A report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research said the U.S. installed 314 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 2Q 2011.

Western Wind Energy Corp. began commercial operations of the 10.5 MW capacity wind and solar energy project in Arizona.

Enbridge Inc. and First Solar Inc. completed Enbridge's 5 MW Tilbury Solar Project on September 15, and its 15 MW Amherstburg II Solar Project on September 16.

A 25-year, $675 million contract between Austin Energy and Duke Energy Renewables won approval from the Austin City Council.

Metso will supply a biomass boiler to the planned We Energies/Domtar 50 MW Biomass Energy Project owned by We Energies

Nexterra Systems Corp. signed a $6.9 million contract to deliver a biomass gasification system for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Michigan.

The U.S. Department of Energy on September 13 announced the Department finalized a $1.2 billion loan guarantee to Mojave Solar LLC for the development of the 250 MW Mojave Solar Project in California.

Struthers Wells booked a contract to design and supply two solar steam generators for power plants in Spain.

Duke Energy Renewables, a unit of Duke Energy, will build a 69 MW wind farm in Pennsylvania and sell all of the generated electricity to Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. (DEMEC) under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

Pattern Energy Group LP partnered with Samsung Renewable Energy to buy the 180 MW capacity Armow wind power project in Ontario from Acciona.

The Department of Energy awarded Cogentrix a $90 million loan guarantee to build a 30 MW high concentration solar photovoltaic plant in Colorado.

Cate Street Capital closed on $275 million financing for a 75 MW biomass power plant in New Hampshire.

The U.S. Department of Energy finalized a $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies Inc. for the development of a multicrystalline wafer manufacturing project.

US Renewables Group will provide $344 million in financing to install 371 MW of solar panels on military housing across the U.S.

The Tennessee Valley Authority cut the maximum project size of its Generation Partners renewable energy initiative from 200 kW to 50 kW after September 16, citing rapid growth that outpaced the program’s ability to keep up.

First Solar signed a 100 MW solar module supply agreement with Reliance Power for a two-phase solar project in India.

First Solar Inc. received $455.7 million in loan guarantees from the Export-Import Bank of the United States for two solar power projects in Ontario.

Canadian Solar Inc. will supply all of the photovoltaic solar modules for one of Germany’s largest solar power plants, built by GP Joule.