems, will inaugurate its first power facility in South Africa at the Aquila Private Game Reserve in Touwsrivier on September 1, 2010. August 17, 2010

Will Offshore Wind Farms Feature on the Polish Horizon? Development of offshore wind farms in Poland has been slow, despite the country's leadership of the wind energy sector in Central and Eastern Europe. Although the offshore wind energy market is well-established in Western Europe, primarily in the UK and Denmark, central and eastern European nations have yet to appear on the offshore wind energy market map. August 16, 2010

Ford to Host Largest Solar Power Array in Michigan Ford Motor Company is teaming with Detroit Edison, Xtreme Power, and the state of Michigan to establish one of the largest solar power generation systems in the state at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant. August 14, 2010

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