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2012-02-03		US -Trade Ministry: import duties on Chinese solar cells effective retroactively Bonn, Germany – The US-American Trade ministry has decided to make anti-subvention duties against Chinese solar electricity cells and modules become retroactively effective. According to SolarWorld, the US-Department of Commerce explained on Monday (local time) that the imposition of duties would already come into force retroactively for a period of three months.
2012-02-03		Russia and Germany cooperate in biomass sector Berlin, Germany – The Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) has signed a cooperation contract with the Russian energy agency (REA) and the Russian energy provider FESCO on the International Green Week (IGW) in Berlin.
2012-02-03		Environmental economy: Germany keeps on growing even more sustainably Berlin, Germany – The Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) and Federal Environment Agency (UBA) have published the Report on the Environmental Economy 2011.
2012-02-03		GT Advanced Technologies Inc. announces third quarter fiscal year 2012 results Merrimack, USA - GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT) reported results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended December 31, 2011.
2012-02-03		Zoltek reports strong growth in first quarter revenues and earnings St. Louis, USA - Zoltek Companies, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year.
2012-02-02		Gamesa’s orders for new G97-2.0 MW turbine total 356 MW in second half of 2011 Zamudio, Madrid / Spain - Gamesa secured contracts to supply 356 MW of its new G97-2.0 MW turbine in deals signed in the second half of 2011, the year of the global launch of this new turbine.
2012-02-02		Q-Cells SE achieves agreement in principle with bondholders Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany – Q-Cells SE has achieved an agreement in principle on the restructuring of all three outstanding convertible bonds in a single comprehensive transaction.
2012-02-01		Nordex wins order for Spanish 30 MW wind farm Hamburg, Germany – Nordex has received the order to assemble and install twelve of its N90/2500 wind turbine systems for the 30 MW wind farm "Barbers" in the Spanish province of Tarragona, Catalonia.
2012-02-01		SunPower completes its acquisition of Tenesol San Jose, USA – SunPower has completed its acquisition of the wholly-owned Total SA subsidiary Tenesol SA, a global solar provider headquartered in La Tour de Salvagny, France for $165.4 million in cash.
2012-01-31		Yingli to supply IBC Solar with up to 200 MW of PV modules Baoding, China - Yingli Green Energy, a vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturer, announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with IBC Solar AG.
2012-01-31		Vestas China has received its first V100 order for a total of 48.6 MW Beijing, China - Vestas China has received its first V100 turbine order from Datang Hubei Renewable Energy.
2012-01-31		REC terminates another long term wafer sales contract Sandvika, Norway - REC has accepted to terminate a long term wafer sales contract and will receive a cash compensation of approximately NOK 220 million in the first quarter 2012.
2012-01-30		Siemens receives first wind turbine orders for projects in Africa Erlangen, Germany - Siemens Energy has secured its first wind turbine orders with a total capacity of 100 MW in Africa.
2012-01-27		Centrosolar posts annual revenue of EUR 294 million in 2011 Munich – According to provisional calculations, CENTROSOLAR Group AG expects its overall revenue for 2011 to reach EUR 294 million (unaudited; previous year EUR 403 million).
2012-01-26		Santander finances Mexian SoWiTec wind farms with a capacity of up to 850 MW Sonnenbühl, Germany and Mexico City, Mexico - The SoWiTec operation GmbH has signed a contract with the Santander Capital Structuring S.A. de C.V for the development of four wind farms with a total capacity ranging from 650 to 850 MW.
2012-01-26		Crédit Agricole enters German photovoltaic market through abakus solar Paris, France and Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Crédit Agricole Private Equity, through its Capenergie2 fund, participates in a capital increase of abakus solar AG. Crédit Agricole Private Equity and abakus solar jointly set up the investment company “abakus solar Power”.
2012-01-26		Grid-scale energy storage will be economically viable in the UK London, UK and New York, USA - The report ‘Energy storage valuation study: UK’ by analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance has found that the breakthrough for energy storage could be closer than previously thought.
2012-01-26		EDF Trading acquires German biomass pellet plant London, UK - EDF Trading, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF S.A., has acquired its first plant for the production of biomass pellets in Europe.
2012-01-25		REpower and EDF Energies Nouvelles’ US subsidiary sign contract for 50 megawatts Hamburg, Germany / Denver, USA - REpower Systems SE has concluded a contract for the delivery of 25 wind turbines of the MM92 type with US developer enXco – an EDF Energies Nouvelles company.
2012-01-25		W2E turbine fulfils Chinese grid codes Rostock, Germany / Zhangbei & Baoding, China - The W93 - a 2.05 MW turbine designed and market by W2E, Wind to Energy - accomplished all necessary requirements approved by the NWIC officials and fulfils Chinese grid codes.
2012-01-25		Conergy achieves 2011 sales guidance - EBITDA below expectations Hamburg, Germany – Based on preliminary figures, Conergy AG, achieved sales of around € 185 million during the fourth quarter of 2011.
2012-01-24		Vestas has received a 30 MW order for Finland Malmö, Sweden - Vestas has received the third order for V112-3.0 MW wind turbines from TuuliWatti Oy within less than a year.
2012-01-24		Q-Cells SE implements financial restructuring measures Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany – Q-Cells SE plans a restructuring of its financial liabilities in two steps.
2012-01-23		NOAA: 2011 tied 1997 as the 11th warmest year since records began Washington, D.C., USA - The year 2011 tied 1997 as the 11th warmest year since records began in 1880.
2012-01-23		Rieks appointed new head of Vestas Offshore Aarhus, Denmark - Former Vestas CEU President Hans Jörn Rieks brings 18 years of experience to new position as head of Vestas offshore. Developing strategic partnerships and next generation offshore-turbines tops his to-do-list.