<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title> Renewable Energy Focus Articles</title><link>http://www.energylocate.com</link><description>Elsevier energylocate renewable energy focus articles</description><docs>http://www.energylocate.com/energylocate/rss/</docs><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Elsevier energylocate</title><url>http://www.energylocate.com/_common/images/content/energylocate_logo_rss.jpg</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[California funds US$90m clean and renewable energy]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7922/california-funds-us-90m-clean-and-renewable-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7922/california-funds-us-90m-clean-and-renewable-energy</guid><description><![CDATA[The California Energy Commission (CEC) says its US$90 million ‘Clean Energy Manufacturing Program’ will strengthen the state’s leadership in clean and renewable energy by providing financing to manufacturers....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US health group saves money on renewable energy]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7921/us-health-group-saves-money-on-renewable-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7921/us-health-group-saves-money-on-renewable-energy</guid><description><![CDATA[A non-profit network of healthcare providers in the eastern United States could save US$1.25 million over the next three years after locking in electricity rates through a renewable energy purchasing contract....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US solar firm buys Italian solar facility]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7920/us-solar-firm-buys-italian-solar-facility</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7920/us-solar-firm-buys-italian-solar-facility</guid><description><![CDATA[Prime Sun Power will purchase a 25 MW solar electric plant in Italy....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewable energy in Australia is “largely undeveloped”]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7919/renewable-energy-in-australia-is-largely-undeveloped</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7919/renewable-energy-in-australia-is-largely-undeveloped</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government of Australia has released its first national Energy Resource Assessment, concluding that wind energy and other renewable energy sources are expected to become increasingly significant....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy efficiency in US could create 333,000 jobs]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7918/energy-efficiency-in-us-could-create-333-000-jobs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7918/energy-efficiency-in-us-could-create-333-000-jobs</guid><description><![CDATA[Proposed US legislation on energy efficiency would create more than half-a-million jobs within two years, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suntech’s net income soars 182% in 2009]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7916/suntech-s-net-income-soars-182-in-2009</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7916/suntech-s-net-income-soars-182-in-2009</guid><description><![CDATA[Suntech saw a 182% surge in net income attributable to holders of ordinary shares to US$91.48 million in 2009....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phoenix Solar net profit down 63.7% in 2009]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7915/phoenix-solar-net-profit-down-63-7-in-2009</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7915/phoenix-solar-net-profit-down-63-7-in-2009</guid><description><![CDATA[Phoenix Solar saw consolidated net profit slump 63.7% to €8.5 million in 2009 following the fall in prices and the financial downturn....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[SunPower and K6 build 2 MW solar PV in Italy]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7914/sunpower-and-k6-build-2-mw-solar-pv-in-italy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7914/sunpower-and-k6-build-2-mw-solar-pv-in-italy</guid><description><![CDATA[SunPower Corp and K6 S.a.S. will build two 1 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in the Puglia region, Italy....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Solar supplies 300 MW solar thin-film PV to PG&E]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7911/first-solar-supplies-300-mw-solar-thin-film-pv-to-pg-e</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7911/first-solar-supplies-300-mw-solar-thin-film-pv-to-pg-e</guid><description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc will supply electricity from a 300 MW utility-scale solar thin-film photovoltaic (PV) facility in Southern California to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewable energy can meet 100% of demand: US study]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7879/renewable-energy-can-meet-100-of-demand-us-study</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7879/renewable-energy-can-meet-100-of-demand-us-study</guid><description><![CDATA[A study in North Carolina suggests that solar and wind energy could supply 94% of the electricity needs in the state....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US needs more data on marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7874/us-needs-more-data-on-marine-and-hydrokinetic-renewable-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7874/us-needs-more-data-on-marine-and-hydrokinetic-renewable-energy</guid><description><![CDATA[A report to the US Congress examines the potential effects from marine energy and hydrokinetic energy, and options to prevent adverse environmental effects as the technologies become more commercial....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawaii wind farm receives US$117m]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7869/hawaii-wind-farm-receives-us-117m</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7869/hawaii-wind-farm-receives-us-117m</guid><description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy (DoE) has offered a conditional commitment on a US$117 million loan guarantee to finance construction of a 30 MW wind energy project in Kahuku, Hawaii....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany reduces solar subsidy]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7865/germany-reduces-solar-subsidy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7865/germany-reduces-solar-subsidy</guid><description><![CDATA[The German Cabinet has approved a reduction in the feed-in tariffs for solar energy....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[European offshore supergrid organisation set up]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7852/european-offshore-supergrid-organisation-set-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7852/european-offshore-supergrid-organisation-set-up</guid><description><![CDATA[An organisation to progress policy towards construction of a pan-European offshore supergrid, Friends of the Supergrid, has been set up....