Solutia to Acquire Etimex Solar
GERMANY - US company Solutia Inc is to buy Etimex Solar GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Etimex Holding GmbH, which is controlled by funds affiliated with Alpha Gruppe.

Butalco to Begin Ethanol Production in Summer 2010
GERMANY - This summer, Butalco will use its proprietary new yeast technology to produce biofuel from agricultural waste in a pilot plant in Southern Germany.

EuroTier 2010 Expected to Inspire Strong Demand
GERMANY - DLG expects some 1,700 exhibitors from all over the globe – already more than 150 first-time exhibitors – in Hanover from 16 to 19 November 2010 for EuroTier 2010.

REpower and RWE Plan Wind Farm off Helgoland
GERMANY - REpower Systems AG and the RWE project company for “Nordsee Ost” have concluded a contract on the delivery of 48 offshore wind turbines.

Germany to Double Land Use for Renewable Energy
GERMANY - Germany is expected to double the amount of land it is using to provide renewable energy resources incluidng feedstocks, solar plants and wind farms over the next 10 years.

Biogas Know-How from Calveslage
GERMANY - Tierzuchtgut Losten in Bad Kleinen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is one of the most modern pig farms in Germany. In future, this innovative business enterprise will be heating its housing...

Vestas Receives 80MW Order from Germany
GERMANY - Vestas has received an order for delivery of 40 V90-2.0MW wind turbines for the easterm part of Germany.

RWE and BRAIN Join Forces in White Biotech
GERMANY - German energy company RWE Power and BRAIN AG from Zwingenberg have teamed up to convert carbon dioxide into microbial biomass or biomolecules.

EnBW Buys Seven Wind Farms from PNE WIND
GERMANY - EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (EEE) has concluded the contracts to acquire seven onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 53MW and 38 wind power plants with PNE Wind AG.

WELtec Builds Biogas Park in Arneburg
GERMANY - In the second quarter 2010, WELtec BioPower will start building one of Europe‘s largest biogas plants in Arneburg, Stendal district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

EuroTier 2010: Top Event for Animal Farmers
GERMANY - EuroTier 2010 will take place in Hanover from 16 to 19 November 2010. The deadline for stand bookings is 1 February 2010.

Q-Cells Completes Bitterfeld-Wolfen Solar Park
GERMANY – Photovoltaic company Q-Cells SE is celebrating the toppingout of its 5.4 MW solar power park in Bitterfeld-Wolfen.

Phototropic Aquaculture the Centre of Attention
GERMANY – Small versatile aquatic plants - microalgae and microcrops - were responsible for pulling together 150 scientists from around the world in the German city of Hamburg last week.

Mercuria Acquires German Biofuel Plant
GERMANY - Mercuria Energy has acquired 3B Biofuels Gmbh & Co. KG, a leading European bio-diesel refinery with 250,000 tonnes of fully operational production capacity.

NASA Algae Technology at Hamburg Congress
GERMANY - NASA has been applying space technology to a process that links the production of algae-based fuel with an inexpensive method of sewage treatment.

Linde and Algenol Biofuels in Partnership
GERMANY - The German technology group The Linde Group and the US company Algenol Biofuels have agreed to collaborate in a joint development project in order to identify the optimum management...

Algae: Performance and Potential
GERMANY - The second International Algae Congress in Hamburg, Germany on 1-2 December will focus on the performance and potential of photothrophic aquaculture, microalgae, cyanobacteria and ...

New MAN Gas Engine for Small CHP Plants
GERMANY - Right in time for the world's biggest trade exhibition of agricultural and biogas technology, the AGRITECHNICA 2009 in Hanover, MAN is presenting a small gas engine for combined heat...

SOLON in Agreement with DSG
GERMANY- SOLON SE has entered into agreements with DSG Deutsche Solargesellschaft mbH to construct turnkey solar power plants and to supply solar modules with a total output of approximately...

Biogas Broadening Farm Businesses
GERMANY - Farmers are increasingly turning to biogas as a means of broadening their business interests, according to EnviTec Biogas in Germany.

WELtec-Biogaspark in Könnern now Online
GERMANY - The biogas park in Könnern, Saxony-Anhalt, has been feeding biomethane into the public natural gas network since 21 September.

Go-ahead for German Offshore Wind Farms
GERMANY - The German government has given the go-ahead to more than 40 north Seana dn Blatic wind farms.

Europe's Largest Solar Park Opens in Brandenburg
GERMANY - An official opening for German solar energy industry, which has a new showcase project, will take place today.

Energy Efficient Sewage Plants
GERMANY - High-rate digestion with microfiltration is state-of-the-art in large sewage plants. It effectively removes accumulated sludge and produces biogas to generate energy. A study now reveals...

Garrad Hassan joins Germanischer Lloyd
GERMANY - Garrad Hassan (GH), based in Bristol (UK), is joining Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to form a fully integrated technical assurance and consulting company for renewable energy.