US Chamber O Commerce study estimated the US missed out on $3.4T GDP over 20 yrs (and 1M jobs added per year) because 351 proposed energy projects were stalled in permitting, community activism and or lawsuits.
Morgan Stanley put $1 target on ENER. Might want to short it.
Itron CEO doesn't expect any more fed bux for smart grid. But they may benefit from EU energy laws encouraging smart meters. Itron has 20-25% market share there.
KNDI announced 1,000 EV order from Rome. More large cities to come.
Pepsi unveiled their Bio Bottle. 100% plant-based. Switch grass, pine bar, corn husks, etc. "Far surpassing existing techs." Pilot production in '12. Coke's "plant bottle" 30% plant-based. Boo.
CREE, Varentec, others trying to shrink 4-ton transformers to suitcase size (semiconductors on circuit boards). Grid efficiency could be upped 8-10%. 60 hertz to 20 kHz. Silicon carbide semis. MOSFETs, IGBTs. I love el engineering. Transphorm's GaN converters may be in the mix.
Cal E Commission suspended E renewables rebate program. Questionable aps jumped 600%. Designed for under 30kw. Was US' first incentive program in '98. $8.7M of rebates helped build 577 systems adding up to 3.6MW.
AEBF secured additional $3.5M for startup of 55M gal ethanol plant.
And that's the way we are today. Though I'm pretty sure I've barely covered anything. But it's more than you knew before. Hay. I gotta do something. Trails, pards.
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