energy.agwired.com has a new Facebook page. Like us for a chance to win free prizes. Solectria Renewables, LLC, announced that its SMARTGRID Inverters, string combiners and SolrenView web-based monitoring were chosen by World Electric Supply and Miller Electric Company for the 750kW solar array at the Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. World Electric Supply and Miller Electric Company of …

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited has announced that it will supply 54 MW of solar modules to seven projects in the United Kingdom that are developed by Grid Essence UK Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grid Essence Holdings Ltd. The company’s multicrystalline YGE Series modules will be installed in ground-mounted solar projects located in the south of England and …

The AEGPL Congress will be taking place in Genoa, Italy May 14-15, 2014. Hosted by the European LPG Association, the AEGPL Congress is expecting more than 1,200 LPG industry professionals to convene for the event, themed, “Today’s Successes, Tomorrow’s Opportunities”. The event will cover all sectors of the LPG industry with speakers from Europe and around the world. The Asia-Pacific …

Leading figures in geothermal power development will be participating in the GEA International Geothermal Showcase in Washington, D.C. on Earth Day, April 22. This includes speakers engaged in projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Switzerland, Romania, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Indonesia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nevis, Colombia, the United States, Iceland and more. The application period is open for the Green Power Leadership Awards. …

Algae.Tec Ltd has announce that it has received its first purchase order from an affiliate of Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited (RIIHL) in connection with the arrangements announced on January 21, 2014. This purchase order is for $2.4 million and is for the supply of certain Algae.Tec algae production technology and associated technical expertise. The work and equipment ordered …

Renewable Energy Group (REG) has hired Todd Robinson as Director, Investor Relations. Robinson has spent more than 20 years in banking, investment, finance and treasury operations at companies including Wells Fargo, Deloitte & Touche, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Pella Corporation, and HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. He will work with REG senior management and with the company’s investor relations firm, ICR, to …

According to the Latin America Wind Market Assessment, from Navigant Research, cumulative installed wind power capacity in Brazil will reach 20.1 GW by 2022, more than all the other nations of Latin American combined. The report finds that Latin America has become one of the hottest growth markets for the wind energy industry. Wind power development in Brazil, in particular, …

Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America is now accepting abstract submissions for the 2014 conference program, December 9-11, 2014 in Orlando, Florida. Abstracts are due by March 14, 2014 and the Geothermal Energy Association is calling on the geothermal energy to submit abstracts for key projects. The conference sessions are organized into multiple concurrent session tracks: Large Scale …

President Obama has called upon the U.S. Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency to develop critically important new fuel economy standards for millions of semi-trucks, large vans, buses, and other large trucks that ply America’s highways. A new report from the Consumer Federation of America, Paying the Freight: The Consumer Benefits of Increasing the Fuel Economy of Medium and …

Blue Bird Corporation recently announced its 2013 Supplier Award winners. Revealed at Blue Bird’s Supplier Conference, select industry suppliers were awarded for their commitment to quality, innovation, service and cost management. Blue Bird presented the 2013 Supplier of the Year award to ROUSH CleanTech, manufacturer of propane autogas fuel systems and tanks. Click here to view all the winners. Beginning …