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US regional test centres for small wind]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7849/us-regional-test-centres-for-small-wind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7849/us-regional-test-centres-for-small-wind</guid><description><![CDATA[Small wind regional test centres to test small wind turbines will be set up by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program and four partners....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera launches 215 W and 14.4% efficiency solar module]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7848/kyocera-launches-215-w-and-14-4-efficiency-solar-module</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7848/kyocera-launches-215-w-and-14-4-efficiency-solar-module</guid><description><![CDATA[Kyocera is launching the KD215GH-2PU, 215 W solar photovoltaic (PV) module with at 14.4% rated efficiency from the KD series....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maps to reveal hydropower potential in UK]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7846/maps-to-reveal-hydropower-potential-in-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7846/maps-to-reveal-hydropower-potential-in-uk</guid><description><![CDATA[A map revealing potential hydropower hotspots in England and Wales has been published by the UK Environment Agency....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q-Cells - largest solar PV system integrator In 2009]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7842/q-cells--largest-solar-pv-system-integrator-in-2009</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7842/q-cells--largest-solar-pv-system-integrator-in-2009</guid><description><![CDATA[Q-Cells International was the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system integrator in 2009, according to a study by IMS Research....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK wave and tidal to reach 2 GW by 2020]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7829/uk-wave-and-tidal-to-reach-2-gw-by-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7829/uk-wave-and-tidal-to-reach-2-gw-by-2020</guid><description><![CDATA[RenewableUK (formerly BWEA) says 2 GW of wave and tidal could be installed in the UK by 2020, but that further Government investment is needed....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wave and tidal potential assessment]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7826/wave-and-tidal-potential-assessment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7826/wave-and-tidal-potential-assessment</guid><description><![CDATA[The first full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for wave and tidal energy in Wales and England has been outlined, says the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mersey tidal power shortlist down to four technologies]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7825/mersey-tidal-power-shortlist-down-to-four-technologies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7825/mersey-tidal-power-shortlist-down-to-four-technologies</guid><description><![CDATA[The Mersey Tidal Power project has completed the first stage of a major feasibility study designed to select a preferred tidal power scheme for Mersey Estuary, North West England....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU money for electricity interconnection ]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7823/eu-money-for-electricity-interconnection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7823/eu-money-for-electricity-interconnection</guid><description><![CDATA[The European Commission has allocated €910 million for 12 electricity interconnection projects as part of its broader European Economic Recovery Plan....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera manufactures solar modules in USA]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7821/kyocera-manufactures-solar-modules-in-usa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7821/kyocera-manufactures-solar-modules-in-usa</guid><description><![CDATA[Kyocera plans to manufacture solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in California, USA, to serve the US market....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[LM Glasfiber opens wind turbine blade facility in China]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7820/lm-glasfiber-opens-wind-turbine-blade-facility-in-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7820/lm-glasfiber-opens-wind-turbine-blade-facility-in-china</guid><description><![CDATA[LM Glasfiber is setting up a fourth wind turbine blade facility in Jiangyin, China, following a contract with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision for 2 GW worth of wind turbine blades....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFC EFOY fuel cell powers Altec mobile security and fire watch system]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7804/sfc-efoy-fuel-cell-powers-altec-mobile-security-and-fire-watch-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7804/sfc-efoy-fuel-cell-powers-altec-mobile-security-and-fire-watch-system</guid><description><![CDATA[Altec, a French specialist in security, surveillance, and fire watch systems, has launched the mobile Sentinelle visual and thermal camera system. The Sentinelle, designed for fire watch and observation applications, is powered by an EFOY Pro 2200 fuel cell supplied by SFC Smart Fuel Cell....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocean Power Technologies gets €2.2m for Spanish wave energy]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7791/ocean-power-technologies-gets-2-2m-for-spanish-wave-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7791/ocean-power-technologies-gets-2-2m-for-spanish-wave-energy</guid><description><![CDATA[Ocean Power Technologies Inc has been awarded €2.2 million under the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for a wave energy project in Spain....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trina Solar EU HQ in Switzerland]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7788/trina-solar-eu-hq-in-switzerland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7788/trina-solar-eu-hq-in-switzerland</guid><description><![CDATA[Trina Solar Ltd has established a European regional headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, which commenced initial operations as of January 2010....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralana geothermal project meets temperature expectations]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7785/paralana-geothermal-project-meets-temperature-expectations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7785/paralana-geothermal-project-meets-temperature-expectations</guid><description><![CDATA[Temperature measurements taken at the Paralana geothermal energy joint venture project north of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, is meeting expectations, according to Petratherm....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enerqos Group constructs solar PV roofs]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7780/enerqos-group-constructs-solar-pv-roofs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7780/enerqos-group-constructs-solar-pv-roofs</guid><description><![CDATA[The Enerqos Group has begun the construction of two solar photovoltaic (PV) roofs (200 kWp and 400 kWp respectively), to cover the shopping centres of Nova Coop, one of the largest distribution chains in Piedmont, Italy....