Ontario’s Landmark Green Energy Plan Delivers
CANADA - The future will be brighter for many businesses in Ontario as more than 500 new green energy projects, most of them solar power installations, have been approved.

Canadian Gov't Delivers Energy Loans for Farmers
CANADA - Canadian agriculture producers and agribusiness operators who are considering the use of renewable energy sources in their business will soon have a new financing option thanks to a...

Photosynthesis: A New Source of Electrical Energy?
FRANCE - Scientists in France have transformed the chemical energy generated by photosynthesis into electrical energy by developing a novel biofuel cell.

Israel and Egypt in Solar Farm Talks
ISRAEL - At the Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference this week Binyamin Ben Eliezer, Israel's Industry, Trade and Labor Minister, said that during his recent visit to Egypt with...

Solar Plant for Massachusetts
US - Plans are being put forward for a solar plant in Massachusetts, that is said will be the largest in New England.

Peru Approves 500MW in New Energy Projects
PERU - The Peruvian government has approved wind, solar, micro hydro, and biomass energy projects that will add 500MW of renewable power to the country's needs.

10 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects in Canada
CANADA - Energy Conversion Devices (ECD), Inc. and Enfinity Corporation today announced plans to collaborate on the development of a 10MW portfolio of rooftop solar installations in Ontario,...

Suntech Unveils Plans for First US Factory in Arizona
US - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced that the first US manufacturing plant will be located in the City of Goodyear, Arizona.

West Bengal Targets 115MW Solar Power by 2013
WEST BENGAL, INDIA - West Bengal expects to generate 115 megawatt solar power by March 2013, an official said Monday.

Solar Thermal Plant Opened
US – Sopogy has inaugurated the world’s first MicroCSP Solar Thermal Plant today at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii.

New Kitchener Solar Plant Will Create 500 Jobs
CANADA - Canadian Solar Inc. says it will establish a manufacturing facility in Ontario to build solar panels.

New Solar Power Plant for Jiayuguan City
CHINA - Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. is to build a 100MW solar power plant in Gansu province.

PM Opens New Solar Power Plant
PORTUGAL - Portugal can only reduce its dependency on imported energy and consequent debts by continuing efforts to develop renewables, Prime Minister José Sócrates said Tuesday after inaugurating...

Breakthrough in Renewable Diesel Production
HAWAII - Joule Biotechnologies, has developed a process for direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy...

Punjab to Begin Solar Energy, Wind Power Projects
PAKISTAN - Punjab Chief Minister’s senior advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa Sunday said the projects of solar energy and wind power are being planned in various areas of Punjab, besides power generation....

Bahrain to build Solar, Wind Power Plants
BAHRAIN - The Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain's Electricity and Water said that the kingdom will establish two experimental alternative or renewable energy plants with the cost of $7.9 million,...

Egypt’s First Solar Energy Unit to Operate in 2010
EGYPT - Egypt’s first solar power station will operate at full capacity in 2010, it was reported on Monday.

Queensland Govt's Solar Thermal Project Underway
AUSTRALIA - Solar thermal energy company Ausra Inc. and the Queensland state government have applied to the federal government for funding to develop a proposed A$200 million upgrade to...

DuPont Expands Solar Power Projects in China
CHINA - America-based DuPont is expanding its solar power projects in Hong Kong and Shenzhen with an investment of USD160 million.

Israel to Increase Solar Energy Capacity
ISRAEL - The Israeli government has granted Arava energy with the sole licensing power to develop PV solar projects in Israel. The company received the license in March and has announced intentions...

Rajasthan to Lead in Solar Energy Production
INDIA - Rajasthan is soon set to spearhead the solar energy power production movement in the country.

Ground Broken on Mendota Solar Project
US - Construction began here Monday on a 40-acre field of solar panels -- a project that within months will yield a 5-megawatt crop of electricity.

Large Solar Power Projects Planned in Nevada
NEVADA, US - Nevada residents are reportedly getting the opportunity to weigh in on a large proposed solar energy facility on an area of federal land.

First Floating Wind Turbine Installed
NORWAY - StatoilHydro and Siemens have installed the world's first large-scale floating wind turbine.

European Universities Join Forces in Energy Research
EU - The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the Technische Universität München (TUM) and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are starting a graduate school in Sustainable Energy Technologies....