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The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission said June 15 it had approved a 20-year contract for Maui Electric Company to purchase 21 megawatts (MW) of wind power from Sempra Generation’s Auwahi Wind project on the Ulupalakua Ranch in southeastern Maui. The approval also included a determination that Maui Electric could build an above-ground transmission connection to its main local grid line.

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) said today it has chosen a 36 megawatt (MW) battery system developed by Xtreme Power Inc. to store and manage power generated at Duke’s 153 MW Notrees Windpower Project in west Texas. The company said the storage system will be one of the largest of its kind in the world and will be operating by late 2012.

Two companies offer investors the most direct participation in the race to develop the world’s first 10 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines  --  American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) and Clipper Windpower pls (LON:

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), whose share price is down 32 percent year to date despite strong revenue and profit growth over the past two quarters,

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The DOW™ POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle, part of The Dow Chemical Company's (NYSE:DOW) extensive foray into solar energy, should be available in the coming year. 

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the launch of the Save Energy Now LEADER Program, which will provide special technical assistance and resources to companies that promise to make significant improvements in energy efficiency.