STUFF ... 156 heat records broken in Australia. So far ... Scientists found 4 new ozone-depleting chems in atmos: study ... (N Korea?) oil tanker left Libya port, destination unknown. Or it was seized. Neither claim unconfirmed. (What a world.) ... ORNL researchers invented way to see how lith-ion batts work real time at nanometer scale ... Mars Inc to fully account for palm oil sources ... Delaware earned $4.5M from carbon emissions auction ... US admin approved Colo coal lease ... Marine biologists to measure world's plankton population ... Regulators reviving '83 "stream rule" for coal mining after court rejected Bush regs ... FERC ordered new standards to enhance grid security ... BPA-free plastics could be just as harmful: study ... No radiation found at NM nuke waste storage site ... Thyroid cancer on rise in Fukushima children ... Exelon may close some of IL reactors ... China discovered over 1B tons proven oil reserves in '13. 7th yr over 1B. 202M tons recoverable. New NG discoveries 616BCM in '13, 322B recoverable. '13 oil output up 1.4% to 210M tons. NG production up over 9% to 117BCM. As of Jan, China has 24.4B bls proven oil reserves, up 700M bls yoy. Total '13 oil liquids production 4.5Mb/d, 93% crude. Est. 4.6M by yearend. Crude imports now 6.2M ... HEVO Power developing in-street wireless EV chargers. Look like manhole covers. Up to 10Kw through 220V induction. Receiver installed on EV along drive train. 2 chargers next yr in Manhattan. S Korea has wireless charging project for buses. Toyota next yr to test wireless charged Prius in Japan, Europe, US ... China shift to coal-to-petrochems should help coal prices ... China exports down 18% yoy in Feb ... Equatorial Guinea trying to improve world image. Africa's highest GDP/capita. Corruption. Africa's 3rd largest energy producer. Seeking investors for mining. (Or PR?) ... GestampSolar, 8minuteenergy to build 50Mw solar plant in Cal. '15 start, online '16 ... Washington Gas Energy (VA) to build 2.6Mw Bloom Energy project in Cal. NG or biogas. Solid oxide fuelcells ... Rosatom resuming rail nuke shipments to Europe via Ukraine. Kiev lifted ban imposed during protests. Deliveries/pickups could also be done by air ... AES battery energy storage to replace peak power plants. $1/w. Demo 32Mw project to support VA wind farm. Power for up to 4 hrs. Li-ion batts ... Duke selling those 13 midwest power plants cuz net book value of $3.5B after depreciation, market value $1.5-2.5B. And avg daily power price down from over $71/Mwh in '08 to over $37 in '13 ... BLM approved project to extract lithium from clay (AMLM or AMEL?) ... Mass deforestation crippling Asia-Pacific: UN group ... Megadams pose long-term threats to developing econs: study ... Inspectors hadn't probed WV NG pipe that exploded for decades: safety board ... Hyundai to launch EV in '16 ... Abengoa targeting growth in LatAm off-grid solar ... FITs not functional in Africa: project adviser ... Chaori Solar facing Shenzen delisting ... GTAT got $336M contract for Malaysia polysilicon plant. 25K tons/yr ... TRIG (UK) to raise 85M Pounds in share offer to fund acquisition of 78Mw wind/solar portfolio. May go to 120M Pounds ... Enel Green Power (IT) net profit up 36% to Eur528M in '13. Revs up 12.2% to Eur 2.8B. EBITDA up 10% to Eur1.78B ... GE got 212Mw wind turbine orders from Juwi in Germany.