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Beijing / Madrid - Following last year’s first order and signing of a frame agreement with a new customer Inner Mongolia Guibang Shengtai Investment Co. Ltd. (GSI) Vestas has now firmed another order totalling 49.5 MW and has thereby taken another step in the materialisation of the frame agreement. In addition Vestas has received an order for a 21 V100-2.6 MW turbines for Italy.

Rome, Italy - Enel Green Power consolidates its position in the Greek photovoltaic market through the launching of four new plants all located in the Peloponnese region.

Vancouver, Canada – Ballard Power Systems, producer of fuel cell systems, announced that it is revising guidance for 2012 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA.

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas, EDP, Energias de Portugal, Repsol, Principle Power, A. Silva Matos (ASM) and InovCapital announced the inauguration of Portugal’s first offshore wind turbine.

Blaubeuren, Germany - Hans Autenrieth, company founder and Management Board member of many years' standing, has decided to to relinquish his Management Board mandate of centrotherm photovoltaics AG.

Tokio, Japan - The Japanese government has decided to restart the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

Los Cabos, Mexico - Vestas President and CEO, Ditlev Engel, and Enel CEO and General Manager, Fulvio Conti, co-chaired the G20 Business Summit (B20) Task Force on Green Growth in connection with the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Ichtershausen, Germany - Having converted its production line to micromorph technology only about seven months ago, Masdar PV has now reached another milestone in the development of its thin-film modules.

Xinyu City, China and Munich, Germany - LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, together with its partner Solarif, a fully mandated underwriter of HDI Gerling for PV insurance, are the first companies to introduce a unique insurance solution at the system level.

Shanghai, China - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, announced that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program, effective immediately, that authorizes JA Solar to repurchase up to a US$100 million worth of its issued and outstanding American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") prior to September 30, 2012.

Ichtershausen, Germany - The emerging solar market in India represents a sales area for Masdar PV, producer of large-area thin-film photovoltaic products.

Blaubeuren, Germany - Due to the continued poor market environment, and the resultant strained financing situation, merchandise credit insurance companies have today informed centrotherm photovoltaics AG that they will no longer insure merchandise deliveries to the centrotherm photovoltaics Group.

Aarhus, Denmark - In January 2012 Vestas decided to close its tower factory in Varde, Denmark.

Zurich, Switzerland – Trina Solar Limited, integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products announced a collaboration with Germany-based E3/DC to develop next generation energy storage solutions for homes and small businesses.

Berlin, Germany - The solar energy company Solon will start expanding the solar power plant in Lübesse (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) by 1 megawatt (MW) with immediate effect.

Oldenburg, Germany - aleo solar AG will close its plant in the Spanish village of Santa Maria de Palautordera by the end of this year, at the latest.

Zurich, Switzerland – ABB has released its annual estimate of the savings achieved by its installed base of drives.

Beijing, China - Vestas has received another order consisting of 24 units of the V90-2.0 MW turbine from China’s largest developer, Longyuan.

Duisburg, Germany – German Soventix GmbH from Duisburg and its South African subsidiary and NewDev South Africa have set the course for five large projects with a capacity of 20MWp each.

Randers, Denmark – The wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has signed an order for a total capacity of 39.6 MW consisting of 22 units of the V100-1.8 MW turbine for the Alba Rivas wind power plant, which will be located in Hacienda La Fe, Rivas, Nicaragua.

Hamburg, Germany – The system supplier Conergy and TÜV Rheinland are entering a partnership with the aim of collaborating closely in the certification of large photovoltaic plants.

Madrid, Spain - For the second year running Acciona has been awarded the contract for the supply of electricity to all the desalination/water treatment plants and other installations managed by the publicly-owned company Aguas de la Cuencas Mediterráneas (Acuamed).

Shanghai, China - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., manufacturer of solar power products, announced its unaudited financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas is launching a high-wind version of the V112-3.0 MW turbine to fulfil increasing market and customer needs in the global high-wind segment.

Munich, Germany - Zhongli Talesun, international producer of solar cells and modules has signed an agreement with the government of Qinghai, China's largest province.