Pattern Energy Group LP announced that both the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and the California Association of Environmental Professionals have awarded the Ocotillo Wind project with awards for outstanding environmental analysis and documentation. Duke Energy Renewables has acquired two commercial solar power projects near Twentynine Palms, Calif., from project developer SolarWorld. The twin projects, named Highlander Solar 1 …

The Cadmus Group has launched a new Sustainable Transportation Practice, to be led by Damon Fordham. The practice will provide full-service research, policy analysis, technology assessment, communications/outreach, modeling, and tool development. Current projects include analysis of the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles, support for Context Sensitive Solutions, assessment of energy efficiency technologies, enhancement of aviation environmental models, and research into …

Blue Sphere Corp. has signed a purchase agreement for a suitable property for its 3.2 MW waste-to-energy plant in Rhode Island. @ReneSola Ltd has been contracted to provide 7,200 of its 250-watt high-efficiency polycrystalline solar PV modules for a solar project to be built by S&C Electric Company, a Chicago-based provider of equipment and services for electric power systems, in …

#EcoEngineer’s RIN QAP WEBINAR recording is now available. The free webinar covered QAP and A and B programs as well as the NPRM. Answers to questions asked during and after the webinar will be posted on their website. @SunPower Corp. has begun construction on two solar power projects for Yolo County in Calif. The projects are expected to generate 5.8 …

Advanced Biofuels USA and the U.S. Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Technology Office are co-hosting Biomass 2013: How the Advanced BioIndustry is Reshaping American Energy. This year’s conference will be held July 31-August 1, 2013, at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, in downtown Washington. According to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 854,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 35.87 million gallons …

Katirina Tracy is stepping down as Chief Operating Officer of Cima Green LLC and into a new role as Senior Director of Sales and Operations. While highly effective as Chief Operating Officer over the last three years, this change in roles drives the organization’s new strategy towards greater market focus SolarCity has been added to the Russell 200 (R) Russell …

World Bio Markets Asia is hosting a FREE webinar, “The Role of Asia in the Commercialization of Bio-based Chemicals,” on April 3,2013. The webinar will offer expert views on what role Asia will play in the commercialization of bio-based chemicals on the larger global platform. The second annual Oilseed & Grain Trade Summit is being held in Minneapolis, MN October …

Mass Megawatts Wind Power will be exhibiting a prototype of its new patented, ‘Wind Electric Power Generator’ with only seven moving components at the Denver Home Show being held at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado on the weekend of March 15, 2013 through March 17, 2013.  This wind-based, power system produces reliable, low-cost, and clean energy that’s well …

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has elected Andrew Garrad as its new President. Garrad joined the wind energy industry in 1979 and most recently was Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan. Amyris, Inc. has joined Bonsucro, the world’s leading sugarcane sustainability standard. Amyris is the first advanced biofuels and chemicals company of its kind to join Bonsucro, paving the way …

The Renewable Energy Group (REG) has announced its 2012 fourth quarter results. The company’s annual revenue exceeded $1 billion, up 23% compared to 2011; fourth quarter revenues were $232 million, down 13% from the prior year period; 188 million gallons sold, up 25% compared to 2011; adjusted EBITDA of $96.5 million for 2012; net income of $22.3 million for 2012; …