A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (APWR), China’s largest provider of distributed power systems and a recent entrant into China’s wind energy market, this morning announced that it has signed a sales contract with China National Control System Corp. (“CACS”) for five 2.7-MW wind turbines for delivery during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.

Satcon’s PowerGate Plus 500 kW commercial solar photovoltaic inverters will provide 20MW for the European utility, Energy 21. Installations for large-scale plants in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are set to begin in Oct. 2008 and continue through the spring of 2009. The move is part of a new agreement with CE Solar, the project development arm of Energy 21.

A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (APWR), a provider of distributed power generation systems and wind turbines in China, reported second quarter financial results this morning before the open. Revenues increased 21.5% to $65.7 million, compared to $54.1 million for the same period in 2007. Net income increased 3.9% to $6.2 million, compared to $6.0 million.

Jinpan International Ltd. (JST), a Chinese manufacturer of cast-resin transformers for wind and electrical power distribution, reported second quarter 2008 financial results today during regular trading hours. Revenues rose to$40.6 million, an increase of 26.7% year-over-year from $32.1 million.

No one source of energy will solve the power needs of the world today. A solution will entail the efficient use of many types of power generation. Unfortunately, there are many issues to solve before individual energy projects can come online. The technical progress needed to make energy programs feasible is moving forward nicely, but political will is lacking in most instances.

Composite Technology Corporation (OTCBB: CPTC) develops, manufactures and sells high-performance electrical transmission and wind turbines through its subsidiaries. The company today announced its DeWind Inc. subsidiary, which designs, produces and sells a series of wind turbines, has secured an agreement for the sale of 10 of its D9 2-megawatt wind turbines to Energy Farming Ontario LLC.

Worldwater & Solar Technologies Corp., a solar electric water and engineering company, works to offer solar power solutions to high powered mechanical motor applications. When a high power motor is needed to run an application, such as a water pumping system, the company provides a solar solution to powering that motor as circumstances dictate.