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AES Breaks Ground on Buffalo Gap 2

September 2, 2006November 11, 2006 by Paul Nastu

AES has begun construction of a 233 MW wind project near Abilene, Texas, and has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Texas retail electric provider Direct Energy. The AES project, Buffalo Gap 2, is an expansion of the company’s 121 MW Buffalo Gap wind farm which began operations near ... Read more »

Cilion Lands $160 Million Venture Funding

September 2, 2006November 11, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Cilion, which wants to build eight corn-based ethanol plants by 2008, has landed $160 million in funding, one of the biggest clean tech VC investments ever. Cilion plans the first three plants for California, The Mercury News reports. Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and the grain-processing company Western Milling invested $40 ... Read more »

Invenergy Given Go-Ahead for West Virginia Wind Farm

September 2, 2006November 11, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Invenergy has received approval to build 124 wind turbines in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, although a lawsuit to block the project is likely. The $300 million, 186-megawatt Beech Ridge Energy Wind Farm would be one of the largest wind-turbine projects east of the Mississippi River. Beech Ridge, a subsidiary of ... Read more »

Ersol Inks $128 Million PowerLight Deal

September 1, 2006July 3, 2017 by Paul Nastu

ErSol Solar Energy AG has closed its first U.S. deal, signing a five-year contract to deliver solar cells to California’s PowerLight Corporation. The total volume of the new contract amounts to approximately $128.4 million. Earlier this week, ErSol signed a major polysilicon contract with Wacker Chemie AG. ErSol says that ... Read more »

Expedia Lines Up Behind TerraPass

September 1, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Expedia and TerraPass have partnered in a program to offer Flight TerraPasses to travelers when they buy plane tickets. This is the first program of its size and scope in the travel industry. Expedia will offer TerraPass to every U.S. traveler who buys a plane ticket through their web site. ... Read more »

Pa. Doubles Green-Energy Use to 20%

September 1, 2006November 11, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Pennsylvania’s state government will double the amount of electricity it consumes from renewable energy sources to 20 percent. “It makes Pennsylvania by far and away the largest state in terms of purchasing megawatts from green electricity,” said Pennsylvania’s Governor Rendell, according to the Philadelphia Inquierer. “It will also make us ... Read more »

Sharp: Solar Costs Down 50% by 2010

August 31, 2006May 8, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The president of solar cell manufacturer Sharp Corp., predicts that the cost of generating solar power will drop 50 percent by 2010. Most industry experts say that the cost of producing solar power, currently about $0.50 per kilowatt hour, will fall by about five percent per year. “By 2020 we ... Read more »

California’s Landmark Greenhouse Gas Bill

August 31, 2006May 8, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The California Legislature agreed on a bill that puts strict limits on the emission of greenhouse gases by 25 percent by 2020. California is the 12th largest carbon emitter in the world . The measure, AB 32, is expected to win passage from California’sÃ‚Â Senate and the Assembly. The bill ... Read more »

Huaneng Plans $31 Billion to Double Generation

August 31, 2006May 8, 2007 by Paul Nastu

China’s biggest electricity producer, state-owned Huaneng Group, will spend up to $31.25 billion by 2010 to more than double its generation capacity. Most will go to coal power stations, but new hydro and wind plants will also be built. The investment will add a combined capacity of 50 GW, China ... Read more »

Chevron to Open Energy Tech Centers in Aberdeen, Perth

August 30, 2006May 8, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Chevron Corporation is opening energy technology centers in Aberdeen, Scotland, and Perth, Australia. The new Chevron centers are expected to open in early 2007. Approximately 100 techies will be employed at each site. The facilities will complement existing major technology centers operated in California and Texas – those centers provide ... Read more »

ErSol Solar, Wacker Chemie Sign Major Silicon Supply Contract

August 30, 2006May 8, 2007 by Paul Nastu

ErSol Solar Energy AG has signed a polysilicon contract with Wacker Chemie AG, the world’s second-largest provider of polysilicon for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industry. The contract begins in 2009 and will give ErSol an additional production output of approximately 100 MWp over six years. “Our success in securing this ... Read more »

Hoku to Build Solar Plant in Idaho

August 30, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Hoku Scientific has selected Idaho as the location for its solar module and polysilicon production facilities. Earlier this year, Hoku Scientific announced its plans to enter the solar and polysilicon businesses by manufacturing up to 30 megawatts of solar modules and up to 1,500 metric tons of polysilicon per year. ... Read more »

AES Breaks Ground on Buffalo Gap 2

Cilion Lands $160 Million Venture Funding

Invenergy Given Go-Ahead for West Virginia Wind Farm

Ersol Inks $128 Million PowerLight Deal

Expedia Lines Up Behind TerraPass

Pa. Doubles Green-Energy Use to 20%

Sharp: Solar Costs Down 50% by 2010

California’s Landmark Greenhouse Gas Bill

Huaneng Plans $31 Billion to Double Generation

Chevron to Open Energy Tech Centers in Aberdeen, Perth

ErSol Solar, Wacker Chemie Sign Major Silicon Supply Contract

Hoku to Build Solar Plant in Idaho

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