STUFF ... 8 of America's 9 worst years ever for wildfires occurred since '00. Total area burned expanding each year ... IKEA to sell $9.2K solar panel kits in UK stores ... JA Solar (JASO) supplying 5Mw to Ralco Energy in Israel ... Ford C-Max Hybrid owners to getting $550 rebate to comp gasoline cost beyond what original mileage rating had led them to expect ... Don't count on China shale gas. Reserves less accessible than elsewhere, country's econ not structured to exploit them quickly, then there's the water problem ... Cal approved $2B package of incentives for clean cars, cut some regulatory powers ... Research says fracking methods leave lots of stranded shale gas ... LNG-powered ferry started ops in Argentina ... Arctic institute to research gas hydrates' effect on climate ... NC commissioners want to relax fracking standards ... OH right-to-know laws shed more light on fracking chems ... First Solar (FSLR) added 250Mw in Nev to pipeline. Could start build by yearend, finish by '16. Running out of sites ... U of TX: Barnett Shale NG production down over 20% since '11. ~12K of 16K wells drilled to date now depleted ... USDA study says soil quality would not decline if post-harvest corn crop residue removed for biofuel production ... Brits facing difficult winter due to tight Norwegian NG supplies ... Abengoa started up 2 50Mw CSP plants in Spain. Part of largest solar complex - 200Mw - in Europe ... First Wind started build on 17Mw solar projects in Mass ... VA builder including EV-ready outlet in new homes ... Binz withdrew consideration to head FERC ... India may announce 750Mw solar auction this month after 2-year gap. Offering up to $48M of direct grants ... Japan property developer to build another 6Mw solar in Fukuoka ... JGC (Japan) to build 31Mw solar in Chiba. 10B Yen. Online Jan '15 ... DOE aims to award $100M for energy tech innovations ... Contaminated water leaks at Fukushima after heavy rains ... Deutsche Bank sees clean/renewable energy growth in Americas, Arabia ... EPA facing delays to RFS, emission standards proposals from shutdown ... Daimler consortium to invest 350M Euros in hydrogen refueling stations. To partner with 5 oil/gas comps .... EU ordering Italy, Spain to comply with clean/ren energy obligations ... SSE (UK) may exit UK marine energy market ... NaturEner Energy (Canada) got approval for 210Mw wind farm in Alberta ... Continental Wind (US) closed on $613M finance ... Ming Yang Wind Power (China) won contract for 87Mw offshore China wind farm.