11 March 2010 - Australian geothermal company Petratherm has signed an agreement with the Madrid Regional and Spanish governments to progress an 8 MW Madrid Geothermal District Heating (GDH) project.
11 March 2010 - Germany-based off-grid renewables company Phaesun is completing construction of ten solar power plants in Koudougou region in Burkina Faso, with its partner, Ikratos Africa, based in Burkina Faso’s capitol city of Ouagadougou. The solar modules will produce electricity for telecommunications plants.
5 March 2010 - Swedish forestry group Södra has purchased six ENERCON E-82 wind turbines to be installed for on-site power supply to Södra Cell’s Mönsterås pulp mill. In addition, Södra and ENERCON have contracted an option on a further 50 wind turbines.
Construction of two photovoltaic (PV) roofs, with a maximum output power of 200 kWp and 400 kWp respectively, to cover the shopping centres of Nova Coop, Piedmont, Italy, has begun by the Enerqos Group.
The world's first solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) unit running on landfill gas has successfully concluded the first phase of its validation programme.
Suntech selected for Taiwan's largest solar power plant ...
Suntech selected for Taiwan's largest solar power plant. 18 March 2010 - Suntech Power Holdings Company Limited, a major producer ...
1 MW solar electric power system set for construction - POWER-GEN ...
1 MW solar electric power system set for construction. 17 March 2009 -- SunPower Corp. will design and build a 1 MW solar power system ...
283 MW wind power project bought by Pattern Energy - POWER-GEN ...
283 MW wind power project bought by Pattern Energy. 17 March 2010 -- Pattern Energy Group LP acquired the 283 MW Gulf Wind project ...
Geothermal energy project to advance with new financing - POWER ...
Geothermal energy project to advance with new financing. 16 March 2010 -- US Geothermal Inc. closed an $8.6 million private placement financing. ...
UK offshore wind farm payments could subsidize European power ...
... The cost of the wind farms will be largely covered by the UK government's Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC) subsidy scheme, which is paid for by a levy ...
Enel, the Italian electricity group, has outlined plans for a EUR13bn ($17.7bn) flotation of its renewable energy business, Enel Green Power (EGP).
The UK government will publish a document on 24 March outlining a move towards the introduction of a "Low Carbon Obligation" that would force power suppliers to buy a percentage of their power from nuclear and coal plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS).
The Financial Times has reported leaks in the French press suggesting Paris is mulling a 'gentle reorganisation' of its nuclear industry to give it a better chance to compete in international markets.
A draft policy calling for power plants to recycle and reuse cooling water through closed cycle cooling technology could affect six New York State nuclear reactors and may require $2 billion in investment. Similar rules affect power generators in California and New Jersey.
FPL Group Inc. proposed changing its name to NextEra Energy Inc. Shareholders will vote on the name change at the company’s annual meeting on May 21.
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