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Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas releases to the market two new variants of its workhorse 2 MW platform – the V100-2.0 MW and the V110-2.0 MW.

Baoding, China - Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited, signs two loan agreements with China Development Bank (CDB) with an aggregate of US$ 165 million.

London/New York – New research by analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance show that annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two and a half times to more than four and a half times between now and 2030.

Lohne, Germany – EnviTec Biogas AG reports its preliminary figures for the financial year 2012.

Zurich, Switzerland – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and Power-One, Inc., a leading provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, announced that their boards of directors have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Power-One for $6.35 per share in cash or $1,028 million equity value.

Västra Frölunda, Sweden – MMT, a Swedish marine survey company, has just completed a survey in connection to the planned Kårehamn wind farm.

Madrid - Vestas has received an order for 24 V100-2.6 MW wind turbines, based on one of the most proven platforms in the industry - the 3.0 MW platform, for the Gravina-Poggiorsini wind power plant in Puglia, Italy.

Bonn, Germany - The Management Board of SolarWorld AG notifies that a loss has occurred in the amount of one half of the nominal share capital (§ 92 sec. 1 of the German Stock Corporations Act - AktG).

Strasbourg, France – Members of the European Parliament (MEP) voted against freezing auctions of a portion of CO2 emission quotas, so as to boost the price of EU "polluter's permits".

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas Wind Systems A/S appoints Marika Fredriksson as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management.

Washington D.C., USA - Wind energy grew 28 percent in America last year, setting a new installation record.

Kopenhagen - Dong Energy and Siemens AG have entered into agreements securing potential supplies and servicing of a total of 154 offshore wind turbines of 6 megawatt each, giving a total capacity of 924 megawatt.

Copenhagen, Denmark - The Government’s Smart Grid Strategy brings Danish consumers a big step closer to managing their own energy consumption.

Reutlingen, Germany - Manz AG, one of the world's leading high-tech engineering companies with its extensive technology portfolio covering the three strategic business areas of "Display", "Solar" and "Battery", has received an order of around 4.5 million Euro in its Battery division.

Hamburg - Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 72 MW with an option for another 12 MW for Romania.

Sandvika, Norway - NorthLight Power, a joint venture 60 percent owned by Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) and 40 percent by Summit Power Group, LLC, announced the sale of the 60 MWAC North Star project in Fresno County, California to First Solar, Inc.

Hamburg/Edinburgh - Suzlon Group’s UK subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, a leading manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, has reached the historic milestone of 1 gigawatt (GW) installed capacity across UK wind farms.

Tempe, USA - First Solar, Inc. announced full-year 2013 guidance as well as summary financial targets through 2015.

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas has secured a firm and unconditional order for the delivery of 166 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines along with a 20-year service and maintenance agreement for the 299 MW Blackspring Ridge Wind Project, a joint venture of EDF EN Canada Inc. and Enbridge.

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy announced it would fund its three Bioenergy Research Centers for an additional five-year period, subject to continued congressional appropriations.

Mumbai, India - CG, along with its consortium partners, has been awarded a Rs 239 crore (ca. 34 Mio. Euro) contract for the construction of an offshore high voltage (HV) substation in the Netherlands from Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects BV.

San Jose, USA - SunPower Corp. introduced its SunPower X-Series Solar Panels (X-Series), a new product line for the residential market that offers an unprecedented 21.5 percent efficiency.

Wieringermeer, Netherlands - GE announced that a prototype of the – according to GE - world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine, the new 2.5-120, is operational at a test site in Wieringermeer, Netherlands.

Husum, Germany - The DTEK Group has ordered 35 V112-3.0 MW turbines from Vestas that constitute the second stage of the Botievo project, located in the coastal area of the Zaporozhye region, near the village of Botievo.

Cuxhaven, Germany – With a successful financial year 2012, the wind farm project developer, PNE Wind AG, has laid the foundation for continued positive developments.