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.

BrightSource Energy, Inc. was awarded a $1.37 billion conditional loan guarantee from the Department of Energy to help finance the company's planned 400 MW Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.

Developers of more than 7,000 MW of renewable energy projects in the U.S. may not have project construction work started in time to qualify for federal grants. A worried California governor urged local officials Feb. 17 to expedite project reviews.

Solar thermal manufacturer eSolar and Ferrostaal, a leading power plant developer, have forged a partnership to deploy turnkey solar power plants in countries including Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa.

NV Energy and NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for NextLight's planned 50 MW Silver State Solar Power photovoltaic facility in Nevada.

These are the latest pricing points on the Henry Hub as of March 10, 2010.

Six buildings at the 620 MW Kleen energy natural gas-fired plant in Connecticut have been deemed unsafe by the city of Middletown's building official, according to an article with The Hartford Courant.

Siemens is planning to build a 60 Hz gas turbine production plant at its existing facility in Charlotte to provide manufacturing and servicing functions for the supply of its gas and steam turbines and generators to 60 Hz markets globally.

11 March 2010 - UTC Power has announced that its new 400 kW fuel cell system, the ‘PureCell’ Model 400, has been certified to meet the latest emission standards of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the strictest in the United States.

11 March 2010 - UK-based measurement technology specialist Testo AG has introduced a 4-gas emissions analyser, enabling efficiency and pollution measurements to be taken on burners or engine generator sets.