STUFF

Mitsubishi recalling 14,700 EV's. Air pumps for brake boosters.

Ability of sea urchins to absorb CO2 could be model for system to capture power plant emissions.

World's 3rd largest pulp, paper comp agreed to stop all deforestation in Indonesia after agreement with Greenpeace. Started Feb 1.

Chevron exec admitted industry lacks "good grasp" on methane leakage.

Pemex blast last week from methane buildup reported today.

India scaling back clean energy subsidies because of budget shortfall. Finance Ministry delaying payments to National Clean Energy Fund. Bulk consumers of diesel will see subsidies reduced too.

Taiwan selected 3 comps to get subsidies to build model offshore wind farms. 300Mw. Will bring Taiwan's offshore capacity (installed and under construction) to 3Gw.

India's biggest real estate firm sold 150Mw wind power project for ~$53M.

Sedona Solar Tech (AZ) partnering with India comp to develop large-scale solar PV projects. Initial project 5Mw this spring.

Tata Power (India) seeking investors to help clean energy unit to grow over 2x in 5 yrs, buy projects at home, abroad. Plans to spend ~$328M/y to build 2Gw of wind, solar, hydro, geothermal. Total cap of 852Mw last year.

Westinghouse collaboration with Burns & McDonnell on small nuke reactors.

Malaysia B10 biodiesel blend policy approved for mid-'14 implementation.

Norwegian scientists have developed new super-thin solar cell that reduces wastage 95%. 20x thinner than current cells. Now ~1/2 of silicon thrown away in solar cell manufacturing. They're peppering backsheets with periodic structures, keeping sunlight longer in cells. Also using Uglested microbeads.

GE to supply 7 wind turbines - ~$30M worth - to Romanian wind developer. 17.5Mw.

Mizuho Financial Group to lead group of Japan comps to build up to 200Mw solar plant in India. Up to $325M cost. India target 9Gw grid-connected solar by '17, 8x current. May be Kyocera panels.

EnerNoc (ENOC) expanding demand response presence in N Cal over 50% thru '15.

GAO assessment slammed Hanford nuke reservation in Wash state. "Hasn't been well-planned, well-managed or well-executed major capital construction project." US's largest maker of weapons-grade plutonium through '87 from '43. Now 56M gal of highly radioactive waste in aged, corroded underground storage tanks. Borders Columbia River. Bechtel hired by DOE for cleanup. $4.3B cost now swollen to over $13B. Delayed to '19.