MAN-MADE ATMOSPHERIC HEAT DUMPED INTO OCEANS HAS DOUBLED SINCE '97 .... SEAS HEAT UP FAST DESPITE SURFACE SLOWDOWN: STUDY

Countries vastly underreport fish catches: study.

Clean energy investment up 14% in '15.

'15 PV solar global installs at least 51Gw: PV Market Alliance. 40Gw in '14. China installed at least 15Gw. Replaced Germany with most installed in world (43Gw). Japan added 10Gw. US 9.8Gw. EU 8.5Gw.

Global energy storage pipeline up 45% in 4Q15 to 1.6Gw: IHS.

DOE $18M for solar projects with power storage systems.

IRENA partnering with ENGIE for 1Tw more solar capacity by '30.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi $10B commitment for enviro investments.

Mitsubishi unit, partner to set up $426M fund for solar projects in Japan.

Jordan increased its solar target to 1Gw by '20.

sPower plans 700Mw solar deploy this year.

Sun Ed (SUNE) closed on 567Mw buy from Dominion, passed on to yieldco.

IRENA $46M funding for clean/renewable energy projects that either replace diesel powergen or provide clean energy to off-grid communities. 4 projects in Caribbean, Africa.

Denmark another record-breaking year of wind powergen. 42%, up from 39% in '14.

Carbon trading foothold in at least 20 US states.

China unifying batt charging standards to boost EV market.

French comp to use off-grid rooftop solar to power desalination demo in Abu Dhabi. 5th demo on site. Results at yearend.

Japan Airlines, Japan space agency teaming on developing jetfuel using hydrogen, carbon monoxide.

2 China comps to build 82Mw wind power in Bosnia, online by '17.

Pattern Energy (PEGI) finished 150Mw wind project in Indiana.

S Cal Edison PPA for 500Mw solar power from 4 First Solar (FSLR) projects, all online by '20.

China comp selected Maxwell (MXWL) for ultracapacitor-based wind power storage demo. (Beware the tech steal ala AMSC. Got to watch the steelers.)

Iran to launch fusion nuclear reactor: Rafsanjani.

Solar-charged E scooter share program in Oakland with Mahindra.

Solar cell defects could improve cell performance: NREL.

905 Oklahoma quakes in '15, up 55% from '14. (Fracking.)

Near 300K gal ethanol spill in Mississippi R. in Arkansas. And 18K ethanol spill into Mississippi in Wisconsin. (What the hell?!)

520Mw new coal power unit online in India.

Flint Michigan residents filed 2 class-action suits over lead in water.