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A123’s $50M Debt Desperation Play
A123 may have solved its short-term financial problems by raising $50 million in debt on Saturday. But the price of saving the beleaguered lithium-ion battery maker’s immediate concerns could lead to a “death by a thousand cuts” to its share price and long-term viability. That... -
NADB, SunEdison close $65 million loan for 20 MW solar park in Arizona
San Antonio, May 18, 2012 — The North American Development Bank and SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and unit of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., have signed a $65 million loan agreement for the construction of a 20-MW solar park in Picture Rocks, Arizona. ... -
RMT to construct seven wind projects in 2012
Madison, Wis., May 18, 2012 — RMT, Inc., a solar and wind energy engineering, procurement and construction contractor, is adding 555 MW to its renewable energy practice in 2012. RMT 's 2012 construction portfolio consists of the following seven wind projects: * Auwahi – Se... -
FERC forecasts low gas prices, power problems in California, Texas, Boston
Dulles, Va., May 18, 2012 — Low natural gas prices are expected to continue to exert downward pressure on electricity prices this summer, although there could potentially be more volatility in Southern California, Texas and Boston, where power generation capacity reserves are tighter, accor... -
WIRES statement on FERC's denial of rehearing on Order 1000
Washington, D.C., May 18, 2012 — Following is a statement from WIRES Counsel Jim Hoecker regarding the recent announcement that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) has upheld its Order No. 1000 mandate to reform the nation's electric transmission planning and cost allocation p... -
GTM Podcast: New Angles on the SolarWorld China Module Trade Case
Our inaugural podcast covers a piece of highly charged news: the preliminary verdict from the Department of Commerce on the Anti-Dumping (AD) complaint which resulted in a 31 percent levy for most of the major Chinese panel manufacturers. We covered the verdict yesterday, as well as feedback from... -
Warm weather and low natural gas prices dampen spot electricity prices this winter
The combination of one of the warmest winters in decades (November-March) and low spot natural gas prices contributed to low wholesale electric prices at major market locations during the winter of 2011/12. -
Don't Expect a Facebook for Cleantech
The future of sustainable clean technology is not in huge, one-size-fits-all technologies but in distributed technologies that people embrace on the local level, said experts at the 4th Annual IFC Cleantech Workshop of the International Finance Corporation, part of The World Bank.Moreover, the te... -
Waste Gas to Usable Energy: An Innovative Partnership at GE and Wuhan Iron and Steel
I spent last week at AISTech – one of the largest conferences of the year for the iron and steel industry – and conversations with attendees centered on how steel producers can implement new technology to remain competitive in the market. As companies around the world expand city skyl... -
GTM Research On Tariffs Levied Against Chinese Module Manufacturers
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) levied a second round of preliminary tariffs against Chinese solar module imports in the ongoing trade war between U.S. solar manufacturers and their Chinese counterparts. The following are the anti-dumping tariffs handed down in the ruling: Suntech: 31.... -
SunDurance Energy strikes solar power purchase agreement with U.S. Marines
Barstow, Calif., May 18, 2012 — SunDurance Energy broke ground on a solar power purchase agreement for the U.S. Marines Corps at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, California. The procurement and management of project has been overseen by the Navy Facilities Command, Southwest Regi... -
With Nuke Plants Offline, California Faces a Summer Without SONGS
If, as currently predicted, Southern California Edison is unable to get its 2,200-megawatt San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) back in service in time for the heat of the summer, California’s power generation and delivery system will be profoundly tested. “An extended outa... -
Calif. Indian Tribe Says Wind Farm Must Yield to Sacred Land Issue
The Quechan tribe says the ocotillo project could disturb sacred cremation grounds.
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FERC Action on Order 1000 Angers Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy
The seven-company group argues that consumers are not adquately protected.
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