STUFF

IEA: it will take Libya over 2 yrs to bring back their pre-hostilities crude production when the fighting ends. Libya official says 1 year or less.

Over 80% of Japanese want nukes scrapped.

Navy successfully demo'd SZYM's algae-derived jet fuel in 50/50 blend. Honeywell the refining partner.

FPL tearing down 60's-era Riviera Beach FL coal plant to build combined-cycle NG plant that will go online in '14. Over $1B for up to 1.25Gw. Plant's admin bldg will be LEED certified with rooftop solar and EV charging station. FPL also doing similar plant conversion at Cape Canaveral.

Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that 6 states can't try to limit GHG emissions under fed common law. Split 4-4 whether fed courts even have jurisdiction to hear such claims.

1366 Technologies got $150M conditional DOE loan guarantee to scale up its direct-wafer mnfctrg (cells directly from molten silicon). High-efficiency multi-crystalline solar cells at fraction of today's cost. 20MW plant online in '13, 1GW plant online in '14.

Siemens bought ~16% of Semprius, a NC startup bldg high-concentrating PV modules. GaAs ~40% efficient cells.

Prices of rare earths used in lasers, plasma TVs more than doubled in past 2 weeks. China tightened control.

Malaysia crude imports up 57% yr on yr in April to 190kb/d.

Dubai is rationing fuel for 2nd week.

Research from LBNL, UC Berkeley: ~1B 40kwh lithium-based EV batts could be built with currently estimated lith reserves.

World oil exploration, production spending est. to rise 16% in '11 over '10 to $529B.