More Renewable Power News

	Lincoln Electric System plans to triple wind power capacity 05/17/2013 Lincoln Electric System, a public power utility in Nebraska, is seeking to triple its wind power capacity within the next two years.
Green Energy Solutions and Cirque Energy II merge 05/17/2013 Green Energy Renewable Solutions Inc. and Cirque Energy II, LLC, a privately-owned renewable energy development company, have merged.
	Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers to speak at POWER-GEN 05/17/2013 The keynote session for POWER-GEN International 2013 may be the best keynote session in POWER-GEN’s 25-year history.
	Report: Outlook for U.S. energy independence positive 05/17/2013 A survey conducted by the KPMG Global Energy Institute shows that a majority of energy executives believe the U.S. can reach energy independence by 2030.
	NC's utility customer advocate recommends approval of solar project expansion 05/17/2013 North Carolina’s utility customer advocate is recommending state regulators approve a 7.5 MW expansion to Duke Energy Renewables’ White Post Solar project in Bath.
	Cherokee Nation, four other tribes developing 153 MW Oklahoma wind project 05/17/2013 The Cherokee Nation and fourth other tribes will develop a 153 MW wind power project in partnership with PNE Wind USA Inc.
	WWEA: Wind power capacity to reach 500,000 MW by 2016 05/16/2013 The World Wind Energy Association expects global wind power capacity to reach 500,000 MW by 2016 and that total global wind power capacity of around 1 million MW is possible by the year 2020.
Biomass-fired cogeneration plant back online in California 05/16/2013 The Eel River Power Plant, a biomass-fired cogeneration plant in Scotia, Calif., is back online after being closed for more than five months.
	Senate confirms Moniz to lead DOE in 97-0 vote 05/16/2013 The US Senate voted 97 to 0 to confirm Ernest Moniz to head up the Department of Energy Thursday afternoon.
	Goldman Sachs gives SolarCity a $500mn boost 05/16/2013 SolarCity signed a lease financing agreement with Goldman Sachs to fund more than $500 million to develop some 110 MW of solar power.
Solar power research in Nevada to receive $20mn boost 05/15/2013 The National Science Foundation is awarding a $20 million grant to Nevada’s higher education system to help fund research on solar power.
	Waste-to-energy plant to use GE natural gas-fired engines 05/15/2013 GE and Green Waste Energy signed a frame agreement for GE to supply an undetermined amount of Jenbacher gas engines to power a series of Advanced Recycling and Energy Conversion plants.
	Fluor settles dispute over UK offshore wind farm 05/15/2013 Fluor Corp. reached a settlement with Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds on all outstanding claims related to construction of the 500 MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind project off the coast of England.
Wind power, emissions control investments garner clash in Nebraska 05/14/2013 The Nebraska Electric Generation and Transmission Co-op Inc. is asking Nebraska Public Power District to eliminate proposed investments in wind energy, emissions controls and energy efficiency programs.
	Solar energy standard compromise reached in Minnesota 05/14/2013 A Minnesota legislative conference committee working on a compromise between two different bills requiring a solar energy standard for investor-owned utilities has reached a compromise.
Georgia Power adds 53 MW of biomass capacity from Piedmont Green Power 05/14/2013 Georgia Power added 53.5 MW of new biomass capacity through a 20-year power purchase agreement with Rollcast Energy Inc.
	LADWP to seek bids for 250 MW of solar power 05/14/2013 The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is planning to seek bids from developers for 250 MW of solar power.
	Massachusetts Solar: Healthy Mix of Business Sense, Environmental Awareness and Public Engagement 05/14/2013 Manheim is now collaborating with local school officials to integrate the solar installation into curriculums.
	Wind project planned on government-owned property in Texas 05/14/2013 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Government Technologies Inc. to construct the Pantex wind farm on government-owned property near Amarillo, Texas.
	Whale research center fueled by solar energy 05/14/2013 Canadian Solar Inc. donated solar energy modules, which are now powering the OrcaLab Whale Research Centre on a remote island off the British Columbia coast near Alert Bay.