STUFF .... French comp wants to invest over $500M over next decade to tap Brazil bagasse for el gen. Bagasse energy content similar to wood, ~1/2 coal ... Solar World closing down silicon wafer production at OR plant. 100 workers layoff ... 12 biobased ventures raised $435M in 2Q13. 32 projects being built off balance sheets ... French scientists producing cheap H from nanostructured rust, sun ... Germany to end all solar subsidies by '18 ... Nigeria says they could get get 4Gw of el gen from their 639M tons of coal reserves ... ET Solar supplying 10.8Mw solar modules to Ormat for their 1st solar power plant in Cal ... Sacred Power began selling its solar system in Home Depot in NM. Will soon roll them out nationwide. Batt backup option. Been selling to military installations, other govt agencies ... HSOL to build 42Mw Ontario solar project. Online early '14 ... NYSERDA awarding $54M to 79 solar projects in state. $120M private finance. 64Mw total capacity. HSOL, SCTY among recipients. $46M awarded in March. Cap $3M/project ... India's biggest solar-producing state seeking to cut solar subsidy 28% ... Utility planning $800M power plant to use NG from OH shale drilling ... USDA: record 90% US corn crop geo engineered ... Pentagon to double spending on alt-drive vehicles by '20.