MAY 13TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF GLOBALLY HIGH RECORD TEMPS

Scientists expect '16 to be 3rd record global high temp in row.

France 1st industrialized nation to ratify COP 21.

Solar, wind power costs could drop 59% in next decade: study.

Solar to see twice as much investment - almost 60% of $11.4T - as fossil fuels powergen over next 25 years: Bloomberg.

All new cars to be emissions free in Germany by '30.

El Nino drove record CO2 rise: study.

Global wind power industry now employs ~1.1M. Up 5% in '15.

Uranium prices set to double by '18: report.

TVA's #2 nuke reactor at Watts Bar now connected to grid. 1st nuke unit to connect up in US since Watts Bar #1 in '96.

Kenya plans to double geothermal powergen with 2Gw more over next 6 years. 80M Euro loan from German development bank.

Sunpower (SPWR), Con Ed pilot program to offer rooftop solar, batt storage leases to over 300 NY residential customers. "Virtual power plant." 1.8Mw solar, 4Mwh batt storage. Sunverge Energy batt systems.

Yingli deal with lenders to modify payments. 1st quarterly profit in almost 5 years.

Atieva plans to rollout premium EV sedan in '18.

Wireless EV charging coming for '17 Mercedes S class.

US Congress shot down Obama $10/bl oil tax proposal.

Venezuela oil production down 120Kb/d in last month to 2.37M.

China potential oil reserves up 64% since '07 to 126B tons: China report. Recoverable reserves up 42% to 30B tons. Est. natgas reserves up 158% to 90TCM. Recoverable NG reserves up 127% to 50TCM. Est. 122TCM shale gas, 22TCM of it expected to be recoverable.

Georgia Power to spend $2B closing 29 coal ash waste ponds.