Innergex increases its net installed capacity by 53 % as Ashlu Creek starts commercial operation

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. announces that the Ashlu Creek run-of-river hydroelectric power generating plant (“Ashlu Creek”), with a net installed capacity of 49.9 MW, is now in commercial operation. As the required performance tests were carried out successfully, BC Hydro has retroactively set the official commercial operation start date at November 29, 2009. With Ashlu Creek now in operation, the net installed capacity of Innergex’s... Read more..

Terra-Gen Power, LLC Acquires Renewable Energy Projects from Airstream Energy, LLC

Terra-Gen Power LLC,, a wholly-owned affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, announced today that, through an affiliated project company, it has acquired a portfolio of six wind projects from Airstream Energy LLC. The projects, which are located in Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico are in various stages of development and, when fully constructed, are expected to generate and sell approximately 2500MW of wind energy. In addition, Terra-Gen... Read more..

Green Star Alternative Energy and Notos Sign Joint Venture Agreement

Green Star Alternative Energy, Inc. announces a joint venture with Notos d.o.o. – Serbian wind energy and power trading company – and Sirius Regulus d.o.o., Serbian real estate holding company. Many months of due diligence and negotiations have culminated in a strategic partnership that will give Green Star 51% ownership of all energy assets developed within this alliance. Due to the complex nature of foreign ownership of companies within the... Read more..

Global Wind Corporation Begins Evaluation of Locations in Israel

Global Wind Corporation announced that it has begun evaluating locations for the development of wind energy in Israel. The Company is evaluating wind patterns, energy infrastructure and security issues related to the development of wind power generation facilities in the region. “Wind is a cost-efficient source of alternative electrical power well suited for nations with minimal natural gas or coal reserves,” noted Alon Razela, CEO of... Read more..

Puget Sound Energy Purchases Mint Farm Power Plant

Puget Sound Energy last week completed the $240 million purchase of a 310-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Longview, Wash., the latest step in the utility’s long-range effort to ensure a reliable, cost-effective energy supply for its growing customer base in Western Washington. PSE signed an agreement in September to buy the 11-month-old “Mint Farm” power-generating facility from Minnesota-based Wayzata Opportunities Fund, LLC. A November... Read more..

The Alternative Energy Association Announces Three Point Plan to Stimulate America’s Economy

The Alternative Energy Association, Inc., a Florida-based non-profit organization has announced its Three Point Plan to stimulate the American economy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create millions of new jobs. The Three Point Plan focuses on three solutions which relate to fuel efficient vehicles, solar power and wind energy. Highlights of the plan include bailout limitations on the Big 3 American automobile manufacturers, solar and wind... Read more..

Renewable Choice Energy Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Product: ‘GREEN YOUR PHONE’

As the environmental impact of conventional energy production and electricity consumption continues to be a growing concern with Americans, Renewable Choice Energy has developed GREEN YOUR PHONE, a first-of its-kind retail product which enables cell phone users to offset their mobile device’s electricity use with wind power. GREEN YOUR PHONE allows sustainability-minded customers to support renewable energy, as the purchase supports the development... Read more..

Despatch Industries Realigns Corporate Business to Focus on Growth Markets

Despatch Industries, the leading process technology provider for the clean technology and thermal processing industries, announces that it has organized its business into three units: Despatch Solar, Despatch Carbon Fiber and Despatch Thermal Technology. The company has seen unparalleled growth in these markets and is now suitably aligned to focus on building strong partnerships with its customers, to expand its technology and process innovations... Read more..

Vattenfall Acquires Britain’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Vattenfall has acquired the Thanet Offshore Wind project off Margate, Kent, for the sum of GBP 35 million (SEK 435 million). On completion, the wind farm will have an installed capacity of some 300 MW. This will be almost three times the size of Lillgrund, Vattenfall’s largest wind farm in Sweden to date, and about the same size as Horns Rev in Denmark, in which Vattenfall has a majority stake. Vattenfall acquired the rights to build Thanet Offshore... Read more..

Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables Join Forces for Round Three

Two giants of the renewables industry, Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, have entered into partnership to make joint bids in the third round of offshore wind farm development in the UK. Their common goal is to establish 6,000 MW of installed wind power capacity, corresponding to enough clean green energy to power four million homes by 2020. ScottishPower Renewables, part of the world’s largest wind power operator and developer, Iberdrola... Read more..