State utility regulators have given the global energy company Iberdrola the go-ahead to buy Energy East, the parent company of both Rochester Gas & Electric and New York State Electric and Gas .

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Maricopa County and several cities are teaming to recast the Phoenix area's image in a much greener hue.

Jeff Mikulina, who resigned from his position as director of the Hawaii chapter of the Sierra Club last month, has been named executive director of the Blue Planet Foundation.

OPEL International, Inc., a leading global developer and supplier of high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) and other solar products, today announced that testing of its Mk-I HCPV solar panel verified that it qualifies under the provisions of the IEC 62108 standard. With the achievement of this milestone, OPEL has positioned itself to be a leading supplier of HCPV solar panels in the important European market and beyond.

The U.S. wind industry has pushed past the 20,000-megawatt (MW) installed capacity milestone, achieving in two years what had previously taken more than two decades, the American Wind energy Association (AWEA) said Wednesday. Wind now provides 20,152 MW of electricity generating capacity in the U.S.

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) and GCL Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. have announced that the two companies signed new long-term polysilicon and wafer supply agreements last month.

The Kenan Advantage Group, a bulk transportation and logistics provider to the petroleum and specialty products industries, has signed a five-year transportation agreement with 7-Eleven, a convenience retailer.

Canadian Solar and GCL Silicon Technology Holdings have signed new long-term supply agreements, pursuant to which GCL will supply 510MT of high-purity poly-silicon feedstock in 2008 and 2009, and approximately 1.8GW of wafers to Canadian Solar between 2010 and 2015.

Greenhunter Renewable Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of GreenHunter energy, has acquired an existing 14MW wood waste-fired biomass power plant located in Telogia, Florida.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has cut the August retroactive official selling price of its benchmark Murban crude, the first time this year that the monthly price has failed to hit a record high, reported Reuters. Adnoc set the August Murban price at $117.50 a barrel, down $19.85 on the month.