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Waldaschaff, Germany - Goede Foundation donates a complete photovoltaic system to the Nepalese "Bhaktapur Homeopathic Clinic and Medical College" project.

Madrid, Spain - Vestas has received an order for a total capacity of 50.4 MW consisting of 28 units of the V100-1.8 MW turbine for the Los Altos wind power plant, which will be located in Jalisco, Mexico.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., producer of solar panels, and IBC Solar, a global specialist in photovoltaic systems, announced an agreement for Suntech to supply 50 megawatts (MW) of solar panels through the end of 2012.

Salzbergen, Germany - GE Energy announced that Swedish energy developer Triventus Wind Power AB will use GE turbines to power a new 27.5-MW wind farm project being built near Falkenberg on Sweden’s west coast.

Zamudio, Spain - Gamesa has signed an agreement with RWE Renewables Polska for the sale of the 14 MW Krzecin wind farm located in the Western Pomeranian region of northeast Poland.

Randers, Denmark - Vestas has received a 216 MW offshore order in Belgium, for the Northwind Offshore Wind Farm.

Madrid, Spain - A project led by Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power has been announced as preferred bidder by South Africa's Department of Energy (DoE) to develop the 50MW Bokpoort CSP plant, not far from Upington.

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas has received an order for 30 units of the V90-3.0 MW wind turbine for the Glötesvålen project in the municipality of Härjedalen, Sweden.

Tucson, USA – Global Solar Energy announced that the German executive team applied for insolvency proceedings at Global Solar’s wholly owned German subsidiary, Global Solar Energy Deutschland GmbH (GSED).

Santa Clara, USA - The leading metrics influencing PV industry supply and demand (module production, supply and market-demand) are forecast to come to within 8% of the second-half market demand of 17.2 GW, according to recent findings in the latest NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly report.

Xinyu City, China/Sunnyvale, USA - LDK Solar reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

New York, USA - Atlanta based GreenWorld Development announces that it signed a strategic alliance and partnership agreement with 3Power Energy Group to jointly acquire and to develop US multifunctional Energy Centres.

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas has signed its largest ever service and maintenance renewal agreement with EDP Renováveis (EDPR) to service more than 1,100 turbines across 30 wind power plants in the United States and Europe for up to seven years.

California, USA – Canadian Solar and Real Goods Solar announced a supply agreement.

Aarhus, Denmark – Vestas has decided to phase out the production of the kilowatt platform, including the V52-850 kW and V60-850 kW turbines.

Sandvika, Norway - The board of directors of Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has over a period had an objective to extend the maturity of the Company's debt facilities and to strengthen the balance sheet of the Company.

Lohne, Germany – With the starting signal for the construction of a biogas plant in the state of New York, EnviTec Biogas AG from the Lower Saxon town of Lohne has now entered the American market for the first time.

Prenzlau/Bremen, Germany - aleo solar AG announced that its shareholders endorsed the Management Board's strategy at the Company's sixth Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Beijing / Madrid - Following last year’s first order and signing of a frame agreement with a new customer Inner Mongolia Guibang Shengtai Investment Co. Ltd. (GSI) Vestas has now firmed another order totalling 49.5 MW and has thereby taken another step in the materialisation of the frame agreement. In addition Vestas has received an order for a 21 V100-2.6 MW turbines for Italy.

Rome, Italy - Enel Green Power consolidates its position in the Greek photovoltaic market through the launching of four new plants all located in the Peloponnese region.

Vancouver, Canada – Ballard Power Systems, producer of fuel cell systems, announced that it is revising guidance for 2012 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA.

Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas, EDP, Energias de Portugal, Repsol, Principle Power, A. Silva Matos (ASM) and InovCapital announced the inauguration of Portugal’s first offshore wind turbine.

Blaubeuren, Germany - Hans Autenrieth, company founder and Management Board member of many years' standing, has decided to to relinquish his Management Board mandate of centrotherm photovoltaics AG.

Tokio, Japan - The Japanese government has decided to restart the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

Los Cabos, Mexico - Vestas President and CEO, Ditlev Engel, and Enel CEO and General Manager, Fulvio Conti, co-chaired the G20 Business Summit (B20) Task Force on Green Growth in connection with the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico.