News in brief - 7 January 2009

VC investment in RE reaches US$2.5bn in Q4
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, January 8, 2009. Fourth quarter data from Greentech Media show that venture capital (VC) investment in green technologies exceeded US$2.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, down 1.4% from Q3.

AMSC to supply Chinese power grid
DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, January 8, 2009. American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) will provide static compensators for a substation connected to seven wind farms in China.

CTDC to build 30 MW solar power station
HONG KONG, January 8, 2009. China Technology Development Group Corporation (CTDC) and Qinghai New Energy Group (QNE) have signed an agreement with local government to build a 30 MW on-grid solar power station in the Qaidam Basin of north-western China.

40 MW solar PV station connected to grid
BRANDIS/KÖTHEN, GERMANY, January 6, 2009. The German juwi group has completed grid connection of its 40 MW Waldpolenz energy park in Brandis, near Leipzig in eastern Germany.

SgurrEnergy to advise on Chinese offshore wind
GLASGOW, UK, January 7, 2009. Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has been appointed by the EU-China Energy and Environment Programme to advise on the potential for China to exploit its offshore wind resource.

Aquamarine invests in Ocean Flow Energy
EDINBURGH, UK, January 6, 2009. Aquamarine Power has made a “significant investment” in Ocean Flow Energy, to secure a new technology to produce energy from deep water tidal resource.

DoE: US$200m for biorefinery projects
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, January 6, 2009. The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced up to US$200 million over six years (2009-2014) to support the development of pilot and demonstration-scale biorefineries.

US solar PV activity rising
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, January 6, 2009. The US solar photovoltaic industry saw a 50% increase in shipments in 2007, according to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), part of the Department of Energy (DoE).

Alcoholic fuel cells?
NEW MEXICO, USA, January 6, 2009. Teams of researchers and scientists in New Mexico are exploring the possibility of using biofuels such as ethanol for fuel cells.

UK Round 3 offshore wind could cost £10.4 billion
LONDON, UK, January 5, 2009. A study into the potential for offshore grid connections for the planned 25 GW of Round 3 offshore windfarms by 2020, estimates the cost to £10.4 billion.

Vestas delivers 200 MW to China
RANDERS, DENMARK, January 5, 2009. At the end of 2008 Vestas recorded orders for wind turbines totalling 200 MW for the Chinese market.

Accelerating renewable procurement in California
CALIFORNIA, USA, January 5, 2009. Assembly Bill 64 has been introduced in California proposing dramatic changes to how the state will proceed with its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).

RWE Innogy plans 960 MW wind farm
ESSEN, GERMANY, January 5, 2009. RWE Innogy plans what could become the largest offshore wind farm off the German coast with an anticipated 960 MW capacity.

JV to construct three hydro power plants in Albania
OSLO, NORWAY, December 31, 2008. EVN AG, an Austrian utility company, and Norwegian Statkraft AS have entered a joint venture (JV) to build three hydro power plants on the Devoll River in Albania.

Better known internationally for its mountain parks and vast tracts of oil sands, Alberta may also soon emerge as the most progressive province for solar development in Canada – a country lagging in development of this technology.
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