News Roundup 

• Clipper Gets CEO March 09, 2010 

  Mauricio Quintana replaced Clipper president and ceo Doug Pertz today.

• PG&E Looks For First Solar PPA Green Light March 09, 2010 

  Pacific Gas & Electric petitioned California regulators Monday to approve a 25-year offtake agreement for a 300 MW solar project proposed by First Solar.

• JPMorgan To Expand China Renewable Team March 09, 2010 

  JPMorgan is expanding its alternative energy team in China to focus on more initial public offerings sought by renewable power companies.

• Nuke Designs Receive DOE Cash March 09, 2010 

  Toshiba-owned Westinghouse Electric Co. and General Atomics each received $20 million from the U.S. Department of Energy yesterday to help fund the design of the next generation nuclear reactor.

• Evonik Eyes Steag Sale March 09, 2010 

  Evonik Industries is weighing the sale of its German power subsidiary, Steag, which is valued around EUR3 billion ($4 billion).

• Colo. To Expand RPS To 30% March 08, 2010 

  The Colorado government is expected to up the state’s renewable portfolio standard to 30% by 2020.

• FPL Mixes Solar, Natural Gas March 08, 2010 

  FPL Group is putting a solar installation onto an existing natural gas plant to experiment with fusing renewable and fossil-fueled power to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

• Group Plots North Sea Super-Grid March 08, 2010 

  A consortium is planning to build a super-grid network in the North Sea that could reach a EUR34 billion ($46.4 billion) price tag.

• Portugal Weighs EDP Stake Sale March 08, 2010 

  Portugal is considering selling stakes in state-owned utility Energias de Portugal to take down debt.

• Hong Kong Fund Eyes EDF’s U.K. Assets March 08, 2010 

  Cheung Kong Infrastructure, a Hong Kong fund, will bid roughly EUR4 billion ($5.46 billion) for EDF’s U.K. transmission unit.