STUFF ... Plug-in EV sales expected to grow 18%/yr: report ... NOAA launched buoy to measure acidification north of Arctic Circle ... San Diego researchers won $20M to study seaspray-climate link ... Poland aims to reduce carbon emissions through tech, not limiting coal output ... EPA proposes changes to oil/gas emissions reporting ... Cal hiked bond level mandate for oil/gas wells ... Alaska wants LNG export terminal reopened ... Blown-out gas well plugged in Gulf of Mex. But not killed ... Europe Parliament voted to cap amount of 1G biofuels - those from food crops - that can be used in EU. No more than 6% of total transportation fuel supplies starting in '20 ... NSF granted U of MInn lab $600K for marine energy research, work force development in NYC ... 3.1Gw solar backlog in Chile. 70Mw now under construction. 300-400Mw expected to be built next year ... Brazil August auction accepted 618Mw of hydropower, 647Mw of biomass. Online by '18. ANEEL auction got 1.5Gw from 66 wind power projects ... Cuba's 1st solar power plant online since April. 6 more planned online in next several months ... Indian Railways to test jatropha biodiesel for locomotives ... Water twice as expensive as gasoline in Venezuela. Lake Mariposa reservoir seriously contaminated from garbage, sacrificed animals ...China air pollution reaching US west coast ... Sun Ed, 2 finance arms closed $212M finance for 100Mw solar power project in Chile ... 2nd US "flex" power plant built by Siemens, NRG in Cal. 550Mw. Fast-start NG units to back up wind, solar. Ramp up in 10 minutes with lower emissions than any fossil-fired plant. Air cooled ... World Bank insurer 3rd record year in row for political risk insurance for power projects. $2.78B FY13. Up from $2.66B yoy ... Cuomo (NY) requesting launch of $1B "green" energy bank ... Solid Power seeks strategic partners for solid state batt development ... New Australia governing coalition cut $280M from carbon reduction plan ... Sun Ed plans to offer 30M shares of common for working capital, growth ... RWE 1.2Gw offshore wind project in Britain approved by local council ... Mich PSC approved DTE Energy's buy of 20Mw wind power from Mich producer ... Blue Planet Foundation gave Hawaii a "C" in effort to switch from oil-fired power to clean ... OH still 2nd behind TX for GHG emissions from coal-fired plants ... Okla G&E asked fed judge to dismiss EPA case over emissions estimates from mods to coal plants ... Duke began constructing 5Mw solar farm in NC next to 12.5Mw farm. Online by yearend. Duke also completed 3Mw solar plant in Mass with Canadian Solar (CSIQ), 2 other comps ... Jinko Solar (JKS) to supply modules for 23Mw Cal solar farm.