MidAmerican Wind completed 300Mw project in Cal. Vestas 3Mw turbines.
Shell offshore drilling rig ran aground in Gulf of Alaska. No detectable oil sheen. Carrying 139K gal of diesel, 12K gal of oil/hydraulic fluid.
New study: light absorption speeding Arctic ice melt. Ocean under newly-formed "1-year" ice absorbs 50% more solar energy than ocean under older ice.
IKCO (Iran) moving toward E5/E10 compatability for all vehicle models. Also moved to Euro IV emissions standards in last 2 yrs.
Philippines pushing to run 30% of public transit on alt fuels by '30. 20% on biofuels, the rest on CNG, LNG, el. Funds from Asian Development Bank.
Zimbabwe: villagers fighting police over disputed land involving Green Fuel ethanol project. Green Fuel allegedly failed to provide suitable alternative land for displaced farmers. Cabinet taskforce ordered Green Fuel to finalize land issue before govt intro's mandatory ethanol blending.
Germany plans to assist Ukraine to build its own biofuel production with pilot projects funding. Ukraine has considerable quantities of ag waste to use.
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