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Turkmenistan 4th largest NG reserves in world. Est. 265TCF. Proven oil reserves ~600M bls. 153 gas fields (11 offshore), 82 condensate fields, 38 oil fields. Unexplored potential in Caspian. Maybe 80B bls oil. Production 213Kb/d in '04, 202K in '10. Access to 3 markets for NG. Russia, Iran, China. (Where the pipelines go.) Most gas goes now to Russia. Exports to China est. to triple by '20. Planned pipeline to Pakistan/India, 2nd to EU through Caspian. Plans to raise NG production to 8.1TCF/y by '30.

Cyprus has est. 60TCF of NG. We'll see Monday.

Bakken Shale part of Williston Basin. MT, ND, SD. Production up to 800Kb/d, 90% from Bakken.

Altair Nanotech (ALTI) commissioned 1.2Mw lithium-titanate batt system at Danish wind farm with Vestas turbines. Phase 2 demo project. Batts expected life 20 yrs, 24/7.

Sky Solar (China) grid connect of 70Mw PV solar in Greece. Separate 40Mw, 30Mw projects.

More debt in world than bank deposits.

Southwest Pub Svc - E NM, W TX - already met NM's clean/renewable energy mandate of 15% by '15. Seeking more wind power. Xcel Energy subsid. Excellent wind in Curry County. But lack of transmission lines. Wind ~1.5Gw on SPS grid. 1MW = ~750 homes.

Bldg new power supply for Lubbock TX, area could cost $420M +. New NG plants or buying from grid. '19 deadline to replace W TX Muni Power Agency expiring PPAs with Xcel Energy. Consultation from Black&Veatch. Options to build 3 simple-cycle NG plants producing 570Mw for $420M or $575M for 1 combined-cycle NG plant producing 575Mw. 550Mw the power demand by '19. (No wind out there? Solar? Tho yea, they are sitting on NG, aren't they?)

City Council of El Paso approved $37K for El Paso to admin local solar PV Energy Efficiency Program for commercial biz. Program will give ~$250K of rebates to comps that install solar systems. (Something. They're doing something.)

Ormat (ORA) to begin selling up to 14Mw of geothermal power in April from plant in Mammoth Complex  to PG&E. Replacing NG. Another 7.5Mw by yearend from Mammoth. 20-yr PPAs.

Borrego Solar System bought over 8Mw of grid-on PV solar projects in 5 Cal areas. 2 utility projects of total 3Mw. Other PPAs with school districts, bundled solar/energy efficiency projects. Borrego completed the projects.