Tasmania state-owned comp developing $47.5M wind, solar, diesel (to use biodiesel), giant batt project to power small island. Replacing diesel power. Batt made by Australia sub of PA-based comp. 3Mw cap. Advanced hybrid lead-acid batt.
228% increase in EV sales in '12 over '11.
TX went from producing just over 1Mb/d crude in '09 to ~2M now.
Exxon shut pipeline after oil leak offshore Nigeria. Exxon's overall oil production dropping by 5.9%, NG production dropping 9.3%.
Calpine bought 800Mw NG-fired, combined-cycle power plant in TX for $432M from Bosque Power. Plant went online in '00-'01.
Duke gave 1st half of $2M contribution to Palmetto Clean Energy, a SC non-profit for clean energy projects.
Lincoln Renewable Energy got power purchase agreements for 37.5Mw of PV solar farms - 25Mw and 12.5Mw - in Cal to be built next year. LRE developing > 30 solar and wind projects in 11 states.
Innergex Renewable Energy began commercial operation of phase II of 212Mw wind farm in Canada, Can's largest.
Campbell Soup, CH4 Biogas to build OH's 1st commercial biogas power plant. Campbell to divert 35-50% of its factory waste to plant, other waste from area food processors, waste recyclers and dairy farms. Will replace ~ 25% of factory's el use while improving its recycling rate to ~95% and reducing GHG emissions ~16K metric tons/yr (3K cars). Plant will process ~450 tons of waste/d. Online mid-'13. Partly financed by Danish export credit agency. Adjacent 9.8Mw solar farm now provides 15% of Campbell's power use at factory. Buy some soup.
~120K solar jobs now in US, 13% over '11.
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