STUFF

TOP STUFF

DOI proposing 750Mw solar project on public lands in Cal desert. Admin has accredited 34 clean energy projects on public lands since '09. 10.4Gw potential generation.

EPA established 1st nationwide caps on mercury, other pollutants from industrial boilers. But gave comps more time to comply.

Under RFS targets Congress made in '07, cellulosic fuel production was supposed to hit 1B gal in '13, up from 500M this year. But so far output is still near zero. EPA waived most of cellulosic requirements in '12, but kept intact 2.75B gal quota for all biofuels.

Forthcoming fed report found public more likely to find oil/NG spills or leaks than pipeline comps' leak detection systems. Pipeline control rooms ID'd spills/leaks just 16-17% of time. They ID'd leaks in NG distribution lines into homes, buisinesses under 1% of the time.

USGS-led report: animals, plants flowering, laying eggs, migrating in different ways, different times than previous yrs. Pattern accelerating.

OTHER STUFF

Govt report: NYC's largest bldgs - 2% of its roughly 1M bldgs - account for 45% of energy use.

Clean Coal Tech (CCTC) moved to dissolve Good Coal JV.

Nuke energy back on Philippines' list  for power sources.

Hitachi to supply 80Mw of 2Mw wind turbines for Japan wind farm. All online in '17.

NREL to partner with Johnson Mathey on 5-yr, $7M effort to economically produce drop-in fuels from non-food biomass sources.

Thai comp to invest $26.8M in Myanmar palm oil plant that will supply el to both countries. Online in '14.

N American biofertilizer market to hit $206M by '18: Frost & Sullivan. $133M in '11.

Biox no longer going forward with 100M liters/yr biodiesel plant planned for Port of NYC. "Change in market dynamics."

OPEC to cut crude exports 2.6% on low demand from N hemisphere winter.

Statoil (Norway) spending $590M to acquire acreage in Marcellus shale.

UK oil production down 32% yoy in Oct to 684Kb/d from planned maintenance on oil field, processing terminal.