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6 renewable energy focus January/February 2010 News/Headlines The European Commission and the Euro- pean Investment Bank (EIB) have launched an initiative to help regional authorities invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives. The European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA) facility will provide technical assistance that will allow the projects to attract outside finance. http:// www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6245/ Siliken has reached an agreement with Alerion Cleanpower of Italy to install 14 MW of solar PV panels in the Italian town of Castellaneta (Taranto, Puglia). It will be one of the largest solar PV installations in Italy. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/ 6528/ North America REpower Systems AG has signed a framework contract with EDF Energies Nouvelles and RES Canada comprising the delivery of up to 954 MW for five wind farm projects in Québec, Canada. http://www.renewableenergyfocus. com/view/5603/ Phoenix Solar AG is in the process of preparing its entry into the US market. The Supervisory Board has approved a proposal for the founding of a wholly owned subsidiary located in California. Phoenix Solar is due to take up operations in the first half of 2010. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/ 5738/ A 20 MW solar facility in the province of Ontario will expand to 80 MW to become the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) energy facility in North America. Enbridge Inc and First Solar Inc will expand the Sarnia Solar Project from 20 MW to 80 MW, with total system cost of C$300 million for the expansion. http:// www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5813/ The US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected 19 integrated biorefinery projects to receive up to US$564 million to accelerate the construction and operation of pilot, demon- stration, and commercial scale facilities for bioenergy. http://www.renewableenergyfocus. com/view/5937/ The government of Canada will invest C$146 million to support 19 clean and renewable energy projects which include solar, wind, tidal and geothermal energy. The C$2.4 billion federal Economic Action Plan includes C$1bn in a Clean Energy Fund for technology development and demonstration projects in clean energy, including renewable energy as well as integrated community energy solutions and smart grid technology. http:// www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6383/ First Solar Inc has acquired a portion of Edison Mission Group’s (EMG) solar project development pipeline. The utility-scale solar projects are located in California and the South- west USA. The projects range from 20 to 150 MW. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/ view/6485/ The US Department of Energy (DoE) will, through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), invest up to US$12 million in four companies to support the development of early stage solar energy technologies and help them advance to full commercial scale. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/ 6650/ A consortium of Korean companies will invest C$7 billion to generate 2500 MW of wind energy and solar power in the province of Ontario, in a move that will create 16,000 jobs. Led by Samsung C&T Corp and the Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), the wind energy and solar electric projects will treble the province’s capacity of renewable energy resources. It is the single-largest investment in renewable energy in the province and is due to Ontario’s recent enactment of the Green Energy Act that guarantees C$0.80/kWh for output from solar electric facilities. http:// www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6659/ The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has established a California Solar Initi- ative (CSI) Thermal Program to promote the installation of solar water heating systems in new and existing homes and businesses. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/ 6679/ The Governor of New York has requested 100 MW of solar electric capacity for the state, increasing current solar levels by 500%. Facilities will be installed primarily at schools, public universities and colleges, state and local government facilities, municipal electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives. http:// www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6840/ ACCIONA is the first company to register a wind energy facility inthe USA under the requirements of the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS). The123 MW, US$252 million, Red Hills facility has 82 ACCIONA 1.5 MW turbines.It is the first wind energy project developed and installed by ACCIONA in Oklahoma, which has no Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). http:// www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6854/ Africa, Asia and Middle East GE Energy Financial Services lends US$50 million to Indonesia’s largest geothermal power producer. The loan is to Magma Nusantara Ltd, a subsidiary of Star Energy, a privately-held Indonesian energy developer, for the 200 MW Wayang Windu geothermal plant, 200 km southeast of Jakarta. http:// www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5592/ Pulse Tidal, a tidal power developer based in Sheffield, England, is receiving a €8 million grant from the EU’s technology research and development fund (Framework Programme 7) to enable Pulse Tidal to begin work immediately on developing its first fully commercial tidal energy generator. Pulse Tidal has developed a system whereby tidal streams move horizontal blades up and down to drive a generator. Its 100 kW test rig in the Humber estuary currently feeds power into a chemicals company on the banks of the river. The 1 MW commercial tidal power generator will be commissioned in 2012, Pulse Tidal says. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5770/

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6 renewable energy focus January/February 2010

News/Headlines

■ The European Commission and the Euro-

pean Investment Bank (EIB) have

launched an initiative to help regional

authorities invest in renewable energy and

energy efficiency initiatives. The European

Local Energy Assistance (ELENA) facility will

provide technical assistance that will allow

the projects to attract outside finance. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6245/

■ Siliken has reached an agreement with

Alerion Cleanpower of Italy to install 14

MW of solar PV panels in the Italian town of

Castellaneta (Taranto, Puglia). It will be one

of the largest solar PV installations in Italy.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/

