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RENTECH'S SYNTHETIC JET FUEL CERTIFIED FOR COMMERICAL AVIATION.
Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK),Los Angeles, has announced that ASTM International's full governance committee has unanimously approved modifying the specifications for commercial aviation jet fuel t . . .

HYDROGEN HYBRID BUS RETURNS TO COLUMBIA.
Columbians will see a new bus around town as The Hydrogen Hybrid Bus arrives this week to start a yearlong visit of testing and evaluation with CMRTA and the University of South Carolina. Premiere . . .

NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO PROMOTE PROPANE TO CUT GREENHOUSE GAS.
A nationwide education effort to promote the ways propane can help cut greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, lower energy costs, and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil was announced . . .

MISSOURI RANKED 1 IN GROWTH.
According to a recent report by The American Wind Energy Association, Missouri ranked no. 1 in growth because of the state's 90 percent expansion in the second quarter. The state now ranks third in . . .

LBO AND 02 ENERGY SIGN PILOT PROJECT PACT FOR GREEN PLASTICS.
LBO Capital Corp. (Other OTC:LBOA), a Colorado corporation ("LBO Capital"), has announced signing a Pilot Project Agreement with O2 Energy, a Native American Indian company ("Mohawk"), headed by its . . .

SIERRA NEVADA FORMS RENEWABLE ENERGY JOINT VENTURE.(Company overview)
Sierra Nevada Corporation President, Eren Ozmen, has announced the formation of a new joint venture between SNC and GA-Solar North America. GA-SNC Solar LLC is dedicated to creating solar renewable . . .

CAPSTONE TURBINE NAMES SUPERNOVO ENERGY AS DISTRIBUTOR.
Capstone Turbine Corporation (http://www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, Chatsworth, Calif., has named Supernova . . .

MANTRA SEEKS PARTNER FOR $100 MILLION DOE RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG - FSE: 5MV) - the US Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has announced a $2.4 billion funding opportunity for a range of . . .

VELA SOLARIS LAUNCHES UPGRADED SOLAR THERMAL MODULE.
At Intersolar North America, Vela Solaris AG (http://www.velasolaris.com), a privately-held Swiss corporation providing software solutions for the renewable energy sector, has announced the upgradin . . .

SET-SOLAR ESTABLISHES LOCAL MARKETING/SALES FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR.
SET-Solar Corp., Mountain View, Calif., a provider of mono-crystalline photovoltaic solar modules, has established marketing and sales operations for its solar modules in the U.S. SET-Solar is part . . .

IMT/BRIGHTVIEW COLLABORATE FOR SOLAR CELL PRODUCTION.
The Thin-Film Photovoltaics Laboratory at IMT, a world leading lab in silicon-based thin- film solar cells research, part of the renowned Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), and BrightV . . .

AORA LAUNCHES HYBRID SOLARIZED GAS TURBINE POWER STATION.
AORA, Yavne, Israel, a developer of applied ultra-high temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, will launch the world's first gas turbine solar thermal power station at Kibbutz Samar . . .

CSA INTERNATIONAL OPENS SOLAR PANEL LAB FOR $37 BIL MARKET.
CSA International, a leading testing and certification organization, has opened a state-of-the-art laboratory for the testing and certification of solar panels (http://www.getsolarcertified.com/glob . . .

FUEL SYSTEMS ENHANCES FLEET STRATEGY FOR LPG/CNG VEHICLES.
Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:FSYS), Santa Ana, Calif., subsidiary IMPCO Technologies, Inc. has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with privately-held, CleanFUEL USA, to market a . . .

KENTUCKY GE CREATES NEW JOBS, ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS.(Company overview)
GE's (NYSE:GE) Consumer & Industrial division will manufacture highly energy efficient hybrid electric water heaters in Louisville, Kentucky, at the company's Appliance Park facility - creating abou . . .

SEATTLE'S POWERIT GETS $6 MILLION IN INVESTOR FUNDING.
Powerit Solutions, Seattle. Wash., a leading provider of intelligent energy management and efficiency systems to more than 2,500 companies worldwide, has announced $6 million in new funding from Sie . . .

NORDIC WINDPOWER WINS 19 WIND TURBINE PROJECTS.
Nordic Windpower USA, Inc., a leading manufacturer of two-bladed utility- scale wind turbines, has been awarded contracts for 19 of its N1000 one-megawatt wind turbines for public- and private-secto . . .

