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Bilbao & Madrid, Spain - Gamesa, a global wind power technology company, makes progress on the implementation of its offshore wind market strategy.

Cuxhaven, Germany – Developments progressed as expected for the wind farm project developer, PNE Wind AG, during the first quarter of the financial year 2012.

Tempe, USA - First Solar, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter of 2012.

Munich - Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) returned from SEE Solar with multiple signed agreements to supply 20 MW of modules for solar power plant installations throughout Bulgaria.

Uruguay/Madrid/Bilbao - Gamesa, a global technology company in the wind energy industry, is set to venture into a new market by signing its first deal to supply wind turbines in Uruguay.

Pittsburg, USA - The Energy Department (DOE) of America released the first-ever atlas mapping the potential carbon dioxide storage capacity in North America.

Husum, Germany – Vestas’ newest customer, the DTEK Group, has ordered 30 V112-3.0 MW turbines for the Ukraine.

Hamburg - The demand for electricity in Turkey is expected to rise sharply in future.

Singapore - Vestas has secured a five-year service-contract extension for each of Infigen Energy’s four wind farms utilising Vestas turbines in Australia.

Reno, USA - Ormat Technologies, Inc. announced that Ormat Nevada Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, was selected to supply a $61.2 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract through a competitive bid process.

Konstanz - The acquisition of shares in Sunways AG by LDK Solar Co., Ltd. has been completed.

Beijing, China - Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. announced its unaudited financial and operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2012, prepared in accordance with the Accounting Rules and Standards of the People’s Republic of China.

Madrid, Spain – Gamesa and Toyota cooperate to foster the use of electric cars in urban Spain.

Hamburg - EPURON announces that it has acquired the 28 MW operating wind park Cottbuser Halde in Brandenburg, eastern Germany from Green Wind Renewables A/S, part of Danish wind energy group Green Wind Energy, which is currently in reconstruction proceedings under Danish bankruptcy law.

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany - Production at the insolvent solar cell manufacturer Q.Cells SE has started back up.

Aarhus, Denmark - Commenting on information in the market regarding Vestas having received an order in Ukraine, the Danish company confirms that the DTEK Group and Vestas have signed a conditional order for the Botievo project in Ukraine.

Hamburg, Germany - The Nordex group has terminated plans to transfer its entire offshore activities to a joint venture.

Bonn, Germany - Asia’s largest solar park in the Indian state of Gujarat was officially connected to the grid in the presence of the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendi Modi.

Washington, USA – The US geothermal industry has kept growing in 2011, adding approximately 91 Megawatt (MW) of newly installed capacity.

Brussels, Belgium – Wind energy drives economic growth in the European Union – in spite of the financial crisis.

London, UK / New York, USA – New financial investment in renewables has decreased significantly in the first quarter of 2012.

San Jose, USA - SunPower Corp. announced an update to its manufacturing cost reduction initiatives.

Geraldton, Australia - Australia’s largest photovoltaic project reached a major construction milestone as contractor and technology provider, First Solar, Inc., joined owners Verve Energy and GE unit GE Energy Financial Services to mark the commencement of panel installation at the Greenough River Solar Farm.

New York, USA - NextEra Energy Canada has selected GE wind turbine technology for six new wind farms in Ontario.

Madrid, Spain - Acciona Windpower has won its first contract in Brazil.