ENERKEM LAUNCHED WORLD'S 1ST commercial-scale waste-to-biofuels/chems plant in Alberta Canada. 10M gal cap. To produce methanol at 1st. Will use 90% of Edmonton muni solid waste that's not recyclable, compostable ... Utah State U researchers: microalgae-based biofuel has potential to supply sizable chunk of world transportation demand. Published findings from worldwide microalgae productivity assessment ... $4T spent '05-'13 on conventional oil exploration/production. Production fell 1Mb/d. $1.5T invested '98-'05 increased production 8.6Mb/d. (Just reporting. I know, again.) ... Europe GHG emissions/person only 50% of US person. And Europe told it has to cut emissions 80% for their share of world keeping global warming to 2*C. (How much really does US have to cut? 30% by '30? Don't think so.) ... Scotland OK'd 242Mw SSE Renewables' onshore wind project ... Los Angeles Dept OK'd 300Mw more solar projects in Cal ... New S Wales to sell Green State Power for up to A$100M ... India to build 4 1Gw solar plants, accelerate 20Gw target ... Ming Yang unit got China govt OK to build 300Mw offshore wind project ... NADB $40M loan for OCI Solar Power ~40Mw TX solar project ... Solar City (SCTY) to buy at least 100Mw of REC Group (Norway) solar panels ... China comp to bid for 220Mw of solar development in Russia's 2nd clean energy tender ... Germany leaning toward allowing fracking to break grip of Gazprom ... Wheat crop in Kansas, Okla struggling with drought. (Harvest in weeks.) ... Energy storage tech breakout likely after '20: former Duke CEO ... Over $1B to be placed in energy storage contracts next 18 mo. Sector expected to boom, bust like solar's last 7 yrs. Then stabilize. Expected to become economical in next 5 yrs.