BP Wind Energy today announced full commercial operation of Phase I of the Sherbino Wind Farm in Pecos County in west Texas. The first 150 megawatts (MW) of the project, which has a potential capacity of 750 MW, has been built through a 50-50 joint venture agreement with Padoma Wind Power LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc.

As Raser Technologies, Inc. gears up to complete its first distributed geothermal project in Utah, the company announced yesterday that it has received the final US $21 million tax equity payment that will play a large part in financing its 10-megawatt (MW) Thermo geothermal power project.

SCHOTT Solar announced today that it will unveil a new 225 watt polycrystalline photovoltaic module at the Solar Power International show in San Diego, California. The new product shall be manufactured at the company’s North American flagship solar manufacturing facility, currently under construction in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It will be sold under the brand-name SCHOTT Solar Poly 225 and will complement the 310 watt module currently manufactured at SCHOTT Solar’s Billerica, Massachusetts facility.

SCHOTT Solar today announced that it has entered into a multi-year supply contract with AEE Solar to supply the company with over 5 MW of multicrystalline photovoltaic modules. AEE Solar has been a wholesaler of SCHOTT Solar modules in the United States since 1998.

Vestas announced last week that is has received orders for its turbines totaling more than 314 megawatts (MW). The turbines are meant for projects in Spain, Turkey, China and Italy.

As officials in Florida craft a solar incentive program to take advantage of the state’s plentiful solar resources, industry leaders and policy-makers are coming together today to discuss how they can learn from the German experience.

A recent New York Times article reporting that a Warren Buffett controlled company will pay 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars for a 9.89% share of BYD Automotive, the Chinese battery and car manufacturer that plans to sell electric-powered cars in the United States, puts a spotlights on electric vehicles (EVs) and infrastructure in China.

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that the town of Pomfret, Conn., has joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program by committing to purchase at least 20% of its electricity for municipal facilities from clean, renewable energy sources by the year 2010. Pomfret officials approved a resolution declaring the town’s commitment, joining 86 Connecticut municipalities that have made a commitment to a cleaner environment and greater energy independence.