STUFF ... Sharp to sell Recurrent Energy (San Fran solar developer) for ~$191M. Bought for $305M in '10. Sharp already to stop making panels in Wales by March ... 7 Japan banks to loan $187M for 71Mw solar plant in Japan by Sojitz (JP). Online by '17 ... Solar microinverter shipments to reach 580Mw this year, sales over $283M, avg. global prices down 16% to 49 cents/w: IHS analyst. Sees 2.1Gw shipments by '17, $700M revs. 9% of '12 shipments were for commercial-scale use. May grow to near 1/3 by '17 ... CSIQ sold 2 solar plants - 4.4Mw total - in Calif to PSEG Solar. Online early '14 ... Hanwha Q CELLS brought 5Mw solar plant online on Oahu ... USDA awarded $2.3M more of rural energy funds to 75 projects in MN ... Pattern Energy Group (PEGI) to buy 2 wind projects from Pattern Energy Group LP for $202M. 214Mw when completed ... Cianbro (Maine) got contract to build el service platform for Cape Wind project. Total value of platform will exceed $100M ... Gamesa opened India, Sri Lanka service centers.