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Toshiba Delivers Battery Energy Storage Systems to Expand Renewable Energy Sources on Remote Islands

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has delivered battery energy storage systems integrating the company's SCiB™, an innovative lithium-ion secondary battery to Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., for a demonstration project to expand introduction of renewable energy sources on remote islands.

13 Mar 2014

NREL Examines Effectiveness of State-Level Solar Policies

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report that aligns solar policy and market success with state demographics. By organizing the 48 contiguous states into four peer groups based on shared non-policy characteristics, the NREL research team was able to contextualize the impact of various solar policies on photovoltaic (PV) installations.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 13 Mar 2014

Solvay Expands Production of Torrefied Wood Pellets as Innovative Renewable Energy Source

Solvay has launched the production of torrefied biomass at an industrial scale in the United States, creating a new business that aims to provide an innovative and renewable energy solution. This business will be run by the recently created Solvay Biomass Energy joint venture between Solvay and U.S. company New Biomass Energy (NBE).

12 Mar 2014

Minnesota Regulators Approve Renewable Development Fund Grants for 29 Renewable Energy Projects

Minnesota regulators today approved 29 renewable energy projects, predominately featuring solar technologies, to receive $42 million in grants from Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund.

From Xcel Energy 12 Mar 2014

Porta Hnos Inks Letter of Intent to Become Exclusive Licensee of Gevo's GIFT Technology to Produce Isobutanol

Gevo, Inc., the world's only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, announced today that Porta Hnos S.A. ("Porta") has signed a letter of intent to become the exclusive licensee of GIFT® in Argentina to produce renewable isobutanol.

From Gevo 7 Mar 2014

Comanche Solar Project to Supply 120MW Solar Power to Xcel Energy

Community Energy announced today that its Comanche Solar project will supply 120 megawatts of solar generation to Xcel Energy comprising the largest part of a 170 megawatt portfolio of solar generation approved by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in December, 2013.

5 Mar 2014