16.02.2011
Steel manufacturers form wind turbine tower JV
US metal manufacturer Worthington Industries and the renewable energy division of Spanish metal company Gestamp are to form a joint venture to produce wind turbine towers for the US and Canadian wind markets. |
16.02.2011
Spire enters Bangladesh solar market
US-based solar equipment provider Spire is extending its reach to the Bangladesh solar market, securing an order from Bangladeshi company Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy for a solar module manufacturing line with an annual capacity of 20MW. |
15.02.2011
Solar EnerTech Q1 net income up, revenues down
US solar module manufacturer Solar EnerTech generated $5m in net income in the first quarter of 2011, compared to a loss-making first quarter last year, while its gross profit and revenue were down. |
15.02.2011
PNE Wind opens Edinburgh offices
Germany-based wind farm developer PNE Wind has opened offices in Edinburgh city centre in preparation for what the company calls an ‘intensive’ investment drive in Scotland. |
14.02.2011
Moser Baer, First Solar ink solar module supply deal
The solar subsidiary of India-based conglomerate Moser Baer Projects Private has inked a deal with First Solar to use 25MW of the solar manufacturer’s advanced thin-film modules for its solar projects. |
14.02.2011
quietrevolution wins £5m in project financing
UK vertical axis wind turbine manufacturer quietrevolution has secured £5m in project financing from cleantech-focused asset manager Hazel Capital that it said will enable it to deploy its qr5 turbine. |
14.02.2011
Ben Franklin backs early-stage cleantech developers
An environmentally-friendly fertiliser producer, solar cell manufacturer, and energy efficiency company are among the Pennsylvania-based winners in an early-stage funding round by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of close to $2m. |
08.02.2011
Tianwei SolarFilms, Sunvalley Solar mull US merger
Chinese solar company Baoding Tianwei SolarFilms and US solar technology provider Sunvalley Solar have formed a new strategic partnership in the US that may see them form a joint venture or merge into a single entity. |
08.02.2011
Swiss-Asia launches China-focused energy fund
Singapore-based fund manager Swiss-Asia Financial Services has launched a new infrastructure fund with a target size of €500m that will focus on investments in district energy assets in Greater China. |
07.02.2011
UK FIT review may damage investor confidence
The UK has launched an early review of the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme that was introduced last April in response to fears that large-scale solar farms will soak up the majority of funding. |
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