ENERGY EFFICIENCY STILL IMPORTANT BUT INVESTMENT LAGS.
Energy efficiency has never been more important, according to new research commissioned by Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI). The Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey, a research report targeting pro . . .

OCEAN ENERGY CONVERTERS PROVIDE ALTERNATTIVE ENERGY OPTIONS.
As countries around the world seek to curb their dependence on fossil fuels and foreign oil, many American-based companies are offering alternative energy solutions to help avert a full-blown energy . . .

SMA AMERICA EMPLOYS THE SUN AT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.
SMA America, Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has installed a carport solar power system at its U.S. headquarters in Rocklin, Calif. The new array is designed to serve as a demonstration system for SMA's popu . . .

KENDER ENERGY OPENS DOOR TO NEW GENERATION OF SOLAR PANELS.
Kender Energy Inc. (Pink Sheets:KNDR), has announced that its first prototype of solar panel opens the door to a new generation of solar panels. The company has developed a new solar technology, whe . . .

ENERNOC SIGNS 65 MEGAWATT DEMAND RESPONSE CONTRACT WITH IDAHO POWER.
EnerNOC, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENOC), Boston, Mass., a developer and provider of clean and intelligent energy solutions, has entered into a five-year contract with Idaho Power, a subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc., . . .

WIND POWER MORE ECONOMICAL WHEN COUPLED WITH GRID IMPROVEMENTS.
Wind-generated electricity from the upper Midwest will become cost-competitive with power generated from more conventional fuel sources like coal, while providing substantial reductions in greenhous . . .

SUNTECH/3RD ROCK TO DEVELOP 7.2MW OF SOLAR PROJECTS IN U.S.(Company overview)
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP) and 3rd Rock Systems and Technologies, Inc., a solar project developer based in San Francisco, has announced that they have established a strategic allian . . .

RENTECH SELLS SYNTHETIC JET FUEL TO U.S. AIR FORCE.
Rentech, Inc., Los Angeles, (NYSE Alternext US: RTK) has announced that the United States Air Force has purchased ultra-clean synthetic jet fuel produced at the company's fully-integrated synthetic . . .

AKEENA TO INTRODUCE AC SOLAR PANELS.
Akeena Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKNS), Los Gatos, Calif., a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, and Enphase Energy, a leading manufacturer of microinverter products, have announced a s . . .

GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEMS TO ACQUIRE WOODTECH, LLC.
Global Energy Systems, a subsidiary of the diversified renewable energy company, Global Energy Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: GNH), announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acq . . .

VENTUREFORTH UNVEILS MOBILE SOLUTION FOR MAINTENANCE.
Ventureforth, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise mobility applications for Oracle asset lifecycle management customers, announced that it is introducing Distributed Mi2K for eAM, a powerful dist . . .

RTD ENHANCES PROTECTION/REDUCES MAINTENANCE AT POWER PLANT.
Reserve hydropower is an important support to the power grid during system emergencies. Ensuring that this standby power source is available can depend on small but powerful Resistance Temperature D . . .

FPL BUILDING WORLD'S FIRST HYBRID SOLAR PLANT IN FLORIDA.
Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and local community leaders joined officials of Florida Power & Light Company to break ground on FPL's Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center, which will be the world's fi . . .

EXELON NUCLEAR TO DESIGNATE ALTERNATE REACTOR FOR TEXAS PROJECT.
Exelon Nuclear officials are negotiating with manufacturers of alternate reactor technologies for its proposed nuclear energy development in Victoria County, Texas, In November 2007, Exelon announ . . .

TENASKA SOLAR/SOLTAGE INVEST IN SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
Tenaska Solar, LLC (Tenaska Solar), Omaha, Neb., has announced an equity investment in Soltage, LLC (Soltage) to expand the development and use of solar-generated electricity. Soltage, a privately . . .

DIRECT INJECTION TECHNOLOGY SAVES ON FUEL CONSUMPTION.
Who would have thought that a forty-five millimeter long invention could improve engine performance, reduce emissions and fuel consumption by twenty percent? Continental, one of the world's largest . . .

SOLIX BIOFUELS TO BUILD BIOFUELS PILOT PLANT.
Solix Biofuels, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based alternative energy technology firm focused on algae-based intermediates for fuel and chemical production, has raised $10.5 million in its first round of o . . .

