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Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission today took the first step towards developing a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies.

Niestetal, Germany - SMA Solar Technology AG attained its sales and earnings forecast in 2012 despite the difficult market environment.

Thun, Switzerland - Meyer Burger Group reached net sales of CHF 645.2 million in fiscal year 2012 within a very difficult market environment for the solar industry.

Kahl am Main, Germany - Singulus Technologies, supplier of equipment and process technology for silicon and thin-film solar cells signed a "Letter of Intent" with M-Cells, a solar cell producer in China, in March 2013.

Swindon, UK - RWE Innogy confirms the successful sale of a 49.9% share in its Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm (Rhyl Flats) and a 41% share in its Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm.

Sandvika, Norway - The Board of Directors of Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has approved the financial statements for 2012 for both the Group and the parent company.

Wuxi, China - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that the Wuxi Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province, China has formally accepted the petition for the insolvency and restructuring of the Company's Chinese subsidiary Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.

Hamburg, Germany - Siemens Energy has been awarded an order from Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) to supply and install 124 wind turbines for the South Kent wind project in Canada.

Los Angeles, USA - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) took historic steps towards eliminating coal from LA’s power supply when it announced that representatives of LADWP and Salt River Project have reached sufficient progress on the principle terms to sell its stake in Navajo Generating Station for the two utilities to move forward to negotiate a definitive agreement that would end LA’s use of coal-fired power from the plant by the end of 2015.

Wuxi, China - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it has received from the trustee of its 3% Convertible Notes a notice of default and acceleration relating to Suntech's non-payment of the principal amount of US$541 million that was due to holders of the Notes on March 15, 2013.

Wellingborough, UK - The Japanese photovoltaic (PV) market is set to grow by 120 percent in 2013 and install more than 5 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity, according to a new report from IMS Research.

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas has received an order for 34 MW consisting of 17 units of the V100-2.0 MW turbine for the Palazzo San Gervasio wind farm in Basilicata, Italy.

Wuxi, China - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) announced that it has been contacted by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. regarding unusual trading activity relating to its American depositary shares on March 14, 2013.

Paris - GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a turnkey contract with the Lindoe Offshore Renewables Center (LORC), a Danish center for testing renewable energy technology, for the construction, commissioning and handover of one of the world’s most advanced facilities to test wind turbine nacelles with an output power of up to 10 megawatts (MW).

Spartanburg, USA - BMW Manufacturing announced the successful expansion of the company’s hydrogen fuel-cell material handling equipment across its 4.0 million square foot production facility.

Shanghai, China - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it has commenced shipments of 35 MW of solar PV modules to Siemens for five solar projects in Israel, of which three are located in the Arava Desert and two are in the Negev Desert.

Goodyear, USA / Wuxi, China - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. will stop production at its Goodyear, Arizona, solar panel manufacturing facility on April 3, 2013, with forty-three employees affected.

Hamburg, Germany - Siemens Energy has opened two major Research & Development test facilities for wind turbine technology in Denmark.

Dresden, Germany - To provide clean and green energy alternatives at an affordable cost, Mayur Renergy Solution (a Pune- & Boston-based corporation) in January 2013 signed a contract with the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Germany, to develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) products for the markets in developing countries.

Wuxi, China - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) announced that it has signed a forbearance agreement with the holders of more than 60% of the Company's 3% Convertible Notes.

Paris – Westermost Rough Ltd, London, and Nexans recently signed an agreement for the delivery and assembly of medium-voltage submarine cables for the Westermost Rough wind farm, which is to be built eight kilometres off the Holderness coast in Yorkshire.

Konstanz, Germany - Management Board and Supervisory Board of Sunways AG decided on organizational changes and enhancements.

San Mateo, USA - SolarCity, a provider of clean energy, announced financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2012.

Great Yarmouth, England – The British 3sun Group will increase manpower within its technical teams, supplementing the number of local technicians within the Great Yarmouth area and across the UK.

Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to find out whether an exemption for large electricity consumers from network charges granted in Germany since 2011 constitutes state aid.