"INSIGNIFICANT" RISK of disruption of Europe NG supplies (in spring, summer): Gazprom ... Russia's energy-based econ growth model "has reached its limits": IMF ... Evidence of intense El Nino forming. EL Ninos harm wheat, corn; help soybeans: study ... EV sales booming in Norway, Denmark ... Pumping out groundwater in Cal's San Joaquin Valley could lead to more earthquakes over time: study. (Desalination, Calif. Another reason.) ... NREL brought 60 comps together to discuss better ways to finance solar ... Coral reefs reduce wave energy from storms 97%: study ... Deepwater Wind got key Rhode Island permit ... Climate change spreading mosquito-borne diseases in US ... Climate change still taboo subject in Alabama. (Wonder their wind, solar potential.) ... New Zealand appeals court rejected case for climate change "refugee" ... Communal effort to expand solar launched in Vermont ... Canada changed oil spill response regime ... Siemens won $2.1B contract for Dutch offshore wind project. Biggest-ever energy service contract. 4Mw turbines. Online early '17. Total project near 3B Euros ... China National Nuclear Power planning $2.6B IPO in Shanghai. Working on 12 nuke plant projects, 2 operating plants. IPO to be used to build 4 plants with 10 reactors ... Record 74% clean/renewable power gen in Germany last Sunday. El prices went negative much of afternoon ... Tucson school district finished 198Kw solar system on 1st school in 11Mw project ... Recurrent Energy (Sharp unit) to build 150Mw solar farm in TX. Will be state's largest. '16 completion. Austin Energy to buy the power ... Conergy (Germany) completed 13Mw 1st phase of 22Mw solar project in Philippines. Last phase online in months. Funded by ThomasLloyd Grp (Swiss). $330M of loans from IFC for this plant, 2 other solar projects, 3 biomass plants ... QBotix (Cal) - robotic systems for solar farms - got $12M finance from investors including EON, Iberdrola ... Chesapeake Bay LNG export project poses no "significant" enviro risks: FERC. (Um, doesn't EPA make enviro calls?) ... Fewer honeybees died last winter: annual US survey. (God must love honeybees too.) ... 1 of 9 blazes in San Diego County got close to San Onofre nuke plant (though shut down) ... US Army to develop solar projects at 3 Georgia bases ... 10K gal oil spilled onto LA streets ... NJ reactor to stay shut down after broken parts found ... TX offering $2,500 incentive to buy alt-fuel vehicle ... EIB priced 2.6B Euro green bond ... RWE's clean energy unit - RWE Innogy - increased operating profit 9% 1Q v. 1Q13 to 97M Euro ... PEGI raised $586 from public offering ... Brazil NDES Bank gave $140M loan for 3 wind projects, total 90Mw, by Brazil unit of French comp ... Statkraft 345M Euro profit 1Q on increased wind power gen, currency ... Northland Power (Canada) closed 2.8B Euro finance for 600Mw wind farm in N Sea ... Bills in US House, Senate to create fed green bank using Treasury bonds ... Innergex Renewables Energy (Canada) had C$38M net loss 1Q ... Clean/renewable energy supplied 40% of Italy's power demand in April. 35% in April '13. Solar 9.2% ... Bell Labs demo'd solar PV in April '54. 60 yrs.