Tuesday, August 5, 2014

US INSTALLED 619MW WIND POWER in 2Q14: AWEA ... US-China solar trade dispute putting 3Gw of US projects at risk ... Beijing to ban coal use by '20 ... China shipyards plan to take $10B in orders for new LNG tankers ... Colo governor made deal to keep 2 anti-fracking measures off ballot ... Army Engineers forced to disclose amount of pollutants its dams send into waterways. Agreed to seek permits for oil leaks ... Some of top 25 PR comps say they won't work with global warming, climate change deniers ... Southwest FL govts lack plans for rising sea levels, lag behind southeastern FL peers ... Tuvalu family won climate change appeal for New Zealand residency ... Africa will need all energy options, including coal: World Bank president ... Kurds asking US court to lift order on disputed oil tanker ... Areva closing its concentrated solar biz. Writing down $500M. ~100 solar jobs to be cut in US, India. 200 more US job cuts this year ... Siemens eyeing Mexico wind market. Mexico Senate approved legislation last month to help open its energy industry to private comps ... REGI 2Q revs $333M, down 13% over last year. Sold 11% more gal of biodiesel at lower cost. Gross profit $15.2M ... Valero bringing 110M gal/yr Indiana ethanol plant back online ... EPA extended RFS '13 deadline for 3rd time ... US southerners less likely to believe in global warming climate change, environmental link: poll ... NOAA released data showing "grim picture" for cod ... Scientists ruled out all causes for Gulf of Mex fish lesions except BP spill ... Judge tossed enviro lawsuit against TVA coal plant upgrade ... California relaunched PACE program to finance home energy, efficiency upgrades ... Reindeer blocked tunnel to LNG facility in Norway to escape unusual Arctic heat wave ... Major oil/gas comps taking on increasing share of debt to maintain drilling momentum: EIA ... Pacific Energy Solutions broke ground on $334M solar project for DOD, US Navy on Hawaii. To supply over 30Gwh power/yr ... Alpha says reducing stockpiles could prevent fall layoffs ... Spain's 3rd biggest bank financing 2 power projects in Colombia. 19.5Mw wind project on Atlantic coast, natgas plant ... PEGI unit bought 200Mw TX wind project to sell power to Wal Mart. Online by '16 ... Solar Power (71% owned by LDK) formed JV with Wircon to build UK solar projects. Initial 55Mw ... Japan may pull more approvals for solar projects behind schedule ... First Solar (FSLR) to build 45Mw in India. Contract to sell power for ~10.7 cents/Kwh. Online in '15 ... Uruguay seeks $100M from central bank for 140Mw wind project. $300M total cost ... Spain's subsidy cap to impact wind power most ... Sri Lanka to launch RFP for $440M grid upgrade, wind and hydro projects.

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