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NextEra Energy Resources' Subsidiary Closes on $935 Million Financing and Secures a DOE Loan Guarantee for its Genesis Solar Project 

JUNO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, announced that its subsidiary, Genesis Solar, LLC, has closed on construction and term financing consisting of $702 million in project bonds, a $150 million project term loan facility and an $83 million project letter of credit facility. The U.S. Department of Energy has provided a loan guarantee of 80 percent of the principal and interest on the project bonds and project term loan under its Financial Institution Partnership Program. Proceeds from the financing will be used primarily for the construction of the Genesis project, a 250-megawatt utility-scale concentrating solar thermal generating facility featuring proven parabolic trough solar thermal technology, located in Riverside County, Calif.

New OPT PowerBuoy Being Tested 

PENNINGTON, N.J., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- An autonomous wave energy device for the U.S. Navy maritime security program has been deployed for sea trials by Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

Cleantech Solutions Receives Sample Orders for LED Lighting Equipment Components 

WUXI, Jiangsu Province, China, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. ("Cleantech Solutions" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: CLNT), a manufacturer of metal components and assemblies, primarily for the wind power industry as well as solar and other industries, today announced that the Company has received a sample order from an international customer to supply a chamber which is a key component for Sapphire Growth System used in the manufacture of LED general lighting applications.