Suntech Power Holdings Company Limited, a major producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, will supply solar panels for the biggest solar power plant in Taiwan.

SunPower Corp. is designing and building a 1 MW solar power system in California. Project finance includes multiple funding sources, including clean renewable energy bonds and qualified energy conservation bonds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Southern Co. and Turner Renewable Energy acquired and will bring online a 30 MW solar photovoltaic project in New Mexico,

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.

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.