STUFF .... China expanding inquiry on graft to execs at CNPC. EC investigation found China solar got preferential lending, tax programs, other aid. Increasing liklihood of EU tariffs ... EIA: clean/renewable provided 14.2% of US power generation in 1H13. Up from 13.57% in '12. Solar grew 94%, wind 20%, geothermal 1%. Biomass declined .5%, hydropower 2.6%. Coal use up 10.3% to 39%. NG down 13.6% to 26.4% ... 2 Spanish universities patented microorgs that boost biodiesel yields ... FTC investigating oil comps pressuring station owners to limit ethanol sales at pumps ... U of Mich researchers combining fungus, bacteria from corn stalks, leaves to make isobutanol. Isobut delivers 82% of gasoline heat energy. Ethanol 67% and does more damage to pipes, engines. Other biomass like swithgrass, forest waste can be used for isobute process ... LLNL: US wastes enough energy every year to power UK 7 years. 61% of all energy input into US econ in '12 wasted ... Mineral Carbonation Intl (Australia) building pilot plant to change carbon emissions into construction "bricks". $9M over next 4 years for plant. Already capturing, storing C from power plants. (Why isn't US doing this?!) ... Anadarko selling 10% stake in Mozambique deepwater NG field to India's ONGC for $2.64B. Proceeds to go into Colo, TX, deepwater GOM projects ... Abu Dhabi National Energy postponed decision on $12B project to build coal power plants in Turkey ... USDA accepting aps for grants to assist communities with extremely high energy costs. (Hawaii, Alaska.) Up to $7.7M available ... U of MD researchers got 2 ARPA-E grants to develop EV energy storage systems. Under $1M total. 22 recips getting $36M total. Multiple-electron aqueous batt and solid state lith-ion batt with ceramic electrolyte ... India's Gujarat waived clean energy targets (7%) for power distribution comps. Blow to country's renewable credits market ... KiOR investors filed lawsuit over missed production targets ... 7 of 10 fastest growing econs in Africa ... India's power deficiency ~9%. In south, up to 26% ... 1.200 coal plants planned worldwide. 75% in China, India. Coal to be #1 fuel by '20, replacing oil 1st time since '60's. EIA: US coal use to drop ~14% by '17. China mined 46% of world's coal in '12. Still imported 223M tons, 78% yoy increase. By '16, imports est. 450M tons. Only 3% of Powder River coal can be exported without a loss without new export terminals on west coast ... Last 10 years Exxon liquids production down 13% to 2.1Mb/d equiv. In US, down 41%. They are now world's largest NG comp ... "War" on to save solar net metering in US states ... More solar workers in TX than ranchers ... TEPCO: 132 olympic pools of radioactive water ... US to revive program that backed TSLA and Fisker ... Fuel fraud costing Europe over $4B/y in lost taxes.