INDIA PLANS 1GW WIND POWER AUCTION

360Mw of 648Mw solar park now online in Tamil Nadu India. Adani Group developing.

Iran, India, S Korea consortium of comps to set up 1Gw solar park in Iran for ~$10B.

German comp picked by Iran for 100Mw solar project. Construction start later this year. Comp plans more solar projects in Iran, 10-20Mw each.

German comps expected to begin building wind farms in Iran next year.

Ethiopia El Power, Dongfang deal to develop 120Mw wind power.

IRENA, Terrawatt Initiative to spur global solar development through standardization.

Ofgem OK'd 1.3B Pound Norway-UK clean power line.

Sustainable Development Capital to close new 250M Pound fund this year.

Tesla (TSLA) to buy Solar City (SCTY). Up to $2.8B deal.

BMW announced home energy storage system using i3 batt packs.

US Fed court killed BLM fracking rule.

Germany banned fracking, but door left open.

Colorado regulators found methane emissions violations at 10 oil/gas comps.

Obama signed into law 1st overhaul of chemical environmental laws in near 40 years.

Trader Joe's to spend $2M next 3 years to reduce HFC emissions from cooling equipment in settlement with govt.

Greenland ice melt not yet slowing ocean currents: study.

Polluted estuaries spew "potentially significant" emissions: study.

California snowpack won't recover until '19: study.

Diesel emissions worse in cold weather.

New York Assembly OK'd lead tests of schools' drinking water.

Natgas flaring in US 10% of production in March, down from ~1/3 in early '14. (Mostly from greatly lower wells operating.) Target 9% by '20.

Saud oil exports at 6-month low.

Kenya to start 2Kb/d exports next July.

Japanese comp buying 25% stake in Eagle Ford Texas oil/gas field.

Suncor raised $2.2B from share offer.

Inflatable bounce house sailed into powerline.