STUFF ... Unilever buying 3M gal of Solazyme (SZYM) algae-based oil over next 12-18 months ... High levels of wind, solar in west US could reduce fossil fuel costs $7B, reduce emissions 34%, raise op/maint costs $157M: NREL study. Also fossil plants won't be significantly affected by more solar, wind on grid ... 21 US states issued health advisories, warnings this summer over 147 algae blooms on lakes, rivers, ponds ... Australians creating voluntary climate council after new govt dismantled earlier version ... U of TX computer model concluded "sweet spots" of Barnett Shale have surprising upside ... India to build 4Gw solar plant in Rajasthan. 23K acres. 1Gw 1st phase online by '17. 5 state-owned comps to build. India expected to add 2.8Gw solar next year. 1.7Gw now ... US Sun Shot goals - $1/w installed for utility scale by '20 - unachievable even with new solar techs: Lux Research ... GE breakthrough energy storage tech. "Duration" batt to power underground mining vehicle. 50% weight reduction, 25% less size, 40% less operating range. No lead acid ... Rosneft bought Enel's 40% stake in Arctic NG field for $1.8B ... 1B acres abandoned cropland in world could provide 6% of current transportation energy demand in US from biocrops: Carnegie study ... Washington Gas Energy Systems to build, own. op 3 solar projects in US. Solar Systems finance. 1.8Mw total ... Global energy industry must play greater role in transition to sustainable energy systems if UN development goals to be met: World Energy Council ... Record salmon run in Columbia River. Go bears ... Putin says Greenpeacers broke law but not "pirates" ... Global Capital Finance to close multiple offshore wind acquisitions by 4Q ... EDP US unit withdrew ap for 300Mw OR wind farm ... Local council overturned approval of 1.2Gw offshore UK wind farm ... Solvay unit, Marubeni, CDC Climat formed energy efficiency JV ... Cost of Indian clean/ren cut in half in just a few years to 13 cents/unit (I don't know the unit. I trust it's a Kwh.) ... Quadran Free Energies (FR) to invest 150M Euro in wind, solar next 3 yrs ... US Army selected 13 biomass bidders for clean/ren program.