Wednesday, October 3, 2012

STUFF

Fed judge dismissed suit by BP gas stations that Gulf oil spill diminished brand and cost them business.

"Superweeds" sprang up with gene-modified herbicide-tolerant cotton, soy, corn. More herbicide being used now. Think that was the plan?

Mexico climate change law mandating carbon reduction to take effect next week.

PA NG production up even with drop in rig count.

Intl Renewable Energy Agency study said most competitive biomass power gen can get el cost down to 6 cents/Kwh.

Hundreds of problems at European nuke plants would cost 25B Euros. Nearly all EU's 143 nukes need improving.

Abengoa idling 88M gal/y IL ethanol plant because of high corn prices.

LA County seeking legislation to convert 8M tons/y of waste into energy.

Chevron getting back into geothermal power business. Wants partners on projects of at least 10Mw. Already has been silent financer of Cal geo plant.

Foxconn to use GCL-Poly cells for 310Mw solar farm in China. Operational 1H13. Total budget for plant based on cost of $1.43/w. GCL also to start work on another 340Mw of solar projects in China, 30Mw of it rooftop.

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