GENSCAPE INTRODUCES INFRARED POWER PLANT MONITORING.
Genscape Inc., Louisville, Ky., the nation's first and only supplier of real-time power plant output and transmission status information, has announced the addition of infrared power plant monitorin . . .

CHINA CLEAN ENERGY RESUMES BIODIESEL PRODUCTION.
China Clean Energy Inc. (OTC:CCGY (BULLETIN BOARD: CCGY), Fuqing City, China, has announced that it has resumed biodiesel production. China Clean Energy decided to resume biodiesel production at i . . .

UNIVERSAL BIOENERGY NEGOTIATES FOR PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES.
Universal Bioenergy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: UBRG), Nettleton, Miss., is in negotiations for two process technologies that could lower costs for biodiesel production. The first of these technologies wi . . .

FIRST BIODIESEL TRANS-CONTINENTAL JET FLIGHT ANNOUNCED.
Leading the way in the biodiesel industry, Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC has made history with co-sponsoring the first ever biodiesel trans-continental jet flight "Green Flight International." "With Lake . . .

SCHOTT SOLAR SIGNS MULTI YEAR CONTRACT WITH DC POWER.
SCHOTT Solar Inc. has entered into a multi year supply contract with DC Power Systems to supply the company with over 13 MW of photovoltaic modules. The contract is the first between DC Power System . . .

HYDROGEN HYBRID PREPARES FOR CAR & LIGHT TRUCK AFTERMARKET.
Hydrogen Hybrid Technologies Inc.(HYHY:otcbb) and Canadian Hydrogen Energy Company have announced that, in response to unprecedented demand and in line with its marketing plan, initial field trials . . .

AKEENA SOLAR'S ANDALAY PANELS AHEAD OF COMPETITION.
Akeena Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKNS), Los Gatos, Calif., a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, has announced the first major enhancement to its revolutionary integrated Andalay Solar . . .

RENEGY STARTS UP FIRST BIOMASS PLANT.
Renegy Holdings, Inc. (Renegy) (Nasdaq:RNGY), Tempe, Ariz. a renewable energy company focused on acquiring, developing and operating a growing portfolio of biomass power generation facilities, held . . .

WELWIND SIGNS JOINT VENTURE FOR HELANSHAN WIND FARM.
Welwind Energy International Corp. (OTCBB:WWEI) San Diego, Calif., has successfully signed a second joint venture partnership for a 50% interest in the Ningxia Tianjing Helanshan wind farm project. . . .

POWER/UTILITY COMPANIES GO ULTRASONIC TO STAY UP.
Worldwide, power grids are more fragile than ever. In many areas, unexpected outages happen often enough that they are taken for granted, and whole industries have sprung up to assure continuous pow . . .

ALBEMARLE TO SUPPLY CATALYSTS FOR RENEWABLE DIESEL PRODUCTION.(Company overview)
Albemarle Corporation, (NYSE:ALB), Baton Rouge, La., a global leader in specialty chemicals and sustainable clean energy solutions, has been awarded a multi-year order from Neste Oil Oyj, Finland (O . . .

SUNTECH/PV CRYSTALOX SOLAR SIGN 260MW WAFER SUPPLY PCT.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP) one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, and PV Crystalox Solar PLC ("Crystalox"), a specialist multicrystalline s . . .

AIR PRODUCTS TO SUPPLY GASES FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN CHINA.
Air Products (NYSE:APD ), Lehigh Valley, Pa., has signed a long-term contract with Weihe Clean Energy Company Limited, a subsidiary of Shaan'xi Weihe Coal Chemical Group Ltd, one of China's largest . . .

AKEENA SOLAR LAUNCHES ANDALAY FLAT ROOF SOLAR POWER SYSTEM.
Akeena Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKNS), San Francisco, Calif., one of the United States' leading designers and installers of solar power systems, has launched its Andalay Flat Roof Solar Power System. Hom . . .

INTEGRATED BIODIESEL AQUIRES STAKE IN JATROPHA PRODUCER.
Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI) has announced a 10% acquisition of Irish jatropha developer South Cone Agriculture, Ltd (SCA) for an undisclosed amount. The agreement with SCA includes pr . . .

BORREGO INSTALLS SOLAR ELECTICIY FOR STONE BREWING.
Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., a leading designer and installer of grid- connected solar electric power systems, and Bank of America have announced that Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido, Calif., one of . . .