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ENTECCO proposing solar PV or concentrated solar (CSP) project of up to 2GW in upstate New York.

Islamic Development Bank to finance $380M for 2 power projects in Bangladesh. $200M for power station effic improvement project and $180M for 225MW combined-cycle NG power plant.

IL nuke plant had to get special OK to continue ops last week because cooling water pond temp rose to 102F. When opened 26 years ago, temp limit was 98F. In '00, raised to 100F. Exelon says prob is water's not cooling at night. Another plant had to shut down because water intake pipes were above water level.

Earthworks report: lax inspections of NY fracking wells. '01-'10, annual inspections of oil/gas wells fell >1K while # of wells was up ~1K. >75% of active wells go uninspected each year. Also inadequate oversight in Colo, NM.

Peabody selected Houston, New Orleans to export Colo, Powder River and IL Basins coal. Pacific NW terminal plans stalled.

Cost of dismantling German nuke plants could reach $37B.

Sockeye Salmon population falling because of higher coastal ocean temps. Tropical butterfly found in Montreal.

Chevron may soon resume Brazil oil prod.

TEP began removing Fukushima fuel rods.

UAE approved 1st nuke plant construction.

China investing $900M in 300MW solar farm as part of broader trade agreement with Chile. Chile wants to add ~8GW to 17GW now on grid. By 1Q13, Chile expects to have >1GW of renewable capac. ~41% biomass, 30% hydropower, 28% wind.

BP testing 2 advanced biofuels that could be commercially available by '14. They're planting grasses for 36M gal/y cellulosic eth plant in FL. They have a demo biobutanol plant open in England and a bio-ethanol plant should be online at same location by yearend. Comp says biofuels could provide 9% of global transportation fuels by '30. 3% now. Targeting cost/bl of $60-80 by '24 from $140-150 now.

Long Island Power Auth accepting aps for limited, short-term 22 cents/KWh FIT for commercial solar PV. Goal of 50MW in 2 years, whichever comes first. Minimum 50KW systems.

Former EIA official: decline in production of oil and substitutes will occur sometime between '15 and '20.

Navy to deliver 900K gal of 50-50 fuel blends to strike group in Hawaii. 700K gal of hydro-treated renewable diesel (HRD76) and 200K gal of hydro-treated renewable av fuel (HRJ5). The biofuel a mix of waste cooking oil and algae oil.