STUFF ... Solar World America asking US Commerce Dept to impose duties on solar modules with parts made in China, Taiwan ... HSOL (Hanwha Solar) 11.5Mw deal with Ikaros Solar in UK ... Ascent Solar (ASTI) to build manufacturing plant in China. $32M from local govt ... Ford to debut solar concept car. 300-350w in rooftop Sunpower (SPWR) panels. 21 mile range on el. Ford sold over 85K hybrids, EVs in '13 ... Maine shrimping season closed down. Historic low supply ... Fed appeals court upheld BLM decision to lease over 400M tons of coal in Powder River Basin ... Cloud changes may lead to bigger warming increase than previously thought: study ... Disaster damage in US down in '13. (No hurricanes.) ... Fewer freezes driving FL mangroves north: study ... DOE clean vehicle loan program seeking applicants ... Scientists have new proteins to scrub flue gases ... China launched 5th carbon market ... Tighter oil/gas well integrity rules taking effect in TX ... ND regulators gained oversight of oil/gas pipeline locations ... LDK Solar proposing to finance $280M in notes due this year ... WTI crude was up 7.2% in '13, Brent down .3% ... Civil war may have broken out in Iraq. Fighting between Sunni militants, govt ... Sauds pledged $3B to build up Lebanon army to counter Hezbollah. French weapons ... China manufacturing growth slowing on exports. Now $3T China debt ... Veracruz state to trial 6K taxis on ethanol ... Thomas Biodiesel to build $30M 9Mg/y biodiesel plant in TX. Waste cooking oil primary feedstock ... Zimbabwe to implement E20 by March. E10 now. Country has saved $20M in fuel imports since E5 begun in Aug. Country uses 1.5M liters fuel/day ... 6 Midwest governors demanding higher RFS mandate ... Mexican comp has biodiesel 40% cheaper to make than present. Better for motor. Stores longer (at least a year). Jatropha, castor feedstock ... Castor oil production set to increase 560% in Bahia Brazil to 76K metric tons/yr ... Argentina B10 policy to save $50M/y fuel imports, lower exports to Europe ... Rosneft wants to buy Morgan Stanley unit for storing, trading, transporting oil products. Senate approval needed ... Decreasing el demand for TVA ... US household power use dropped to '01 level ... DOE yanked funding for Miss cellulosic plant ... Utility shuttered 3 of 5 units at southwest US coal plant ... DOE extended deadline for nuclear loan guarantee ... Automakers adding artificial engine noises in EVs ... Fisker creditors requesting bankruptcy auction as Wanxiang joined bidders ... Canadian Solar (CSIQ) sold 4th Ontario solar plant to TransCanada ... Gamesa closed on 25Mw Greek wind farm interest ... NRG Yield completed $120M Energy Systems Comp acquisition.