Wednesday, December 16, 2015

US OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL GIVES 5-YEAR EXTENSION FOR CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS .... TUESDAY VOTE

Interim spending bill to get to Tuesday.

City of San Diego targeting 100% clean/renewable power in 20 years.

Increased risk of fires in Amazon in '16 from El Nino: NASA scientists. Also rain-drenched California. (El Nino not all bad news.)

Business case for EV infrastructure not there yet: experts. (Not enough vehicles. Not enough fast charging. Electric from coal plants. Etc.)

More funds needed to protect Great Barrier Reef from warming: report.

Solar rebates reboot by San Antonio utility.

Over 11Gw/yr of energy storage installs by '20 in 22 countries: Navigant.

Max Planck Institute 1st test of fusion reactor with 1.8M* C or F temp - the report lacking on specifics. My guess centigrade.

Polar bears walking farther for prey: study. (Do they pray for prey?)

Baltimore dumped raw sewage into harbor: report. (We were anchored in Indian River at Cocoa Florida in early '90's when Titusville reportedly dumped raw sewage. Not nice. It floats.)

EU rejected new car pollution tests as too lax.

And the rest of the nuze:

Mexico awarded 1st 14 contracts for onshore oil/gas development.

Exxon made up to $14B deal to develop Argentina shale. Initial $229M investment.

Comp to build 225 natgas power plant in Myanmar. $300M. Online in '18.

Terra Form (TERP) closed $2B buy for 832Mw wind power from Invenergy.

Softbank JV - SBG Cleantech - won 350Mw solar project in India. India to build 100Gw solar by '22. About 4Gw now.

300Mw solar farm turned on in France. Power selling at E105/Mwh.

Boralex 350Mw wind acquisition deal in France.

Vestas got 330Mw order for offshore UK wind farm.

Gamesa 100Mw wind project in Amazon.

Iberdrola to list $10B grids, clean/ren power unit.

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