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[23,450 jobs if Colorado state supports solar]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7778/23-450-jobs-if-colorado-state-supports-solar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7778/23-450-jobs-if-colorado-state-supports-solar</guid><description><![CDATA[The state of Colorado, USA, could create thousands of jobs if it approves legislation to require large utilities to increase their use of renewable energy....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballard fuel cells to power new SunLine buses in California]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7773/ballard-fuel-cells-to-power-new-sunline-buses-in-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7773/ballard-fuel-cells-to-power-new-sunline-buses-in-california</guid><description><![CDATA[Canadian-based Ballard Power Systems has entered into contracts for the supply of fuel cell power modules to power two different transit bus configurations at SunLine Transit in Thousand Oaks, California. One fuel cell bus will enter operation in Palm Springs later this year, and the other in 201...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iberdrola creates Scottish offshore wind energy division]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7757/iberdrola-creates-scottish-offshore-wind-energy-division</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7757/iberdrola-creates-scottish-offshore-wind-energy-division</guid><description><![CDATA[Iberdrola Renovables will base an offshore wind division in Glasgow, Scotland, to promote wind energy projects that will amount to 10 GW of capacity....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acta rejigs Asian catalysts, fuel cell distribution deal with Sumitomo]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7767/acta-rejigs-asian-catalysts-fuel-cell-distribution-deal-with-sumitomo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7767/acta-rejigs-asian-catalysts-fuel-cell-distribution-deal-with-sumitomo</guid><description><![CDATA[The Italian-based fuel cell and catalyst developer Acta SpA has agreed a new catalysts distribution arrangement with Sumitomo Corporation in Japan....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[US offers US$100m for research on renewable power storage]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7756/us-offers-us-100m-for-research-on-renewable-power-storage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7756/us-offers-us-100m-for-research-on-renewable-power-storage</guid><description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy (DoE) will fund US$100 million for research projects focusing on grid-scale energy storage, electrical power technology, and building energy efficiency....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyocera increases solar PV production to 1 GW]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7745/kyocera-increases-solar-pv-production-to-1-gw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7745/kyocera-increases-solar-pv-production-to-1-gw</guid><description><![CDATA[Kyocera is increasing its annual solar photovoltaic (PV) cell production targets to 1 GW by March 2013....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NPD Group acquires solar energy market researcher Solarbuzz]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7744/npd-group-acquires-solar-energy-market-researcher-solarbuzz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7744/npd-group-acquires-solar-energy-market-researcher-solarbuzz</guid><description><![CDATA[The NPD Group has acquired Solarbuzz LLC, an international solar energy market research and consulting company....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offshore electricity grids slowed by politics and regulations]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7743/offshore-electricity-grids-slowed-by-politics-and-regulations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7743/offshore-electricity-grids-slowed-by-politics-and-regulations</guid><description><![CDATA[Offshore electricity grids in the North and Baltic Sea are being slowed by political and regulatory differences between bordering countries, according to the OffshoreGrid consortium....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar boat uses 500 m2 of PV panels]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7736/solar-boat-uses-500-m2-of-pv-panels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7736/solar-boat-uses-500-m2-of-pv-panels</guid><description><![CDATA[The world’s largest solar powered boat will launch next month and travel around the world in 2011....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewable energy and efficiency loans for UK homes]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7742/renewable-energy-and-efficiency-loans-for-uk-homes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7742/renewable-energy-and-efficiency-loans-for-uk-homes</guid><description><![CDATA[The UK Government has announced a new strategy to make UK homes more energy efficient and increase use of renewable energy....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wärtsilä and Hitachi Zosen to develop, market fuel cell power plant solutions in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7735/w-rtsil-and-hitachi-zosen-to-develop-market-fuel-cell-power-plant-solutions-in-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7735/w-rtsil-and-hitachi-zosen-to-develop-market-fuel-cell-power-plant-solutions-in-japan</guid><description><![CDATA[Finland-based Wärtsilä and Hitachi Zosen in Japan have signed a business development agreement to develop and market solid oxide fuel cell based power solutions for distributed power generation applications in Japan....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar JV between SolarWorld and Qatar Foundation]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7711/solar-jv-between-solarworld-and-qatar-foundation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7711/solar-jv-between-solarworld-and-qatar-foundation</guid><description><![CDATA[SolarWorld AG has a 29% stake in the newly founded solar joint venture Qatar Solar Technologies (QST) headquartered in the Emirate of Qatar....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[SunPower delivers 32 MW of solar panels to Toshiba]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7710/sunpower-delivers-32-mw-of-solar-panels-to-toshiba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7710/sunpower-delivers-32-mw-of-solar-panels-to-toshiba</guid><description><![CDATA[SunPower Corp will deliver 32 MW of solar panels to Toshiba Corporation in 2010....