In the quest to "level the playing field," the 31 percent anti-dumping tariff announced Thursday was a good start, said SolarWorld President Gordon Brinser, but even more is needed to bring the industry back into balance.

The North American Development Bank (NADB) and SunEdison have signed a $65 million loan agreement for the construction of a 20 MW solar park in Picture Rocks, Ariz.

The U.S. Department of Commerce May 17 imposed more tariffs on solar panels and modules imported from China.

The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) announced $500,000 available in 2012 to support a project to deploy and test a wave energy conversion device for one year at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site on the island of Oahu.

Wisconsin Power and Light Co., a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corp., said it exercised its option to purchase Riverside Energy Center LLC, which owns the Riverside Energy Center, from Calpine Corp. for $392 million.

The Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

Westinghouse Electric Co. and the Missouri Electric Alliance, led by Ameren Missouri, have formed a utility participation group, the NexStart SMR Alliance, to support the deployment of the Westinghouse 225 MWe small modular reactor (SMR).

In its budget requests for 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it wants a funding increase to investigate hydraulic fracturing technologies.

Elecnor received C$250 million ($246 million) in financing for the development of the 100 MW L'Erable wind farm currently being built in Quebec, Canada.

ABB has completed the acquisition of Thomas & Betts, a Tennessee-based provider of low-voltage products.

Under the revised "Power Block First" proposal for the 611 MW Taylorville Energy Center (TEC) in Illinois, electricity customers in the state could save an estimated $437.7 million over a 20-year period, including more than $250.6 million in the plant's first five years of operation.

The energy minister of Mexico said the country would require $20.1 billion in power generation investments through 2026.

URS Corp. completed its acquisition of Flint Energy Services Ltd. for $1.24 billion.

Costa Rica’s state power company ICE plans to invest $9 billion in the nation’s power sector over the next 12 years.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on May 14 said it has awarded a grant for approximately $2 million that will help El Salvador establish a geothermal training center for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Brazilian state-run power company Eletrobras Eletrosul says it will invest $615 million into new transmission projects to help meet power demands expected during the 2014 World Cup.

Brazil’s hydroelectric power grid is expected to receive $56 billion in new investments by 2022.

Eolectric Inc. and Fiera Axium Infrastructure Inc. have announced the creation of an investment fund, Eolectric Club L.P., and completion of equity financing for the Vents du Kempt wind farm.

Minerco Resources, Inc., a developer of renewable energy in Latin America, has released a business update for its Sayab Wind Project and Iscan Hydro-Electric Project in Honduras.