Patent Pending: New Biofuel Developed at UGA
A team of University of Georgia (UGA) researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines.

enXco Consolidates its Continued Presence in the Altamont Passby Acquiring 100% of the Patterson Pass Wind Park
enXco (an EDF EN Company) has completed a series of business transactions which both consolidate and confirm enXco's commitment as an owner and operator of wind projects in California in general and in the Altamont Pass in particular. enXco purchased from Havoco Wind Energy, LLC and Volkar/Coombs Partners, the 70% owners of the Patterson Pass Wind Park (21.8 MW) which enXco did not already own. enXco now owns 100% of Patterson Pass.

New Legislation Would Bring Wind Power to 'Grinding Halt'
Legislation just introduced and slated to move quickly in the U.S. House of Representatives would bring new wind energy development in the U.S. to a grinding halt, AWEA Executive Director Randall Swisher warned on May 18.

Shrinking the Cost for Solar Power


$1.23 Million Grant from Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Approved for Solar PV Installation at 2 Great Pasture Road, Danbury
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), a ratepayer fund administered by Connecticut Innovations Inc. (CI), today announced that the Connecticut Clean Energy Investment Committee has approved a grant of $1,228,500 to help defray a portion of the total project cost of installing a 615-kilowatt DC solar photovoltaic (PV) system at an industrial park located at 2 Great Pasture Road in Danbury, Connecticut. This solar PV system, when constructed, will be the largest commercial solar PV installation in Connecticut and one of the largest in New England. CCEF's funding will be provided through its On-site Renewable Distributed Generation (DG) Program.

Duke Energy Carolinas Seeks Purchased Power Opportunities
Duke Energy Carolinas has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase power or generation assets up to 800 megawatts (MW) of peaking and/or intermediate generation in the 2010 timeframe, and up to 2,000 MW of peaking and/or intermediate generation in the 2013 timeframe.

SolarOne(R) Solutions, LLC Announces the Launch of a New Website


Glitnir Bank Considers U.S. Geothermal Energy Market as Investment
Icelandic investment bank Glitnir met with leading geologists, government officials and investors at the first West Coast Geothermal Finance and Development Workshop held in San Francisco on May 17, with an eye for investing in U.S. geothermal energy projects, which is currently valued between US$1.3 billion and US$1.7 billion a year.