Monday, October 26, 2015

STUFF

Ukraine seeks $18B of investment for clean/renewable power. Breaks on tax, duties to lure foreign investment.

California wants 1.5M clean cars in state by '25, 10x current #.

Montreal to rollout 106 EV charging stations by spring.

Anti-wind power party election victory in Poland.

Changing currents threaten Gulf of Maine.

Cholera outbreak growing in Iraq as Euphrates slowly dries up, wells get contaminated.

U of Texas researcher getting $15M for 2 switchgrass biofuel studies.

China holds largest reserves of shale gas in world. 1,115TCF. Also 32B bls of oil in shale. BP, Chevron working on it. Geological complexity, lack of infra, water scarcity. China price regs also complicate ROI

JA Solar (JASO) launched 400Mw solar cell plant in Malaysia.

Govt bans stop Pennsylvania natgas fracking at Delaware River watershed.

Syria GDP down ~50% since war began. Yemen down 30%. Mideast has lost ~$360B of revs this year from lower oil prices.

USDA $2.3B of loans to build, improve rural el infra in 31 states.

China comp to build 350Mw coal power plant in Bosnia.

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