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financing for renewable energy to save US$22m/a]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7701/financing-for-renewable-energy-to-save-us-22m-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7701/financing-for-renewable-energy-to-save-us-22m-a</guid><description><![CDATA[The state of Massachusetts has launched a new financing plan that will support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects at state buildings, saving millions of dollars in energy costs each year while creating jobs and supporting the administration's clean energy goals....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe adopts report on biomass sustainability]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7700/europe-adopts-report-on-biomass-sustainability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7700/europe-adopts-report-on-biomass-sustainability</guid><description><![CDATA[The European Commission has adopted a report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid biomass and biogas in electricity, heating and cooling, concluding that more detailed legislation is not necessary at this stage....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland should support off-grid renewable energy]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7698/scotland-should-support-off-grid-renewable-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7698/scotland-should-support-off-grid-renewable-energy</guid><description><![CDATA[Targets for climate change are ambitious but are achievable if the Scottish Government considers support for green heat and other non-traded energy....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Electric expands solar power activities]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7693/mitsubishi-electric-expands-solar-power-activities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7693/mitsubishi-electric-expands-solar-power-activities</guid><description><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has completed construction of PV Cell Plant #2, a solar photovoltaic (PV) cell production facility at its Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory in Nagano Prefecture, Japan....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewable energy developer juwi expands]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7681/renewable-energy-developer-juwi-expands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7681/renewable-energy-developer-juwi-expands</guid><description><![CDATA[The juwi group of Germany is expanding in Germany and the USA – “one of the world’s largest growth markets for renewable energies.”...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heliocentris wins further photovoltaic-fuel cell system order in the Gulf]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7688/heliocentris-wins-further-photovoltaic-fuel-cell-system-order-in-the-gulf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7688/heliocentris-wins-further-photovoltaic-fuel-cell-system-order-in-the-gulf</guid><description><![CDATA[German-based Heliocentris Fuel Cells is to supply an autonomous fuel cell power supply solution to the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAEET), a leading training center in Kuwait....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[SeaEnergy Renewables: Rosenblatt New Energy Awards ‘Company of the Year’]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7680/seaenergy-renewables-rosenblatt-new-energy-awards-company-of-the-year</link><guid 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vessels]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7678/seajacks-plans-doubling-of-offshore-wind-farm-jack-up-vessels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7678/seajacks-plans-doubling-of-offshore-wind-farm-jack-up-vessels</guid><description><![CDATA[Seajacks International will provide the basic design package for two or more new offshore wind farm installation jack-up vessels to GustoMSC....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar PV testing and certification in Singapore]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7667/solar-pv-testing-and-certification-in-singapore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7667/solar-pv-testing-and-certification-in-singapore</guid><description><![CDATA[A testing and certification centre for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules has been opened in Singapore by Fraunhofer ISE, VDE and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore 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needed]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7614/investment-in-ships-for-offshore-wind-needed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7614/investment-in-ships-for-offshore-wind-needed</guid><description><![CDATA[Investment totalling €2.4 billion in new ships to serve the expanding offshore wind energy market over the coming years is needed....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concentrix Solar installs CPV at US Chevron ]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7612/concentrix-solar-installs-cpv-at-us-chevron</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7612/concentrix-solar-installs-cpv-at-us-chevron</guid><description><![CDATA[Concentrix Solar will install a 1 MW solar concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) power plant at a Chevron Mining facility in Questa, New Mexico, USA....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania invests US$5m in 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programme....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siemens 1000th UK offshore wind turbine]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7581/siemens-1000th-uk-offshore-wind-turbine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7581/siemens-1000th-uk-offshore-wind-turbine</guid><description><![CDATA[Siemens has installed its 1000th wind turbine in the UK at the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm off the coast of Essex....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar thermal collectors receive SRCC certification]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7579/solar-thermal-collectors-receive-srcc-certification</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7579/solar-thermal-collectors-receive-srcc-certification</guid><description><![CDATA[Solar’s Smart’s solar thermal collectors have received formal Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) industry certifications....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA develops renewable energy on contaminated sites]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7565/usa-develops-renewable-energy-on-contaminated-sites</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7565/usa-develops-renewable-energy-on-contaminated-sites</guid><description><![CDATA[Two US agencies are evaluating the feasibility of developing renewable energy production on Superfund, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green jobs if Canada renews incentives for renewable power]]></title><link>http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7561/green-jobs-if-canada-renews-incentives-for-renewable-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7561/green-jobs-if-canada-renews-incentives-for-renewable-power</guid><description><![CDATA[A coalition of environmental groups says Canada could create at 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