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Kyocera Exceeds 5 GW Milestone for Total Accumulated Production of Solar Modules

Kyocera Corporation announced that its total accumulated production of solar modules since 1975 has exceeded the 5 gigawatt (GW) milestone. For comparison, 5GW of solar modules would be sufficient to supply individual 3.5-kilowatt PV systems for more than 1.4 million homes. In the current fiscal year (April 2014 to March 2015), the company is targeting annual production of 1.4GW, up from approximately 1.2GW in the previous fiscal year.

23 Jun 2014

Green Power EMC to Purchase Full Output of Planned 20 MW Ground-Mounted Solar Project in Georgia

Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), has reached an agreement to purchase the full output of a new 20 megawatt (MW) solar project planned for construction in southeast Georgia.

23 Jun 2014

Market Outlook Report on Wind Power in Spain

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Wind Power in Spain, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2014 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 23 Jun 2014

First Wind Finalizes Four 20-Year Power Purchase Agreements with Rocky Mountain Power

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, today announced that it has finalized four 20-year power purchase agreements with Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp and part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy.

20 Jun 2014

GEA to Hold Fourth Annual National Geothermal Summit 5-6 August, 2014 in Reno, Nevada

The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) is pleased to be holding its fourth annual National Geothermal Summit Tuesday, August 5 and Wednesday, August 6 in Reno, Nevada.

From Geothermal Energy Association 20 Jun 2014

EDF Renewable Energy’s 20 MW CID Solar Project to be Acquired by Dominion

Dominion announced an agreement to acquire a 20-megawatt solar project from EDF Renewable Energy, one of North America's largest independent power producers and renewable energy project developers. The acquisition is expected to close later this year prior to the project commencing operations.

20 Jun 2014

SunEdison Agrees to Purchase 50 MW of Solar PV Projects from BlueWave Capital

SunEdison, Inc., a leading solar technology manufacturer and solar energy services provider, and BlueWave Capital, LLC, a Boston, MA-based solar energy development company, today announced that SunEdison has agreed to purchase 50 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects from BlueWave Capital LLC, the largest acquisition of solar assets in Massachusetts history.

20 Jun 2014

Worldwide Number of LEED-Certified Green Housing Units Continues to Grow

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) now estimates that there are as many as 150,000 LEED-certified green housing units worldwide, a number that more than doubled between 2011 and 2012 and continues to grow steadily, according to the organization's LEED in Motion: Residential report released today.

20 Jun 2014

Gading Kencana Acquires 12 MWp of Solar Modules from Yingli Singapore

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar," today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Singapore Company Pte. Limited, is supplying 12 MWp of solar modules to Gading Kencana Sdn Bhd., a leading solar energy company in Malaysia.

20 Jun 2014

Xinyi Solar to Purchase 60MW of PV Modules from Trina Solar

Trina Solar Limited, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced it will supply 60MW of PV modules to Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited, one of the world's largest solar PV glass manufacturers, for its utility scale and agricultural greenhouse solar projects in Anhui, China.

From Trina Solar Limited 20 Jun 2014

Defra Showcases ETV Scheme to Help Green Technology Companies Market Products

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is showcasing a new scheme to help innovative green technology companies get their products to market.

20 Jun 2014

Hydrogen Gas Successfully Transformed into Less Flammable Liquid Fuel

EPFL scientists have completed their solution for transforming hydrogen gas into a less flammable liquid fuel that can be safely stored and transported. Their success in bringing the “fuel of the future” one step closer to reality has been published in Nature Communications.

20 Jun 2014

U.S. DoE Awards Humboldt State University $5.88 Million Grant for Biomass Research

Humboldt State University, along with 15 regional partners, has received a $5.88 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct innovative biomass research.

20 Jun 2014

Biogenic Reagents, West Fraser Collaborate for Renewable Biocarbon Product Development

Biogenic Reagents, a leading producer of high-value biocarbon products from renewable biomass, announced that it has entered into an agreement with West Fraser, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of West Fraser Timber, the largest lumber producer in North America, to develop renewable biocarbon products.

19 Jun 2014

Comprehensive Report on Geothermal Power Generation Market

Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled "Geothermal Power Generation Market for Dry Steam, Flash Steam, Binary Cycle Technology - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019."

19 Jun 2014