EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg AG (“EnBW”) announced that it plans to build a solar park in Baden-Wuerttemberg using 5.5 MW of photovoltaic (“PV”) modules produced by

Acciona SA, Spain?s second-largest wind energy operator, paid former director Esteban Morrás 42.5 million euros for his interest in two of its units, according to El Mundo.

The potential for geothermal power generation in Rwanda is currently estimated at about 170-300 MW. Rwanda’s current power production equals a total of about 60MW at peak hours.

The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, a bipartisan group of 29 governors, has asked Congress and the President to adopt a national renewable energy standard, for the use of of renewable electricity.

According to a study by Environment America, 10% of gross energy demand in America could be met by 2030 only with solar energy technologies available today.

Pattern Energy Acquires 283 MW Gulf Wind Power Project. Gulf Coast Project Uniquely Located to Take Advantage of Beneficial Wind Patterns And Major Transmission Lines.

India’s 3.5 million m2 installed Solar thermal industry comes together to float Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI).

Ingmar Wilhelm from Enel Green Power elected as new President of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Solar PV market hits 43 GW record in 2009.

A Clemson University wind energy expert told that advances in wind turbines technology will reduce costs associated with offshore wind farms and help make the first U.S. offshore wind farm a reality.

A study from the IEER found that 94% of the electricity consumption of North Carolina, with 9 million inhabitants, could be met by renewable sources, combined with appropriate energy efficiency strategies.

Romania?s potential for installed wind energy is standing at 545 Megawatts in 2010, according to the estimates of the Romanian Association for Wind Power (AREE), compared with 2009?s installed capacity of 14.1 Megawatts.

The proposed system can simultaneously harness potential, kinetic and pressure wave energy, unlike competing single-use technologies.

The success of this bidding process is key to achieving a target to boost Egypt’s wind energy capacity to 7,200 megawatts from the current 520 megawatts over the next 10 years.

GDF Suez, which is pursuing an open-cycle gas-turbine project in South Africa, would now also consider wind energy investments in the country, following the recent release of a renewable energy feed-in tariff (Refit).