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Washington D.C., USA - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the investment of up to $16.5 million for two major research and development (R&D) initiatives that will support the expansion of renewable transportation fuels production.

Randers, Denmark - Vestas has signed a global supply agreement for delivery of 400 MW in 2011-2014. The contract, which includes an option for an additional 1,000 MW, has been awarded by a company with worldwide operations.

Washington D.C., USA — U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the creation of the Carbon Capture and Storage Simulation Initiative with an investment of up to $40 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Washington D.C. - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan to the 49.5 megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada.

Hamburg - REpower Systems AG (WKN 617 703) is preparing to transform itself into a European Company (Societas Europaea, SE).

Woerrstadt, Germany - juwi Solar GmbH remains on its successful course realizing solar projects in Central and Eastern Europe.

Hamburg, Germany - Carsten Pedersen, the founder and long-standing Chief Sales Officer at Nordex SE, will be switching to the Company’s Supervisory Board.

Beijing, China – Domestic energy companies are expected to submit bids for the first batch of offshore wind power projects, having combined investment of over 20.8 billion yuan ($3.06 billion), China Daily reports.

Bonn, Germany/Rome, Italy - The funding of solar electricity in Italy is to be reduced in three phases starting from 2011.

Berlin, Germany and Valencia, Spain - Photovoltaic system installations in the first half of 2010, estimated at 3 GWp, continue to consolidate Germany's position as the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) market and an attractive investment location for PV companies.

Washington, USA - Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced research awards under a joint DOE-USDA program aimed at improving and accelerating genetic breeding programs to create plants better suited for bioenergy production.

Xinyu City, China/Sunnyvale, USA - LDK Solar announced that it has expanded its vertical manufacturing by successfully completing the installation and trial runs of the first production line of solar cells in its newly installed manufacturing facility in Xinyu City.

Randers, Denmark - Vestas launched an advertising campaign to highlight the potential for new clean energy jobs being created in rural and regional Australia.

Atlanta, USA - Turkey will connect to the European electrical grid this September using GE’s smart grid technology.

Arvada , USA - Tests conducted by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) confirm that SkyFuel’s parabolic trough solar concentrator meets the highest standard for efficiency in its class.

Xinyu City, China and Sunnyvale, USA - LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of solar wafers and PV products, announced the filing of an objection for an Arbitration before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in Shanghai, China against Canadian Solar, Inc. (CSI), a provider of solar system solutions.

Cuxhaven, Germany - With the Görike wind farm in Brandenburg, the wind farm developer PNE WIND AG (ISIN: DE000A0JBPG2) has successfully completed its second repowering project.

Sulzemoos, Germany - Phoenix Solar AG has signed an agreement with green energy slovakia, s.r.o on the planning and implementation of a solar park with a peak power of 2.2 megawatts.

Valencia, Spain/Woerrstadt, Germany - juwi Solar continues to extend its international business activities.

Berlin, Germany - Simone Prüfer, CFO of SOLON SE, has decided to step down from the Management Board effective August 31, 2010 for personal reasons.

Blaubeuren, Germany - centrotherm photovoltaics AG has achieved a notable sales success, and signed several contracts for production systems and equipment in its solar cell business area with well-known Asian customers over the past few days.

Singapore - Vestas has received an order for 24 units of the V82-1.65 MW wind turbine for the Phase 1 of the Harpanahalli Wind Farm project in the State of Karnataka, South India.

Washington, D.C., USA - A team led by The Pennsylvania State University will receive up to $122 million over the next five years from the Department of Energy to establish an Energy Innovation Hub focused on developing technologies to make buildings more energy efficient.

Woerrstadt, Germany and Santa Clara, USA - juwi Solar, project developer of solar plants, and MiaSolé, manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, announced the completion of a multiple year purchase agreement to supply CIGS modules from MiaSolé (Santa Clara, USA) to juwi Solar GmbH (Wörrstadt, Germany).

Washington, USA - Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a new report, "The Recovery Act: Transforming the American Economy through Innovation".