Tuesday, June 28, 2016
GLOBAL INSTALLED PV SOLAR TO EXCEED 750GW BY '25: GLOBAL DATA. ~271GW NOW.
US to deploy 77Gw clean power over next 10 years: Navigant. (Doesn't quite jibe with Global Data's 750Gw solar by '25.)
US, Canada, Mexico to pledge 50% clean power grid by '25. "Doable": EIA chief. Canada already there if hydropower included. (Duh. Why isn't hydropower included in clean power calculations? Or nuke, for that matter?! When do we get serious about our clean power sources?!)
Oslo to ban cars downtown.
Investment firms plan 600Mw clean/renewable power in Africa.
Scotland's '14 carbon emissions under their '20 goal. Down 46% from '90.
Near 5.4K US water utilities violated drinking water lead rules in '15: report. (How many didn't?!)
93% of Florida's reefs are gone: study. (Study up, kids.)
Sunpower (SPWR) hit record 24.1% efficient solar module.
Father, son in China invented solar wallpaper.
ABB's new solar inverter increases power density 40%.
Australia's installed solar saving $1B/yr on power bills.
Lightsource to invest 25M Pounds in N Ireland rooftop solar.
Siemens halted new UK wind power investment over Brexit.
Gamesa 36Mw wind turbine order from France.
Gulf Power (Florida) asking FL PSC for 94Mw new wind power. Gulf already has 178Mw wind power.
Ocean Power (OPTT) re-deployed its power buoy off NJ after repairs, maintenance. (Stock way up today.)
Apple Energy wants to sell clean power directly to consumers, not grid.
Renault, Nissan dominating EV sales in France. Renault #1 in Germany.
BYD (BYDDF) entering $450B China monorail market.
Oakland, Cal voted to block coal export terminal.
Germany tightened oil/gas fracking rules.
$5B new oil/gas development project offshore E India.
US natgas exports to reach 10BCF/d by '22, 20BCF/d by '40: DOE.
US coal consumption up 29% in last 4 weeks. (Hot weather = more AC.)
Explosion at Mississippi BP natgas plant.
Explosion at Turkmenistan oil refinery.
Driftwood to build US' 7th LNG terminal in Louisiana.
Colombia to auction 20 oil/gas blocks.
Dutch utilities using more coal. (Summer.) Coal use in Texas down to ~20% of powergen mix.
Huge helium reserve found in Tanzania. World supply was dangerously low. (Welding, etc. Not balloons.)
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