First Solar, Inc. signed a power purchase agreement to supply Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) with power generated from a 300 MW utility-scale photovoltaic solar power facility under development in California.

The new Canadian federal budget fails to include money for a production tax instrumental in supporting wind energy projects.

NRG Energy Inc. has signed a binding letter of intent to buy the 101 MW South Trent wind power farm in Texas.

Poyry has been awarded a EUR3.4m ($4.6m) site supervision contract for the Ashta run-of-river power plants in Albania by Energji Ashta Shpk, a subsidiary of Verbund International.

Renewable electric power industry experts joined PennWell power group editors Feb. 23-25 2010 in Austin, Texas to discuss technology, markets, finance, project development and more.

Software allows creating "intelligent" 2-D drawings that correlate to a 3-D design package.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) signed an agreement with Milan's EnergyLab Foundation to support Italy’s pursuit of nuclear power.

GSE Systems, Inc. was awarded a total of $3.3 million in contracts to provide nuclear power simulator upgrade services for companies in the U.S., China and Europe.

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered an entirely new way of generating electricity in carbon nanotubes using heat.

Electricity demand is likely to triple in the UAE by 2020 and nuclear energy will play a key role in meeting future needs, a top official has said.