Ener-G Natural Power and Biogas Technology, both units of UK-based Ener-G Holdings Plc, completed a 3.2 MW landfill gas-to-electricity project in Mexico.

Co-firing of woody biomass with coal is regarded as a cost‐effective way for coal‐fired power plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants.

The four new Aluminum Machined Levels – 4-Vial Aluminum Machined Torpedo Level (Model 400UM), 5-Vial Aluminum Machined Torpedo Level (Model 500UM), 5-Vial Aluminum Machined Laser Level (Model 800LMI), and U-Shape, V-Groove 10-Function Aluminum Machined Level (Model F-10) – are heavy duty and lightweight, making them able to stand up to tough job conditions, while remaining easy to carry.

Federal tax credits and state renewable portfolio standards have driven the utility market for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects during the past year.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and SunPower Corp. on Feb. 22 dedicated a 5.4 MW SunPower solar power system.

The solar PV system is the primary component of the energy savings performance contract to be implemented by the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc.

U.S. venture capital investment in renewable power and energy-efficiency technology declined 4.5 percent to $4.9 billion last year from 2010, according to an Ernst & Young LLP study.

Riley Power Inc., a unit of Babcock Power, has signed a contract with Gemma Power Systems LLC for the design and supply of Riley Power’s advanced stoker boiler with integrated air quality control system for the 49.9 MW biomass-fired Woodville Renewable Power Project in Texas.

In the wake of the expired 1603 Treasury Grant Program for renewable energy ventures, Chevron has announced that it will be investing tax equity for solar projects.

Baltimore-based Constellation Energy's retail business owns and will maintain the solar power systems.

Areva Solar is partnering with Tucson Electric Power on a concentrated solar power addition to the H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station.

Fluor Corp.has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract, as well as a separate contract for ongoing operations and maintenance services, for a 125 MW solar photovoltaic facility in Arizona.

An economic analysis prepared by The Brattle Group says that a 100 percent tariff on imported solar PV cells and modules from China would result in as many as 50,000 net lost jobs in the U.S. over the next three years.

Iberdrola Renewables, a wind energy operator, has laid off approximately 50 of its U.S. employees.

American Electric Power subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has signed long-term power purchase agreements for a total of 358.65 MW of wind energy from projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

In his Jan. 24 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reinstated his commitment to renewable energy.

RMT Inc., a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor specializing in the design and construction of wind and solar energy generating facilities, has provided EPC work for approximately 1,100 MW of renewable energy in 2011.

PIC Group Inc. has signed an operations and maintenance agreement with Oneida Energy for a 5 MW biomass gasification project in Wisconsin.