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China Gogreen Starts Construction on 100-MW Thin-film Plant

China Gogreen Assets Investment Limited announced that construction has started on the first phase of a 100-megawatt production line for a-Si/SiGe Thin-Film Solar PV Modules in the Zhengzhou High and New Technology Industries Development Zone in Henan Province.

Wind power the worst kind of mirage – National Post

Wind energy is an engineer’s nightmare. To begin with, the
energy density of flowing air is miserably low. Therefore, you need
a massive contraption to catch one megawatt at best, and a thousand
of these to equal a single gas-or coal-fired power plant. If you design them for a wind speed of 34

MetLife and John Hancock Finance 19-Megawatt Solar Power Plant

MetLife and John Hancock Financial Services will finance the construction and third-party ownership of a 19-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant that SunPower Corporation is contracted to build for Xcel Energy in Colorado’s Alamosa County, the companies announced today.

Chevron To Build 1-MW CPV System at Questa Mine

Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI), a subsidiary of Chevron Corp announced that sister company Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), will build a 1-megawatt (MW) concentrating photovoltaic solar facility on the tailing site of CMI’s molybdenum mine in Questa, New Mexico.

Fotowatio To Finance & Develop 10-MW Roman Solar Project

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) plans to develop a 10-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Fiumicino, Rome. Developed in partnership with Solesa Green Power, the facility will be the largest solar power plant in the Rome province – and one of the largest in Italy.

CPV REC Closes Keenan II Wind Farm Financing

CPV Renewable Energy Company has closed on financing and plans to begin construction on the 152-megawatt (MW) Keenan II wind farm, over approximately 8,000 acres 12 miles southwest of Woodward, Oklahoma. The project is scheduled for completion by year’s end. It is the second phase of a multi-phased wind generation project with a total build-out potential exceeding 400 MW.

Tidal energy company hires ‘the Jockweiler’ for commercial clout – The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Uk)

Jim Forbes, formerly of SSE, has joined Atlantis Resources JIM Forbes, the energy veteran dubbed “the Jockweiler” during his reign at
Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE), has been appointed to the board of a
pioneering tidal energy company. Atlantis Resources, which wants to build a 30-megawatt

ET Solar & USE Reach 31-MW PV Module Deal

ET Solar Group Corp. this week confirmed that it has reached a 31-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) module sales agreement with Umwelt Sonne Energie GmbH (USE) in Germany. Under the contract, ET Solar will deliver a total of 31 MW solar modules to USE in 2010.

Power plant explosion heightens concerns over Oakville project – The Hamilton Spectator

A citizens’ group opposed to a 900-megawatt, gas-fired power
plant in east Oakville says the weekend explosion of a smaller
generating station in Connecticut underscores the need to keep such
facilities a safe distance from homes and schools. The Wall Street Journal reported that the 620-MW Kleen

Broadlands To Develop 10-MW Indian CSP Project

Broadlands Financial Group LLC has been selected as the Owner’s Representative by India-based Entegra Limited for the construction of Rajasthan Solar One, a 10-megawatt Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant in Rajasthan, India. Solare XXI will supply solar collectors. Rajasthan Solar One will be the first major utility-scale deployment of the Solare XXI technology.