Raser Technologies Inaugurates Utah Geothermal Plant with Advanced Technology That Can Make Geothermal a Major Source of the U.S. Energy Supply

Raser Technologies, Inc., a leader in geothermal power generation, inaugurated late yesterday its first commercial-scale power plant, in Beaver County, Utah, demonstrating the viability of advanced technology that can make geothermal a major price-competitive resource for this country’s energy supply. The plant’s output has already been committed to supply electricity to Anaheim. The company noted that the Beaver County plant, called Thermo, was... Read more..

EDF Energies Nouvelles Signs an Agreement to Deliver 351 MW in Wind Energy Capacity in the United States

EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signature of an agreement with Xcel Energy to build two wind farms, namely a 201 MW facility in Minnesota to be delivered in 2010 and a 150 MW wind farm in Dakota to be delivered in 2011. The agreement between enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and Xcel Energy, the leading producer of wind-generated power in the United States, covers the development and construction of the 201 MW Nobles wind farm... Read more..

Quantum and Asola Announce Solar Expansion into Korea – Signs JV Agreement With Q&Tech/Yongsan to Build a 30 MW Solar Production Facility

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced that its German solar photovoltaic partner, Asola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture manufacturing plant in South Korea, to enable production and distribution of high quality, German-designed solar modules in South Korea. The Korean partner Q&Tech / Yongsan Inc., is a high volume manufacturer of electronic and automotive components and a leading supplier... Read more..

Renegy Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate the Recent Startup of Its First Biomass Plant

Renegy Holdings, Inc., a renewable energy company focused on acquiring, developing and operating a growing portfolio of biomass power generation facilities, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week with elected officials and other dignitaries to formally commemorate the recent startup of its 24 megawatt (“MW”) biomass power generation facility located in Snowflake, Arizona. Renegy’s Snowflake biomass plant, Arizona’s largest... Read more..