6528/

North America ■ REpower Systems AG has signed a framework

contract with EDF Energies Nouvelles and

RES Canada comprising the delivery of up to

954 MW for five wind farm projects in Québec,

Canada. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.

com/view/5603/

■ Phoenix Solar AG is in the process of

preparing its entry into the US market. The

Supervisory Board has approved a proposal

for the founding of a wholly owned subsidiary

located in California. Phoenix Solar is due to

take up operations in the first half of 2010.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/

5738/

■ A 20 MW solar facility in the province of

Ontario will expand to 80 MW to become the

largest solar photovoltaic (PV) energy facility

in North America. Enbridge Inc and First

Solar Inc will expand the Sarnia Solar Project

from 20 MW to 80 MW, with total system cost

of C$300 million for the expansion. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5813/

■ The US Department of Energy (DoE) has

selected 19 integrated biorefinery projects to

receive up to US$564 million to accelerate the

construction and operation of pilot, demon-

stration, and commercial scale facilities for

bioenergy. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.

com/view/5937/

■ The government of Canada will invest C$146

million to support 19 clean and renewable

energy projects which include solar, wind,

tidal and geothermal energy. The C$2.4

billion federal Economic Action Plan includes

C$1bn in a Clean Energy Fund for technology

development and demonstration projects in

clean energy, including renewable energy

as well as integrated community energy

solutions and smart grid technology. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6383/

■ First Solar Inc has acquired a portion of

Edison Mission Group’s (EMG) solar project

development pipeline. The utility-scale solar

projects are located in California and the South-

west USA. The projects range from 20 to 150

MW. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/

view/6485/

■ The US Department of Energy (DoE) will,

through its National Renewable Energy

Laboratory (NREL), invest up to US$12 million

in four companies to support the development

of early stage solar energy technologies and

help them advance to full commercial scale.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/

6650/

■ A consortium of Korean companies will invest

C$7 billion to generate 2500 MW of wind

energy and solar power in the province of

Ontario, in a move that will create 16,000 jobs.

Led by Samsung C&T Corp and the Korea

Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), the wind

energy and solar electric projects will treble

the province’s capacity of renewable energy

resources. It is the single-largest investment

in renewable energy in the province and is

due to Ontario’s recent enactment of the

Green Energy Act that guarantees C$0.80/kWh

for output from solar electric facilities. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6659/

■ The California Public Utilities Commission

(CPUC) has established a California Solar Initi-

ative (CSI) Thermal Program to promote the

installation of solar water heating systems

in new and existing homes and businesses.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/

6679/

■ The Governor of New York has requested

100 MW of solar electric capacity for the

state, increasing current solar levels by 500%.

Facilities will be installed primarily at schools,

public universities and colleges, state and

local government facilities, municipal electric

utilities and rural electric cooperatives. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6840/

■ ACCIONA is the first company to register

a wind energy facility inthe USA under the

requirements of the Voluntary Carbon Standard

(VCS). The123 MW, US$252 million, Red Hills

facility has 82 ACCIONA 1.5 MW turbines.It is

the first wind energy project developed and

installed by ACCIONA in Oklahoma, which has

no Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6854/

Africa, Asia and Middle East

■ GE Energy Financial Services lends US$50

million to Indonesia’s largest geothermal

power producer. The loan is to Magma

Nusantara Ltd, a subsidiary of Star Energy,

a privately-held Indonesian energy developer,

for the 200 MW Wayang Windu geothermal

plant, 200 km southeast of Jakarta. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5592/

Pulse Tidal, a tidal power developer based in Sheffield, England, is receiving a €8 million grant from the EU’s technology

research and development fund (Framework Programme 7) to enable Pulse Tidal to begin work immediately on developing

its first fully commercial tidal energy generator. Pulse Tidal has developed a system whereby tidal streams move horizontal

blades up and down to drive a generator. Its 100 kW test rig in the Humber estuary currently feeds power into a chemicals

company on the banks of the river. The 1 MW commercial tidal power generator will be commissioned in 2012, Pulse Tidal says.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5770/

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■ The European Investment Bank (EIB)

will lend €40 million to promote renewable

energy and energy effi ciency projects across

South Africa. The loan package to FirstRand

Bank is the fi rst dedicated energy effi ciency

loan in South Africa made by the EIB. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5635/

■ Avantis Energy, the Hong Kong/German wind

turbine maker will deliver 80 sets of its AV 928

2.5 MW wind turbines to Hanoi-based Thanh

Tung Group. The wind turbines will be installed

in Mau Son, close to the Vietnamese-Chinese

border, commencing mid-2010. Starting with

30-50 MW per year, Mau Son could be Viet-

nam’s largest wind farm project with a value in

excess of €200 million (US$298m). http://www.

renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5694/

■ A solar thermal plant for warm water supply

and central heating on Palestinian territory

went into operation near Beit Jala at the begin-

ning of December. The solar thermal plant

was realised by MAN Ferrostaal AG and the

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)

– the German Energy Agency – within the

framework of the dena Solar Roofs Programme

for Foreign Market Development with support

of the German Federal Ministry of

Economics and Technology (BMWi). http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5832/

■ A ‘fund of funds’ sponsored by the Euro-

pean Commission will invest €12.5 million

into a renewable energy fund for Asia. The

Global Energy Effi ciency & Renewable

Energy Fund (GEEREF), supported by the

European Union, Germany and Norway,

made the commitment to Berkeley

Energy’s Renewable Energy Asia Fund

(REAF). GEEREF has been joined by fi ve

other emerging market institutional inves-

tors (BIO, CDC, Calvert, DEG and FMO),

committing to REAF’s fi rst closing of €51m.

REAF will target India and the rest of Asia,

where there are “tremendous opportunities

for renewable energy investment,” the group

explains. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.

com/view/5918/

■ PLG Power Ltd, a Mumbai based manufacturer

of crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules

and provider of solar PV power plants, plans to

set up an aggregate of 60 MW solar PV power

plants in India. The grid connected power

plants are expected to go online in Gujarat,

Rajasthan and West Bengal in 2010, and repre-

sent an investment of around US$200 million.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/

6041/

■ Phoenix Solar AG has founded a subsidiary,

Phoenix Solar LLC, in Muscat, Oman together

with Silver Circle Overseas LLC. Phoenix

Solar holds 70% and Silver Circle Overseas, its

local partner in Oman, holds 30% in Phoenix

Solar LLC. The subsidiary’s aim is to realise

solar power projects in Oman and in the Gulf

States. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/

view/6153/

■ RES has acquired a portfolio of wind power

projects in South Africa totalling almost 300

MW. These wind power projects are at an early

stage of development, and will now be devel-

oped by a newly-formed fully-owned subsid-

iary of the RES Group, RES Southern Africa.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/

6555/

■ BrightView Systems of Israel has launched

its InSight M Series, an in-line process control

and optimisation tool developed specifi cally

for thin-fi lm solar cell manufacturing. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6712/

■ Technical assistance grants of US$3.87 million

from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

will deploy small wind energy systems and

lay the groundwork for using wind energy

to enhance access to electricity in poor

rural communities in Asia. http://www.

renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6792/

■ Trina Solar Ltd will establish a State Key

Laboratory to develop solar photovoltaic (PV)

in Changzhou, China. Trina Solar has already

received the fi rst offi cial documents from China’s

Ministry of Science and Technology. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6862/

Row ■ Siemens Energy will supply 28 of its SWT-2.3-

101 wind turbines to Meridian Energy for

the Te Uku wind power project near Hamilton,

New Zealand. The 64 MW project will see the

fi rst installation of the wind turbines in the

Asia-Pacifi c region. The 64 MW wind farm is

scheduled to come on line in 2011. http://

www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/5737/

■ Clipper Windpower Inc is exporting 27 of its

2.5 MW wind turbines to Mexico, backed by a

US$80.66 million direct loan from the Export-

Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im

Bank). It is the fi rst export of Clipper’s wind

technology outside of the United States, the

fi rst Ex-Im Bank project fi nancing for a wind

power transaction, and the fi rst large US wind

technology sale in Latin America, Clipper says.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/

5703/

■ The Paralana geothermal energy project

in South Australia has seen the successful

completion of the Paralana 2 geothermal well

at a depth of 3725 m. The project is on track

in its bid to create Australia’s fi rst commercial

geothermal energy plant delivering power by

2011, according to Petratherm. http://www.

renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6060/

■ The Inter-American Development Bank

(IADB) has approved US$102 million in

partial financing for two wind facilities in

the Mexican state of Oaxaca. http://www.

renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6331/

Riverstone Holdings LLC’s most recent renewable

energy fund has completed its previously announced

acquisition of offshore wind services company Seajacks

International, for a total cash consideration of US$207

million. Seajacks is now wholly-owned by Riverstone

and the management team. Seajacks currently owns

and operates two self-propelled offshore wind jack up

vessels out of Great Yarmouth in the UK: the Seajacks

Kraken and Seajacks Leviathan. Both vessels are purpose

built for installing offshore wind turbines, as well as

being able to perform a number of niche operations for

the North Sea oil and gas industry. Riverstone plans to

grow Seajacks into a leading European offshore wind

service business, with an operational base in the UK.

The initial focus will be on expanding the current fleet

of offshore installation vessels to service the rapidly

expanding market for offshore wind turbine installation

and maintenance. Riverstone says it expects to devote

a substantial amount of new capital for this purpose.

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/6658/