STUFF

Japan's Tepco to install 17M smart meters. Who gets that contract?

367MW offshore wind farm - world's largest - opened for biz off Brit coast. Brits now have 1.5GW installed offshore, 18GW by '20 the plan.

Half of Greece's under-24 population without work. Owee Howee. Industrial output down 11% in Dec from last year. What the hell. No wonder they're rioting in the streets.

DOE announced $12M ($12 MILLION!) to speed up solar innovation (SunShot). Aps due in April. $60M invested since '07. G. 60 million dollars. Huh. Already catalyzed over $1.6B in private investment. Already came up with GE's Cd/Te solar push after FSLR already had it. What really is going on here.

Fed research lab concluded Chinese costs to produce and ship solar to US exceeded US solar production costs. Huh.

DOE to launch new energy innovation hub for advanced research on batts and energy storage. Up to $120M over 5 years. O give me a break. Up to $20M in '12. Are we that frackin broke?!

GM investing in Hydrogen tech for renewable storage and vehicles. How much GM?

Last year the Fed made $77B profit for the US govt. The interest on $3T. $676B new dollars.

Dominion shutting down 83-year-old coal plant in SE Chicago. Boilers go back to '55 and '63. 2 years ahead of planned. EPA the problem. Yeah, well, no more of that pollution.

Arch Coal reducing mine production. Weak demand. Australian mines reopened after floods. Global econ. Mild winter (don't tell Europe that).

Canadian PM wants energy independence. From the USA.

Oil/gas development raising pollution levels along Front Range.

Bridgelux got $25M from China for GaN