August 21, 2006 - Konstantine Drakonakis of Orange, Conn., has been named project associate with the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) at Connecticut Innovations (CI), the quasi-public organization driving technology innovation in Connecticut through a variety of investment funds, projects, programs and industry leadership initiatives. As project associate, Drakonakis will be assisting in monitoring existing CCEF projects; designing and launching new programs; performing due diligence, research and analysis related to financial assistance requests; and performing program-related marketing and outreach.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., August 11, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), administered by Connecticut Innovations (CI), today announced that the due date for bids under Round II of Project 100 has been extended for a second time. The extension was made in response to a directive by the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to CCEF to postpone acting on Round II bids until after DPUC has rendered a final decision regarding long-term renewable energy contracts. The currently scheduled bid due date of August 15, 2006 has, therefore, been extended until a date to be determined after that decision is rendered.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., July 26, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), administered by Connecticut Innovations (CI), today announced that it has committed to support the installation of six new solar photovoltaic (PV) systems located at four project sites - in Centerbrook, Hartford, West Simsbury and Westport. The funding of $270,000 will cover approximately half of the total system installation costs.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., July 14, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), administered by Connecticut Innovations (CI), today announced that the due date for bids under Round II of Project 100 has been extended from July 17, 2006 to August 15, 2006. Project 100 is an initiative promoting the development and deployment of "Class I" renewable energy resources. The initiative supports the 2003 landmark Connecticut legislation mandating local electric distribution companies to contract a minimum of 100 MW of clean energy resources by July 1, 2008.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., June 19, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that it has launched a unique test pilot program with the purpose of assisting Connecticut's communities in supporting clean energy awareness and education. The program, known as the Community Innovations Grants Program, was launched at a meeting of the Portland Clean Energy Task Force this evening at the Portland Library in Portland, Conn. Portland will be the first Connecticut community to participate in the program.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., May 30, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) announced today that it has signed a loan agreement with Bridgeport Fuel Cell Park, LLC (BFCP) for pre-development funding of a 10-megawatt fuel cell park to be located on a brownfield site in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This fuel cell project, when completed, will be the largest in the country and will be able to power over 9,300 households with clean energy.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., May 15, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Round 2 of "Project 100", an initiative promoting the development and deployment of "Class I" renewable energy resources. Those parties interested in participating under "Project 100" are required to complete a proposal consistent with the RFP document and submit it by July 17, 2006.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., April 24, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) announced today that it has
signed a loan agreement with Norwalk-based Plainfield Renewable Energy, LLC to support that company's predevelopment of a 30-megawatt, wood-fueled, low emissions advanced biomass gasification plant at a facility it plans to build in Plainfield, Connecticut. The loan of up to $500,000 is being provided through the CCEF's Pre-Development Program, which funds the early stages of renewable energy projects that will feed power from clean energy sources into the New England electric grid.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., April 20, 2006 - The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), Connecticut Department
of Public Utility Control (DPUC) and City of Middletown today hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a 2-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed at the Vocational Agriculture Building at Middletown High School.

ROCKY HILL, Conn., March 13, 2006 - The single largest solar photovoltaic (PV) project ever undertaken in the state will go forward as a result of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund's (CCEF) recent approval to provide $1.7 million in funding for the project. The 433 kilowatt commercial solar photovoltaic system will be developed in eastern Connecticut on the site of the distribution center of a major national company. CCEF funded the project under its $21 million On-site Renewable Distributed Generation Program. The decision represents a milestone: CCEF has now supported development of more than 100 solar PV systems statewide, which have a total nameplate capacity exceeding one megawatt (1,000 kilowatts of electricity).