GLOBAL CLEAN/REN POWERGEN UP 152GW - 8.3% - IN '15: IRENA

Now 1,985Gw. Record $286B invested in '15. Wind power up 17% - 63Gw. Solar up 37% - 47Gw.

Corporate funds for global solar sector dropped to $2.8b in 1Q16: Mercom. Down 56% yoy. $6.9B in 4Q15. VC solar funding $406M - 23 deals - in 1Q16 v. $457M - 17 deals - in 4Q15. (Sunnova raised $300M.)

Jinko delivered 23Mw to Jordan project.

Graphene film-enhanced solar cells use rain for all-weather cells: China research.