SolarCity announces expansion day after successful IPO 
Just a day after its successful IPO on the Nasdaq exchange, Elon Musk-backed SolarCity has announced the expansion of its operations center in the US state of Connecticut and plans to hire 15 additional employees. | Acciona nets €56 million contract for renewable power in Spain
Acciona, through its subsidiary Acciona Green Energy Developments, has been awarded a contract for the supply of electricity in 2013 to the facilities of Canal Isabel II Gestión, a publicly-owned company responsible for the management of the integral water cycle in the region of Madrid. | Panorama As always, in new book, WEF's Schwab looks forward toward a new Europe Shell launches new campaign to promote a sustainable energy future US energy agency awards $130 million for transformational energy technologies Government Gas Strategy shuns renewable energy PV China
Trina Solar receives certifications for module testing US solar energy growth in the 3rd quarter led by PV, report says Advanced Energy inverters deployed in Oregon’s solar project Solar Thermal Electric Abengoa inaugurates the Castilla–La Mancha solar complex Brightsource, Alstom partnership to build 121 MW solar thermal plant in Israel Alfa Laval wins order for South African CSP facility Wind Nordex awarded new wind contracts in Turkey Construction complete at world’s largest offshore wind farm Tiree wind farm put on hold for 12 months Vestas joins global marketing think tank Navitus Bay wind farm reduced in size Statkraft to build second onshore wind farm in Scotland Biofuels US
Springboard Biodiesel receives endorsement for new biofuel appliance GreenSky London bio-fuel plant preparing for lift-off US
US Department of Energy funds microalgae biomass research Biomass Australia's Curtin University nets $3.6 million for biomass gasification project Electric/Hybrid Tesla Motors announces European DC in the Netherlands Bogotá launches all-electric taxi Spain
SEAT cars tested by Endesa Miscellaneous DECC publish solar and biomass support packages Plasco to build major waste conversion facility in Ottawa, Canada Qatar
Sahara project grows cucumbers using seawater and solar Ecobuild launches ‘Sustainability Overseas’ conference programme Agenda CSP EMEA 2013 | 
