Tuesday, June 17, 2014

ISIS REPORTEDLY SEIZED $425M from Iraq central bank in Mosul (That'll keep them going awhile.) ... Ukraine NG pipeline exploded. Pipe serves Europe. Gas shunted quickly to parallel pipe to Europe ... US exported 268Kb/d oil in April, highest in 15 yrs: EIA. Almost all delivered to Canada ... Kerry: climate change "1 of greatest threats" to oceans. (Um, shouldn't he be talking about Iraq?) ... Nolja Energia to build up to 1.1Gw wind farm offshore Estonia ... UK OK'd Vattenfall, Scottish Power Renewables plan to build 1.2Gw wind farm offshore Britain ... First Flight Wind cut N Ireland 600Mw wind farm plans in half after zone assessment ... Infosys (India) to build 50Mw solar farm in Kamataka ... Shunfeng PV raised $276M from bond offer ... Russia 1.6Gw wind tender got just 51Mw interest. 1 bidder ... Aspen Aerogels - insulation developer - priced IPO at $82.5M ... Honduras planning 300Mw clean, thermal power tender ... Brazil federal utility, PEC Energia to invest $224.8M in 120Mw wind power ... Admirals Bank $200M loan program for Sunpower (SPWR) residential solar projects next 2 yrs. Residents can borrow up to $60K for system, plus get Fed, local incentives ... Delta signed with Carbon War Room (non-profit founded by Branson) to advance renewable jet fuel ... Amyris (AMRS), Total to begin marketing drop-in jet fuel after ASTM revision ... Byogy, Aus Agave partnering up to advance agave as av biofuel feedstock ... India promising 24/7 power for all by '22 ... Gulf of Mexico ecosystem still feeling effects of BP spill 4 yrs ago ... Duke Energy awarded $500K grant to U of S Florida for solar array for power, study ... Yingli 11th straight Q loss. Stock surge up to 12% on sales forecast. Shipped 630Mw Q1. Full year forecast 4-4.2Gw. 3.2Gw last year. Profit margins up. Q2 shipments est. 870-950Mw. Looks like no profit this year ... Solar City (SCTY) plans 1Gw solar panel manufacturing plant in NY to accel lower costs. Bought solar manufacturer ... Suncor, Ecolab, SK Group brought Emerald Clean Tech Fund (Swiss) to $135M ... Wanxiang's A123 bought batt tech from Leyden Energy possibly to make EVs. Over 20 patents. Non-flammable electrolyte, lithium titanate techs allow for faster charges, discharges ... Cal cut water to Forest Service, senior users. Drought. Warned of more cuts ... States, D.C. signed new Chesapeake cleanup pact ... Poaching funding terrorist groups: US trade official ... Biscayne seeks fishing restrictions to save wildlife ... Judge ruled all landowners must agree to coal strip mining (?!) ... BP made first NG deal with Pentagon since sanctions ended ... Cable TV boxes hog energy in US homes ... Miami Beach looking to expand styrofoam ban.

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